Mantis fauna (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) in Croatia

U Hrvatskoj je od 2005. do 2012. godine istraživana fauna bogomoljki (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) koja broji 9 vrsta. Nakon prikupljenih uzoraka i njihovih ooteka na 36 lokaliteta, donosim kratki opis 8 vrsta te opis i fotografije ooteka 6 vrsta. Sve se vrste nalaze u sredozemnom i subsredozemnom dijelu Republike Hrvatske. Naseljavaju topla i suha staništa na kojima prevladava kamenjarska i travnjačka vegetacija. Mantis religiosa nazočna je na odgovarajućim staništima i na cijelom kontinentalnom dijelu Hrvatske. Vrsta Iris oratoria navodi se za Hrvatsku samo prema podacima iz literature, a vrsta Bolivaria brachyptera prvi je put zabilježena za faunu Republike Hrvatske u sredozemnom području.Between 2005 and 2009 research was performed into the mantis fauna (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) in Croatia, consisting of 9 species. From samples of mantises and their oothecae that were collected at 36 sites, a short description of 8 species and a description and photographs of the oothecae of 6 species are provided. All the species are found in the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean parts of the Republic of Croatia. They inhabit dry, warm habitats, particularly stony grassland. Mantis religiosa is to be found in appropriate habitats throughout the inland part of Croatia. The species Iris oratoria forms part of the mantis fauna of Croatia only according to literature data, but the species Bolivaria brachyptera was recorded for the first time for the fauna of the Republic of Croatia in the Mediterranean area