Factors Influencing Color Changes in <i>Hierodula patellifera</i> (Mantodea: Mantidae)

Wang, Yu J.; Wu, Jiao; Zhao, Dong Xiang

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“…It is possible that this color variation helps them to being cryptic depend on the background they choose that may be available is each season. This kind of color polymorphism has been widely reported for mantis (O 'Hanlon et al 2013, Rathet and Hurd 1983, Wang et al 2017 and in some cases associated climate variables and habitat choice .…”

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Natural history and phenotypic variation of Metaphotina brevipennis (Sassure 1872) (Acontistidae, Mantodea)

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Essa tese é muito mais o fruto de toda uma trajetória do que dos últimos quatro anos, então não teria como eu deixar de agradecer a quem me deu a base para trilhar esse caminho com os próprios pés. Por isso, primeiramente eu quero agradecer às mulheres da minha vida: A minha avó Nilza (in memória), minha mãe Rosi, minha tia Tereza e minha dinda Simone. Mulheres que são a minha família, que me criaram e educaram para que eu tivesse liberdade de buscar meus sonhos. Delas eu herdo o valor mais importante que nos foi passado pela minha avó: a educação. Minha avó analfabeta, me repetia todas as vezes "a sua única obrigação é estudar". Ela que não teve essa oportunidade na vida, junto com minha mãe, tia e dinda, me deram todas as ferramentas para alçar meus voos e, com isso, a oportunidade de me apaixonar pela carreira de bióloga e cientista. Dessa forma, nada do que eu seja ou produza tem sentido se não for dedicado a elas.Nessa caminhada não posso esquecer de agradecer ao meu parceiro Renan Moura, quem tem me dado apoio e incentivo em todos os aspectos dessa vida que partilhamos há 10 anos. Obrigada por todos os momentos em que você foi minha rocha, que me ergueu e entendeu minhas fraquezas. Para além do nosso relacionamento, eu também te admiro como cientista e tenho em você um dos exemplos que busco ser.Obrigada por estar comigo durante essa tese, seja no suporte emocional ou no suporte científico que me deu.Eu vou agradecer brevemente aqui à minha maior fonte de estresse e prejuízo financeiro, que não vai ler essa tese, mas também que pouco se importa se eu tenho um doutorado ou não porque vai me amar de qualquer jeito: Tau. Assim como Renan, esse ser de quatro patas com a ficha médica veterinária mais longa que você provavelmente já viu, está comigo há 10 anos. Mesmo sem palavras, sua companhia foi fundamental para que eu me mantivesse firme todo esse tempo. Eu adoraria que você não tivesse arrumado problema e passado por uma cirurgia na semana que eu tinha que entregar essa tese, mas também sei que sem você talvez eu não tivesse tido forças para chegar tão longe. Afinal, quem pode se dar ao luxo de desistir tendo que sustentar um cachorro gastão desses? É por isso que eu dedico essa tese a você também, Tau, meu pedacinho mais puro de amor.Também é impossível não agradecer à uma das surpresas mais lindas que me mudar para o interior de minas propiciou: conhecer a menina do sorriso doce e mão pesada que se tornou a melhor parceira de campo que eu poderia ter. Claire, obrigada pela força nas coletas, por não me deixar desanimar e bater puçá no mato para mim quando eu estava chorando depois de cinco dias sem pegar nenhum louva-a-deus. A gente compartilhou muito desespero, mas também risadas e amizade. Obrigada Renan por me apresentar à Claire e obrigada Claire por nunca mais ter saído da minha vida.Vou mencionar aqui também a ajuda fundamental que tive dos colegas de laboratório Vitor Miguel, Iasmim, Danilo, Isa, Fernando e tantos outros pela ajuda em cuidar dos louva-a-deus quando tinha campo ou que me ausentar e a...

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Natural history and phenotypic variation of Metaphotina brevipennis (Sassure 1872) (Acontistidae, Mantodea)

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“…The color changes of different stages of mantids also provide insights into their ecology and behavior. For example, coloration may play a role in camouflage, mate selection, or predator avoidance, and understanding these factors can help us to better understand the role that these species play in their ecosystems ( Battiston & Fontana, 2010 ; O’Hanlon, Li & Norma-Rashid, 2013 ; Wang, Wu & Zhao, 2017 ).…”

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Biology, ecology, and biogeography of eremic praying mantis Blepharopsis mendica (Insecta: Mantodea)

