Unveiling details of the dry-leaf praying mantids: Insights into two species of Decimiana (Mantodea, Acanthopidae) and new records for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchAcanthopidae is the third most diverse family within the Neotropical praying mantids with its genera presenting a high similarity with dry leaves in different levels of senescence or lichens and moss.
Bernardo R. Ferraz +2 more
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Confirmation of the presence of the genus Macromantis Saussure, 1871 (Mantodea: Photinaidae) in Mexico [PDF]
Se registra a la mantis Macromantis nicaraguae Saussure and Zehntner, 1894 (Mantodea: Photinaidae) para el estado de Chiapas, México, siendo el primer registro formal de la especie, género y familia para el país. Esto incrementa el número de familias del
Cubillos-Macías, Iker +2 more
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A social beauty: distribution, ecology and conservation of Iris oratoria in the Central Mediterranean Region [PDF]
, 2021 The distribution and knowledge on the Mediterranean mantid Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1785) is here updated. Despite is beautiful appearance and presence in the social media, the scientific knowledge on its real distribution is poor and incomplete and this
Battiston, Roberto +5 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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The complete mitogenome of the European mantis, Mantis religiosa, from Italy: implications for the origin of North American mantis population [PDF]
, 2021 3openInternationalItalian coauthor/editorThe European mantis, Mantis religiosa L. (Mantodea Mantidae), is distributed all over Southern Europe, Africa and Asia, and has been reported as alien species in North America.
Andrea LUCHETTI +2 more
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Postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a praying mantis (Insecta: Mantodea)
Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.Praying mantis forelegs capture prey using specific kinematic and kinetic traits that change in size and morphology during postembryonic growth and sexual dimorphism influences these dynamics. Strike forces grow hyperallometrically with body weight; larger mantises show longer strike durations, slower joint angular velocities and increased tibia ...
Thies H. Büscher +3 more
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Ameles spallanzania (Insecta, Dictyoptera): A newly introduced species of Mantodea in Crimean fauna [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchRecent years have seen the arrival of many non-native species of praying mantises (Insecta: Mantodea) around the globe. These introductions are thought to be either accidental, aided by human transport and decorative plants, or a result of expansion of ...
Valeriy Govorov
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Contribuição ao conhecimento sobre os Miobantia Giglio-Tos (Mantodea, Thespidae, Miopteryginae), com associação molecular de sexos dimórficos e estágios imaturos, e descrição de quatro espécies novas [PDF]
, 2013 O gênero neotropical de louva-a-deus Miobantia Giglio-Tos inclui seis espécies com uma história taxonômica complexa. Embora freqüentemente encontradas na Mata Atlântica, pouco se sabe sobre elas e alguns obstáculos tornam difícil identificá-las, como o ...
ARAUJO, M. V. S.
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Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 534, Issue 3, March 2026.The central complex is a group of midline‐spanning neuropils in the brain of insects with a key role in goal‐directed orientation and navigation. Immunolabeling in 25 species, ranging from bristletails to flies, shows that neurons containing peptides of the tachykinin family of neuropeptides are present in most species studied.
Uwe Homberg +8 more
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Snacking on snails: Novel prey and the distributions of Polyspilota praying mantids (Mantodea, Mantidae) in South Africa [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchMantises predominantly prey on invertebrates but occasionally also on small vertebrates. We describe the distributions of the three Polyspilota species (Mantodea: Mantidae) that occur in South Africa, based on 466 specimen records from local and ...
Bianca Greyvenstein +6 more
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