The developmental ecology of Mantispa uhleri Banks (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

Redborg, Kurt; MacLeod, Ellis G.

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49908

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“…The male then stops and begins to wave its raptorial forelegs slowly, and the female responds by also waving the forelegs. Similar courtship behaviour, with complex motion pattern of the forelegs, is observed in M. uhleri (Redborg & MacLeod, ). This behaviour lasts for several minutes and appears to be a clear signal for mating because the male then comes to the side of the stationary female.…”

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Vision in the mantispid: a sit‐and‐wait and stalking predatory insect

Kral

2013

Physiological Entomology

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Abstract. Mantispids (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) are remarkable insects as a result of their close resemblance to the praying mantis (order Mantodea). Although not closely related phylogenetically, as a result of similar selective pressures, both mantispids and mantids have evolved powerful raptorial forelegs for capturing insects. Another striking feature is the hypermetamorphosis in mantispid development, as well as the parasitizing behaviour of the first-instar larvae. The present review focuses on the role of mantispid vision. First, the morphology and functional significance of the larval eyes (stemmata) are examined. In principle, the stemmata are suitable for spatial vision because of their arrangement and structure. This is then followed by a discussion of how adult mantispids are able to capture fast-moving insects successfully, although, in contrast to the praying mantis, mantispids rely on superposition eyes rather than on apposition eyes with a frontal region of high acuity. For both larvae and adults, comparisons are made with other insect groups. The present review also addresses the role of mantispid vision as an important cue for triggering mating behaviour; accordingly, sex-specific differences are considered. Finally, vision in the context of orientation flight is discussed.

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“…The pupal stage then lasts approximately 10 days. Under laboratory conditions, adults of M. uhleri (forewing length 8-16 mm) are found to live a mean of 114 days (Redborg & MacLeod, 1985).…”

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Vision in the mantispid: a sit‐and‐wait and stalking predatory insect

Kral

2013

Physiological Entomology

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“…Comparing the D. biseriata larva to larvae of Mantispinae (Hoffman and Brushwein 1992), the overall body shape and the head of D. biseriata are less robust and more elongate. Another difference is that D. biseriata has none of the pigmentation and sclerotisation usually seen in first instars of Mantispinae (Hoffman and Brushwein 1992, Redborg 1998, Redborg and MacLeod 1984). Distinctive features of the D. biseriata head include the elongate mouthparts and the lobulate rather than elongate terminal antennomeres and palpomeres.…”

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“…Larvae locate and attach to a spider and enter the spider’s egg sac either upon its construction or afterwards. Once inside, the larvae pierce and drain the spider eggs, undergoing three larval stages within the sac (Redborg and MacLeod 1984). …”

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First observations on the life cycle and mass eclosion events in a mantis fly (Family Mantispidae) in the subfamily Drepanicinae

Dorey¹,

Merritt²

2017

BDJ

696

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BackgroundThe Mantispidae are a distinctive group of Neuroptera known for the adults’ possession of raptorial forelegs. There are four recognised, extant subfamilies of Mantispidae: the Mantispinae, Symphrasinae, Calomantispinae and Drepanicinae. The life history and larval behaviour of the subfamily Mantispinae is best known: the immatures are spider egg predators. Among the three remaining subfamilies, larval Symphrasinae and Calomantispinae most likely predate on other small arthropods, while the immature life history of Drepanicinae, until now, remained completely unknown.New informationHere we provide observations of annual, near-synchronised, mass emergences of adults of the drepanicine, Ditaxis biseriata (Westwood), within a well-established Macadamia orchard in northern New South Wales, Australia. A female deposited fertile eggs, allowing this first report of egg batch and first instar morphology. The mass emergence of mobile pharate adults from the ground was observed in the same month in two consecutive years. The pharates climbed tree-trunks for a distance before undergoing eclosion. The newly-hatched first instar larvae are campodeiform and prognathous; a typical morphology among Mantispidae. After hatching, they drop to the ground and burrow into soil. They are unpigmented and appear to lack stemmata. Together, the observations infer that the immature component of the life cycle takes place underground in forested habitats. If this feature is common among the Drepanicinae, it might explain why so little is known of the biology of the immature stages.

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Performance of pairwise shape dissimilarity morphometrics on nonmammalian taxa (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

Bakkes

Snyman

Pirk

et al. 2015

Journal of Morphology

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Morphometric dissimilarity metrics aim to quantify the variation between compared specimens such that inferences about their relatedness and alpha taxonomy can be made. Recently, the technique has developed metrics that purport to quantify shape dissimilarity between specimens-employing the use of least squares regression analysis. These metrics have been well applied by studies in the hominin fossil record with an arguably unsubstantiated backing for the technique. Originally postulated was the log10 sem metric which subsequently led to the standard error test of the null hypothesis metric. Following this, the standard deviation of logged ratios (SLR ) metric arose as a pairwise dissimilarity metric that constrains the regression to a zero-intercept, that is, a significant development in the robustness of the technique. This metric was tested on extant primates in order to evaluate its effectiveness alongside the two other metrics. It was shown to be the most reliable for comparisons between specimens of primates, but was unable to discriminate between heterospecific and conspecific comparisons. Arguably, an alternative model organism with which to compare the technique is lacking. This study considers shape dissimilarity metrics with respect to a group of nonmammalian organisms (mantidflies) and tests the metrics against three lines of evidence (morphology, CO1-DNA, and geographic distribution) that can delimit the species-level taxonomy for the group. It is shown that the metrics are unable to discriminate between pairwise comparisons of closely related species, resulting in biologically erroneous groupings, and contradicting the groupings derived from morphological, CO1-DNA, and distributional comparisons. It is thus asserted that the technique is unsuitable for use in alpha taxonomy as an additional line of evidence in mantidflies. It is further supposed that morphometrics in general should be employed with caution in studies of evolutionary history as phylogeny is not the only information contained within morphometric data.

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The developmental ecology of Mantispa uhleri Banks (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

Cited by 28 publications

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Vision in the mantispid: a sit‐and‐wait and stalking predatory insect

Vision in the mantispid: a sit‐and‐wait and stalking predatory insect

First observations on the life cycle and mass eclosion events in a mantis fly (Family Mantispidae) in the subfamily Drepanicinae

Performance of pairwise shape dissimilarity morphometrics on nonmammalian taxa (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

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