Biology, ecology, and biogeography of eremic praying mantis (Insecta: Mantodea).

Background: (Fabricius, 1775) is a large mantid species found from the Canary Islands across North Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Research on this species has been limited, especially in Iran, despite the country's potential significance for studying its biology and distribution. Adults of this species are easily recognizable by their marble-white pattern and rhomboidal leaf-like pronotum.

Life history and biogeography of the enigmatic mantid (Mantodea, Nanomantidae).

The biology and distribution patterns of the Sahelian mantid species are still insufficiently known. For the first time, records are confirmed of this species from Iran and the distribution map of its native range is updated. Records are compiled from the Sahel zone of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Iran.