Recent Contributions to Mantodea Systematics

Roger Roy

Roger Roy (France)

Appointment: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Selected Works:

  • Roy, R. 1966a. Notes sur le genre Anasigerpes (Mantodea, Hymenopodidae). Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire 28(A), 128-145.
  • Roy, R. 1966b. Révision préliminaire du genre Oxypilus Audinet-Serville (Mantodea). Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire 28(A), 1420-1486.
  • Roy, R. 1972. Contribution a la connaissance du genre Junodia (Mantodea, Hymenopodidae). Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire 34(A), 550-589.
  • Roy, R. 1996. Révision des Sibyllinae (Mantodea). Bulletin du Museum national d’Histoire naturelle 18, 69-138.
  • Roy, R. 1999. Morphology and taxonomy. In: Prete, F.R., Wells, H., Wells, P.H., Hurd, L.E., (Eds.), The Praying Mantids. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, pp. 19-40.
  • Roy, R. 2002b. Révision du genre néotropical Macromantis Saussure, 1871 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 107(4), 403-418.
  • Roy, R. 2004a. Réarrangements critiques dans la famille des Empusidae et relations phylogénétiques (Dictyoptera, Mantodea). Revue francaise d’Entomologie 26(1), 1-18.
  • Roy, R. 2004b. Revision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 109(2), 113-128.
  • Roy, R. 2005a. Révision du genre endémique malgache Tisma Giglio-Tos (Dictyoptera, Mantidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 110(1), 47-57.
  • Roy, R. 2005b. Mises au point sur le genre Stenophylla Westwood (Dictyoptera, Acanthopidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 110(3), 225-232.
  • Roy, R. 2006. Vue d’ensemble sur les Acontistinae Giglio-Tos, 1919 (Dictyoptera, Acanthopidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 111(3), 327-338.
  • Roy, R., & G.J. Svenson. 2007. Revision of the genus Ceratomantis Wood-Mason (Dictyoptera, Mantodea). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 112 (4): 433-444.
  • Roy, R. 2009. Révision des Toxoderini sunsu novo (Mantodea, Toxoderinae). Reveu Suisse de Zoologie 116(1), 93-183.
  • Roy, R. & R. Ehrmann. 2009. Révision du genre Zoolea Audinet-Serville (Mantodea, Mantidae, Vatinae). Revue francaise d'Entomologie (N.S.) 31(1), 1-22.
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Reinhard Ehrmann

Reinhard Ehrmann (Germany)

Appointment: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe

Selected Works:

  • Ehrmann, R. 1997. Systematik der Ordnung Mantoptera (Mantodea) (Insecta, Dictyoptera). Arthropoda 5(2), 6-12.
  • Ehrmann, R. 2002. Mantodea: Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Verlag: Natur und Tier.
  • Ehrmann, R. 2005. Mantodea: Bibliographie zum Thema Mantodea. Verlag Goecke & Evers, Keltern.
  • Ehrmann, R. & R. Roy. 2009. Taxonomy and synonymy of Phyllothelys Wood-Mason (Dictyoptera: Mantodea). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.) 45(1), 67-76.
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Francesco Lombardo

Francesco Lombardo (Italy)

Appointment: Università di Catania

Selected Works:

  • Lombardo, F. 1995. A review of the genus Popa Stål 1856 (Insecta, Mantodea). Tropical Zoology 8, 257-267.
  • Lombardo, F. 1995. Parahestiasula obscura, gen. nov., spec. nov. from Nepal (Insecta, Mantodea, Hymenopodidae). Spixiana 18, 11-14.
  • Lombardo, F. 1996. Neotropical mantids. IV. The genera Tithrone Stål and Paratithrone n. gen. (Mantoidea: Mantidae: Acontiothespini). Journal of Orthoptera Research 5, 45-50.
  • Lombardo, F. 1999. Remarks on the genus Metriomantis Saussure & Zehntner and descriptions of two new species and a new genus: Rehniella gen. n. (Insecta, Mantodea). Revue Suisse De Zoologie 106(2), 393-405.
  • Lombardo, F. & S. Ippolito. 2004. Revision of the species of Acanthops Serville, 1831 (Mantodea, Mantidae, Acanthopinae) with comments on their phylogeny. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(6), 1076–1102.
  • Lombardo, F. & D.E. Pérez-Gelabert. 2004. The mantids of Hispaniola with the description of two new species (Mantodea). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 34, 35-48.
  • Lombardo, F. & A. Marletta. 2004. Remarks on the genus Raptrix Terra 1995 (Mantodea, Acontiothespinae) with a description of two new species. Journal of Orthoptera Research 13(1), 21-33.
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Tushar Mukherjee

