Mismatched menu: the incompatibility of adult black soldier flies as praying mantis feed. [PDF]
Front Insect SciPraying mantises are known for their striking predatory behavior and are becoming increasingly popular with hobbyists and for scientific research. As generalist predators with a wide range of insect-based diets, it is crucial to identify suitable prey ...
Klüber P, Gabche R.
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Mitochondrial genomes of praying mantises (Dictyoptera, Mantodea): rearrangement, duplication, and reassignment of tRNA genes [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractInsect mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) contain a conserved set of 37 genes for an extensive diversity of lineages. Previously reported dictyopteran mitogenomes share this conserved mitochondrial gene arrangement, although surprisingly little is known about the mitogenome of Mantodea.
Ping You
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Innate aversion to ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and ant mimics: experimental findings from mantises (Mantodea) [PDF]
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2006 Field data suggest that ants may be important predators of mantises which, in turn, may be important predators of jumping spiders (Salticidae). Using a tropical fauna from the Philippines as a case study, the reactions of mantises to ants, myrmecomorphic salticids (i.e. jumping spiders that resemble ants) and ordinary salticids (i.e.
Ximena J Nelson, Daiqin Li
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The complete mitochondrial genome of praying mantises Phyllothelys breve (Mantodea: Mantidae) and phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of praying mantises Phyllothelys breve (Wang, 1993) (GenBank accession no. MT024239) using next-generation sequencing method.
Yang Wang, Yang Wang, Yang Liu
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An annotated type catalogue of praying mantises (Mantodea) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH)
European Journal of TaxonomyWith this publication we provide an updated catalogue of the type material of mantises (Mantodea) deposited in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). We report 84 type specimens (51 holotypes, 25 paratypes and 8 syntypes) belonging to 64 species (45 valid
Eileen Nguyen +2 more
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Systematic Entomology, 2016 Abstract We perform phylogenetic analyses of the ‘polymorphic earless praying mantises’, a heterogeneous assemblage comprising c. 55% of mantodean diversity in the Neotropics.
Gavin J Svenson
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The early stages of Miomantis binotata and their bearing on the question whether ant mimicry is a larval feature of first stage praying mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) [PDF]
, 2020 Ant mimicry, i.e., the mimicking of ant workers by another organism, is a widespread phenomenon among different groups of Euarthropoda, including spiders and different insect species.
Haug, Carolin +4 more
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Grizzled Mantid (suggested common name) Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Mantodea: Mantidae)
EDIS, 2017 The grizzled mantid, Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Figure 1), is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mantid commonly found in Florida. It is a mottled gray-green in color and somewhat flattened, which allows it to mimic lichens while pressed against tree trunks
Haleigh A. Ray +1 more
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Exploring the Mitogenomes of Mantodea: New Insights from Structural Diversity and Higher-Level Phylogenomic Analyses. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Liu Q +6 more
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Functional morphology of the raptorial forelegs in Mantispa styriaca (Insecta: Neuroptera) [PDF]
, 2021 The insect leg is a multifunctional device, varying tremendously in form and function within Insecta: from a common walking leg, to burrowing, swimming or jumping devices, up to spinning apparatuses or tools for prey capturing.
Bäumler, Fabian +2 more
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