Body and pronotal measurement standards. Solid black lines indicate approximate location to take length and width measurements. Sphodromantissp. prepared specimen: A body length measurement method 1; B body length measurement method 2, with measurements designated 1 and 2 indicating the first and second measurements needed for the body length measurement, which, when summed together result in total body length C Sphodromantissp. unprepared specimen D Stagmomantis nahua Saussure, 1869 unprepared brachypterous specimen with the sum of measurements designated 1 and 2 equaling total body length. Sphodromantissp. pronotal measurements E length F width. Asterisks (*) represent potential areas where specimen damage may result in an inability to take an accurate measurement (e.g., wing tip damage). Abbreviations: fw = forewing; h = head; hw = hindwing; pn = pronotum.