Are there any Mantidae specialists over there?

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Are there any Mantidae specialists over there?

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This ootheca was found in Carlsbad, San Diego, S. California. It is only 21 mm long
(about twice less than an ootheca of M. religiosa). It should belong to a relatively small species.
Does anyone know which species this might be? From my childhood experience, I know
how difficult it is to feed tiny nymphae in captivity, so I do not have much hope to raise them.
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