The Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

The first segment of the thorax is longer than the others; in many species it is narrow, in others laterally expanded. The forewings are narrower and more sclerified than the hindwings, reduced in some species. The abdomen is flattened and wide with two terminal cerci the females utilize for building the oothecas. The male copulatory organ is asymmetric.

The majority of species, diffused in the warm and temperate zones, has a diurnal activity; some are attracted by the night lights.