Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869 (Mantodea: Mantidae) has settled down in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In this paper the first record of the alien mantis species Hierodula tenuidentata for Bosnia and Herzegovina is provided. This large mantis has considerably expanded its distribution range in Europe in the last years, particularly in Balkan Peninsula. We found several adult specimens on 22nd and 23rd of August 2021 in urban area of Mostar city in the south of the country. This finding confirms the species’ establishment in the western part of Balkan Peninsula and fills the distribution gap along the eastern Adriatic Sea coast.
U ovom je radu dan prvi nalaz alohtone bogomoljke Hierodula tenuidentata u Bosni i Hercegovini. Ova velika bogomoljka posljednjih je godina znatno proširila svoj areal u Europi, osobito na Balkanskom poluotoku. Veći broj odraslih primjeraka ove vrste registrirane su 22. i 23. kolovoza 2021. godine u urbanom području grada Mostara. Ovaj nalaz potvrđuje da se H. tenuidentata naselila u zapadnom dijelu Balkanskog poluotoka i nadopunjuju saznanja o njenoj rasprostranjenosti duž istočne obale Jadranskog mora.