Mirzaee,

Simões,

Battiston

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Background Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775) is a large mantid species found from the Canary Islands across North Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Research on this species has been limited, especially in Iran, despite the country’s potential significance for studying its biology and distribution. Adults of this species are easily recognizable by their marble-white pattern and rhomboidal leaf-like pronotum. They are sit-and-wait predators that inhabit various open environments. Methods Field observations were conducted across various regions of the Egyptian Flower mantis (Blepharopsis mendica) global distribution, with a focus on Morocco, Tunisia, and Iran. Distribution data for B. mendicawere gathered from fieldwork, museum collections, online biodiversity databases, and publications, totaling 593 occurrence points. Ecological niche modeling was performed using environmental data, and various models were evaluated for suitability. Phylogeographic analyses involved DNA sequencing and construction of a haplotype network to examine genetic relationships between populations. Divergence time estimation and biogeographical range expansion models were applied to explore historical distribution shifts of the species across different regions. The study provided comprehensive insights into the biology, distribution, and genetic history of B. mendica. Results We provide information on the life cycle, ootheca, defense behavior, habitat, and biogeography of the Egyptian Flower mantis Blepharopsis mendica. This mantid is an overwintering univoltine species with nymphs emerging in summer and becoming adults in spring. In the wild, females start oviposition in April and can lay their first ootheca within a week after mating. The species is distributed from the Canary Islands to Pakistan in the dry belt. Thus, its distribution is associated with xeric areas or desert and semi-desert habitats. Phylogeographic analyses revealed three major genetic lineages, (i) in the Maghreb, (ii) from Egypt via Arabia to Iran (with internal substructures), and (iii) likely in Pakistan; the estimated onset of differentiation into these lineages is of Pleistocene age. Defense behavior involves flying away or extending wings broadly and lifting forelegs. Performing laboratory breeding, we documented life cycle and color changes from first instar to adulthood. Due to overwintering, the last larval instar needs considerably longer than the others. At 25 °C (±2), average adult life span was 118 days (±6 SD) for females (range: 100–124) and 46 days (±5 SD) for males (range: 39–55), with a significant difference among sexes. On average, oothecae contained 32.3 eggs (±10.1 SD) and the mean incubation period was 36.8 days (±2.9 SD). We did not find evidence of parthenogenesis. In general, the biology of B. mendica shows a variety of adaptations to its often extreme and little predictable type of habitat.

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“…The mantis, Hierodula patellifera Serville, is widely distributed in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is considered an efficient predator, known for its sit-and-wait hunting strategy, and serves as an important natural enemy of the B. dorsalis and other dipteran and lepidopteran pest in orchards [37,38]. Bactrocera dorsalis, commonly known as the oriental fruit fly, is a widespread fruit pest native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.…”

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The Impact of Predation Risks on the Development and Fecundity of the Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel

Liu,

Wen,

Geng

et al. 2024

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Predators are dependent on the capture of prey to meet their energetic and nutritive requirements, imposing a regime of predation risk. Consequently, prey experience both consumptive and non-consumptive effects. Non-consumptive effects may manifest through altered growth and ontogenetic trajectories of prey species, a dynamic modulated by olfactory or other sensory cues from predators. Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel represents a great invasive threat to global horticulture. While earlier research has primarily centered on the consumptive interactions between B. dorsalis and its natural enemies, the potential consequences of non-consumptive interactions on the development of B. dorsalis have been overlooked. In this study, we investigated the impact of predation risk effects, induced by both visual exposure to the predatory mantis Hierodula patellifera Serville and its associated odor, on the life history traits of B. dorsalis. Female B. dorsalis demonstrated reduced development time in the presence of isolated H. patellifera or H. patellifera odor, yet evidenced significantly increased fecundity. Conversely, males displayed no significant change in development time. Additionally, neither female nor male body weight at death was significantly influenced by predation risk from isolated predators or predator odor. These results indicated adaptive developmental strategies of B. dorsalis when faced with risks from predators and highlight the important role of predator odor, which has the potential to lay the groundwork for improving biological control efforts and innovative approaches within pest control.

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Factors Influencing Color Changes in Hierodula patellifera (Mantodea: Mantidae)

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Natural history and phenotypic variation of Metaphotina brevipennis (Sassure 1872) (Acontistidae, Mantodea)

Natural history and phenotypic variation of Metaphotina brevipennis (Sassure 1872) (Acontistidae, Mantodea)

Biology, ecology, and biogeography of eremic praying mantis Blepharopsis mendica (Insecta: Mantodea)

The Impact of Predation Risks on the Development and Fecundity of the Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel

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