Tushar K. Mukherjee (India)

Appointment: Presidency College, Kolkata

Selected Works:

  • Mukherjee, T.K., A.K. Hazra, & J. Balderson. 1992. Type specimens of Mantodea in the zoological survey of Intia collections, Calcutta, India. Raff. Bull. Zoology 40(1), 65-68.
  • Mukherjee, T.K. & A.K. Hazra. 1993. Fauna of West Bengal (Insecta, Mantodea). Rec. Zool. Surv. India 3(4), 475-510.
  • Mukherjee, T.K., A.K. Hazra, & M.S. Shishodia. 1995a. State fauna Nr. 4: Fauna of Meghalaya (Insecta, Mantodea). Zool. Surv. India 3, 385-416.
  • Mukherjee, T.K., A.K. Hazra & A.K. Ghosh. 1995. The mantid fauna of India (Insecta: Mantodea). Oriental Insects 29(0), 185-358.
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Paulo Santos Terra (Brazil)

Appointment: Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau

Selected Work:

  • Terra, P.S. 1980. Ontogenese da perna raptoria em louva-a-deus (Mantodea): Um estudo comparativo de alometria. Revta Brasil. Ent. 24(2), 117-122.
  • Terra, P.S. 1982. Novos Generos e novas Especies de louva-a-deus da America do Sul (Mantodea, Mantidae). Revta Brasil. Ent. 26(3-4), 327-332.
  • Terra, P.S. 1991. Nova especie de Xystropeltis REHN (Mantodea, Vatidae). Revta Brasil. Ent. 35(3). 579-581.
  • Terra, P.S. 1992. Zelo materno em Cardioptera brachyptera (Mantodea, Vatidae, Photininae). Revta Brasil. Ent. 36(3), 493-503.
  • Terra, P.S. 1995. Revisão sistematica dos generos de louva-a-deus da região Neotropical (Mantodea). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39(1), 13-94.
  • Terra, P.S. 1996a. Comportamento sexual de Cardioptera brachyptera (Mantodea). Revta Brasil. Ent. 40(1), 3-7.
  • Terra, P.S. 1996b. Zelo materno em Photina amplipennis STÅL (Mantodea, Vatidae). Revta Brasil. Ent. 40(1), 9-10.
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Francisco Cerda

Francisco Javier Cerda (Venezuela)

Appointment: Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Agricola (MIZA)

Selected Work:

  • Cerda, F.J. 1992. Sinonimia del género Paraphotina (Dyct. Mantinae: Photininae). Boletin de Entomologìa Venezolana 7(1), 13-17.
  • Cerda, F.J. 1993a. Mantodea de Venezuela. Géneros y lista preliminar de especies. Parte I. familias Mantoididae e Hymenopodidae. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia (Maracay) 19, 129-151.
  • Cerda, F.J. 1993b. Valor taxonómico del complejo fálico en mantidos neotropicales. Boletin de Entomologìa Venezolana 8(1), 33-52
  • Cerda, F.J. 1996a. Mantodea de Venezuela. Géneros y lista preliminar de especies. Parte III. Flias Mantidae (Olygonychinae,Angelinae & Mantidae). Ibidem 11(2), 89-101.
  • Cerda, F.J. 1996b. Ibidem, Parte II. Flia Mantidae (subf. Litourgusinae y Thespinae). Ibidem 11(2), 73-87.
  • Cerda, F.J. 1997a. Mantodea de Venezuela. Géneros y lista preliminar de especies. Parte IV. Flia Mantidae (subf. Vatinae). Ibidem 12(1), 33-42.
  • Cerda, F.J. 1997b. Ibidem, Parte V. Flia Mantidae (subf. Photininae), Ibidem 12(1), 17-31.
  • Cerda, F.J. 2003. Dictiópteros In: Aguilera, M., Azócar, A. & Gónzalez, J (eds.). Biodiversidad en Venezuela. Fundación Polar, Fonacit. Tomo I: 340-349.
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Graham Milledge

