Mantids of the Euro-Mediterranean Area

This handbook aids the study and identification of the 127 species of Mantids living in the Euro-Mediterranean area.

The first part of the book describes the appearance of Mantids in human folklore and scientific aspects, their biology, the question of the sexual cannibalism, morphology, colouration and their life-cycles. For amateurs as well as specialists, detailed descriptions of the most common techniques of rearing, preparation and study of external and internal morphology are presented. The second part includes a large section on the taxonomy of all the species living from the Caucasian Mountains to the Canary Islands.