Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

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Or at least be fast at

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26. October - Kruger


Stick mantis Hoplocorypha sp.
Family Thespidae

Members of this genus are known collectively as African stick mantises.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1037881000 ... isMantodea

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Picture 020 by twigga2011, on Flickr

Excuse the poor quality

This might be another

Koppie Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus spumans

They come in different morphs, I think

Based on your astute recognition of color variations, Toko, can we add this to the Dictyophorus spumans entry based on these IDs?

http://www.ispot.org.za/node/236525

http://www.ispot.org.za/node/233434

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9.a like a leaf - Kruger - Punda Maria

The first pic had me thinking it was an insect w/ a pointed snout , then I realized its head was under the wood plank
Don't the forelegs and triangular head shape in the second pic look like a mantid?

I think you are right... a Mantid with the "teeth" on the paw
I never thought of that

Toko, I now see on the next page or so you already drew that same conclusion I'm trying to whittle down the unknowns before I add even more to the list...

[nan]

I just reached the same conclusion.
nan, would you like to write it up since it's your find? (If you want it open its wings you need to be more ferocious , you're just too sweet )

it was so nice... why I wanted to chase it... happily I didn't

post it under katydids (grasshopper)
will try to find the right place

thank you, you two

edit : I don't want to "fall" ... with Spid....

[Toko]

26. October - Kruger


Stick mantis Hoplocorypha sp.
Family Thespidae

Members of this genus are known collectively as African stick mantises.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1037881000 ... isMantodea

Does not look like this genus to me. nan's has banded legs and thicker legs.

Can be Mantidae?

have no clue and have nothing for reference


Subfamily: VATINAE looks cool

Heterochaeta
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... w&dur=2105

http://www.usamantis.com/03-02-11Heterochaeta_sp.html

Danuria has also the right shape

[Toko]

Another new one was this Bee, which I suspect is from the Rediviva Sp.

I think Scoliidae, Mammoth Wasp

[BluTuna]

Another new one was this Bee, which I suspect is from the Rediviva Sp.

I think Scoliidae, Mammoth Wasp

Looks like a better ID than my guess

[Toko]

Hi Wynand,

Here are some more angles on that bee.





I hope these help. I can't see any projections but that's probably because I don't know what to look for. Could you ring the projections (or where they are supposed to be) on one of the pictures please?

Megachilidae, possibly Noteriades sp.

[Toko]

Imfolozi

??? (No idea, really)
Plasterer and Masked Bee
Family Colletidae vs.
Membrane Bee
Megachilidae



or
Sweat Bees and Flower Bees Nomia sp., Lasioglossum species
Family Halictidae


OR
...NONE OF THE ABOVE

Have no idea either, but would exlude Halictidae

Colletidae; Subfamily: Hylaeinae perhaps, but that might be totally wrong or Megachilidae

I am useless with bees

Is this a similar one