About Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839
Rivetina baetica, commonly called the Baetic ground mantis, is a camouflaged species with a slightly ruddy, greyish-brown body and large, prominent eyes. Its antennae are yellowish and shorter than its entire body. Male Baetic ground mantises have antennae that are far thicker than those of females. This species is distributed across the Mediterranean basin, including North Africa and Southern Europe, and extends eastward into Iran, southern Russia, and Central Asia. It inhabits Artemisia-dominated steppe areas, rocky locations, and sparse drought-resistant shrublands known as shibliak.
