Biodiversity of Mantodea

Frank, Werner; Svenson, Gavin J.

doi:10.1002/9781118945582.ch15

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“…Mantoididae is a relatively small family with only two described genera and 13 known extant species (Agudelo, 2014; Wieland & Svenson, 2018). The lineage is consistently recovered as the second extant branch of the praying mantis phylogeny, after Chaeteessidae (Svenson & Whiting, 2004, 2009; Wieland, 2013; Legendre et al, 2015; Rivera & Svenson, 2016; Svenson & Rodrigues, 2017), and is critical to understanding the early evolution of the order (Wieland, 2006, 2013; Klass, 1997; Klass & Meier, 2006).…”

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A novel form of wasp mimicry in a new species of praying mantis from the Amazon rainforest,Vespamantoida wherleyigen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)

Svenson

Rodrigues

2019

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A wasp mimicking praying mantis (Mantodea) of the early evolving Mantoididae family was discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in Northern Peru. This adult specimen exhibited a striking bright red/orange and black coloration pattern that was undocumented in all known praying mantis species. We tested the status of this new specimen using external morphology, male genital dissections, and geographic distribution. Our findings demonstrate the specimen to represent a new species, Vespamantoida wherleyi gen. nov. sp. nov., that is closely allied with a recently described species, Mantoida toulgoeti Roy, 2010, both of which are included within the newly erected genus. To support our actions, we present high resolution images of museum preserved and living specimens, morphological illustrations, a generic-level distribution map, and recorded video of the behavior of the holotype taken in the field at the time of collection. The bright red/orange coloration contrasted with black markings, the general appearance of a hymenopteran that includes a narrowed wasp waist, and the locomotory patterns and antennal movements mark this newly discovered species as unique among all hymenopteran mimicking Mantoididae as well as all other praying mantises.

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A novel form of wasp mimicry in a new species of praying mantis from the Amazon rainforest,Vespamantoida wherleyigen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)

Svenson

Rodrigues

2019

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“…This clearer phylogenetic framework may serve as a foundation for addressing evolutionary aspects of wing biomechanics in Mantodea. While dictyopterans retain fully developed fore‐ and hind‐wings, they are infrequent flyers, with a more cursorial lifestyle in comparison with other polyneopterans (Grimaldi & Engel, 2005; Djernæs, 2018; Wieland & Svenson, 2018). Typically, their fore‐wings are more strongly sclerotized, possibly as a means of protecting the hind‐wings when at rest.…”

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“…Our phylogenetic analysis positions Chaeteessa as a particularly promising study system to test the latter hypothesis. However, our current knowledge of the life history of the five known chaeteessid species (Wieland & Svenson, 2018) is highly deficient: it is limited to scarce observations in Neotropical rainforests suggesting that they are bark‐dwelling mantises with a lifestyle similar to that of Metallyticus (Salazar, 2004, 2005; Wieland, 2008; Bustamante‐Navarrete, 2018). In conclusion, a more exhaustive documentation of flying mantises and cockroaches is required to better understand the relationship between wing morphology and flight performance across the phylogenetic system of Dictyoptera.…”

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“…The vast majority of its constituent species (ca. 2500) belong to Artimantodea, commonly referred to as ‘praying mantises’ (Svenson & Whiting, 2009; Wieland & Svenson, 2018), a group that probably diversified during the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. Among other features, these insects are characterized by highly specialized hunting strategies, involving sophisticated camouflage (Svenson & Whiting, 2004; Svenson et al ., 2015, 2016; Schwarz & Roy, 2019; Svenson & Rodrigues, 2019) and prey capture adaptations on the head, forelegs and prothorax (Loxton & Nicholls, 1979; Wieland, 2013; Brannoch et al ., 2017; Rivera & Callohuari, 2019).…”

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Wing morphology of a new Cretaceous praying mantis solves the phylogenetic jigsaw of early‐diverging extant lineages

Demers‐Potvin

Larsson

Cournoyer³

et al. 2021

Systematic Entomology

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The extremely derived morphology and behaviour of extant praying mantises combined with a scarce record of fossil relatives introduce significant challenges to tracing their evolution from Palaeozoic stem‐dictyopterans. Extant members of Chaeteessidae, Mantoididae and Metallyticidae could be invaluable to resolving the mantodean tree, yet their inclusion in phylogenetic analyses led to conflicting hypotheses due to their highly disparate respective morphologies. In this contribution, we present Labradormantis guilbaulti gen. et sp.n., a new fossil species described from both fore‐ and hind‐wing imprints discovered in the Redmond Mine locality (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian, Redmond Formation; Labrador, Canada). The examination of its hind‐wing AA2* supports the hypothesis that this structure, unique to Chaeteessidae among extant mantises, is a true vein and that its occurrence represents a plesiomorphy for Mantodea. A parsimony analysis including newly coded wing‐related characters further established that L. guilbaulti gen. et sp.n. displays a unique combination of plesiomorphic and apomorphic character states that situates it within the extinct family Baissomantidae. This dataset resolved the phylogenetic relationships of early‐diverging extant lineages as (Chaeteessidae (Mantoididae (Metallyticidae, Artimantodea))), and suggested that the Eocene Lithophotina floccosa Cockerell might be a close relative of extant metallyticids. It also indicated a trend towards increased modularity within mantis fore‐wings, in contrast with a trend towards increased morphological integration in their hind‐wings, both of which are potentially associated with improved flight performance for modern mantises. This study emphasizes the importance of fossils for resolving phylogenetic relationships and for introducing transitional phenotypes to infer ancient evolutionary trends of extant derived clades.

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“…Since 1979, the order-level taxonomy has changed for most of the orthopteroids. The Mantodea (mantids) was reviewed as a part of the Dictyoptera (spelled Dictuoptera in the original) by Kevan (1979b) but is now treated as a separate order (Zhang 2013, Otte et al 2018, Wieland and Svenson 2018). Kevan (1979b) also included the Blattodea (cockroaches) and Isoptera (termites) within the Dictyoptera, but they are now treated together as the Blattodea (Inward et al 2007, Djernæs et al 2012).…”

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Mantodea, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, and Phasmida of Canada

Miskelly¹,

Paiero²

2019

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In the last 40 years, the number of species in the orthopteroid orders has increased by ~10% from that known in 1979. The largest order, the Orthoptera, has increased from 205 to 235 species known in Canada. The number of Blattodea has increased from 14 to 18 species, while Dermaptera has increased from 5 to 6 species. The number of species of Mantodea (3) and Phasmida (1) known in Canada have remained unchanged. Most new species records reported in Canada since 1979 have resulted from new collections along the periphery of the range of more widespread species. Some species reported since 1979 are recent introductions to Canada, including species restricted to homes or other heated buildings. The taxonomy of these orders has also changed, with only the Dermaptera having maintained its order definition since the 1979 treatment. Additional orthopteroid species are likely to occur in Canada, particularly in the orders Orthoptera and Blattodea. DNA barcodes are available for more than 60% of the species known to occur in Canada.

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Biodiversity of Mantodea

Cited by 14 publications

References 90 publications

A novel form of wasp mimicry in a new species of praying mantis from the Amazon rainforest,Vespamantoida wherleyigen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)

A novel form of wasp mimicry in a new species of praying mantis from the Amazon rainforest,Vespamantoida wherleyigen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)

Wing morphology of a new Cretaceous praying mantis solves the phylogenetic jigsaw of early‐diverging extant lineages

Mantodea, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, and Phasmida of Canada

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