“…Gene duplications are mainly concentrated in Mantodea, Hymenoptera, and Hemiptera [ 6 , 8 , 30 , 39 , 40 , 41 ]. From previous research, particularly in connection with Mantodea, we hypothesized that mantises could be considered as promising candidates for investigating the origin and function of gene rearrangements and gene duplications in mitogenome of insects [ 6 , 8 , 11 , 30 , 39 ]. Three regions of particular interest were detected within the families Gonypetidae, Eremiaphilidae, Deroplatyidae, Hymenopodidae, Toxoderidae, Mantidae: CR- I - Q - M - ND2 , COX1 - K - D - ATP8, and ND3 - A - R - N - S - E - F - ND5 [ 6 , 8 , 11 , 30 , 39 ].…”