Graham Milledge (Australia)

Appointment: Australian Museum

Selected Work:

  • Milledge, G.A. 1989. Scolodera pardalotus n. gen., n. sp. (Mantodea, Mantidae) from Northern Queensland, Australia. Rec. Austral. Museum 41(2), 107-110.
  • Milledge, G.A. 1990. Revision of the genus Nesoxypilus BEIER (Mantodea: Amorphos-celidae: Paraoxypilinae). Mem. Museum Victoria 50(2), 347-355.
  • Milledge, G.A. 1997. Revision of the tribe Archimantini (Mantidae: Mantinae). Mem. Museum Victoria 56(1), 1-63.
  • Milledge, G.A. 2005. Revision of the genera Sphrodopoda, Trachymantis and Zopheromantis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae). Rec. Austral. Museum 57, 191-210.
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Hemant Ghate

Hemant V. Ghate (India)

Appointment: Modern College

Selected Work:

  • Ghate, H. V., Rane, N. & S. Ranade. 2000a. Recent record of Creobroter apicalis SAUSSURE (Insecta: Mantodea) from Pune, Maharashtra and Kumta, Karnataka. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 97(2), 297-299.
  • Ghate, H. V., Ranade, S., Kaur, R. & R. Marathe. 2000b. On Hestiasula brunneriana SAUSSURE (Insecta: Mantodea) from Pune, Maharashatra. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 98(3), 473-476.
  • Ghate, H. V., Ranade, S., Soman, A., Kaur, R., Marathe, R. & T.K. Mukherjee. 2000c. Redescription of Amorphoscelis annulicornis STÅL (Insecta: Mantodea) from Maharashatra. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 98(3), 476-480.
  • Ghate, H. V. & S.P. Ranade. 2002. Biodiversity of mantids, Insecta: Mantodea, in Pune (Western Ghats) with notes on other regions of Maharashtra. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 99(2), 348-353.
  • Ghate, H. V. & T.K. Mukherjee. 2004. First report of the praying mantis genus Euchomenella GIGLIO-TOS from India and description of Euchomenella indica n. sp. from South India (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae: Angelinae). Genus 15(3), 329-337.
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Lauro Jose Jantsch

Lauro Jose Jantsch (Brazil)

Selected Work:

  • Jantsch, L.J. 1984a. Descricao de Nova Espece de Mantódeo Neotropical (Mantodea, Vatinae, Stagmatopterini). Revista Brasileira Entomologia 28(4), 257-259.
  • Jantsch, L.J. 1984b. Sobre a localizacao de Ootecas de alguns Louva-a-Deus comuns no Río Grande do Sul (Mantodea). Rev. Bras. Ent. 28(4), 257-259.
  • Jantsch, L.J. 1985. Descricao de Duas Especes de louva a Deus Neotropicais (Man. Mant. mantinae). Rev. Bras. Ent. 36(1), 79-83.
  • Jantsch, L.J. 1991. Nova Especie de Eumiopteryx do Pará (Mant. Pseudomiopteriginae). Rev. Bras. Ent. 35, 577-578.
  • Jantsch, L.J. 1992. Descricao do macho de Phyllovates iheringi e Ph. brevicornis (Mant. Mantidae, Vatinae). Rev. Bras. Ent. 36(1), 79-83.
  • Jantsch, L.J. 1999. Estudos filogeneticos em Mantódeos Americanos (Ins. Pterygota, Mantodea). Pont. Universidade Catolica du Rio Grande do Sul, Tese de Doutorado: 137 pp + figs.
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Klaus-Dieter Klass

Klaus-Dieter Klass (Germany)

Appointment: Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden

Selected Work:

  • Klass, K.-D. 1997. The external male genitalia and the phylogeny of Blattaria and Mantodea. Bonner Zool. Monographien 42, 1-341.
  • Klass, K.-D. 1998a. The Ovipositor of Dictyoptera (Insecta): Homology and Ground-Plan of the Main Elements. Zool. Anzeiger 236(2-3), 69-101.
  • Klass, K.-D. 1998b. The proventriculus of the Dicondylia, with comments on evolution and phylogeny in Dictyoptera and Odonata (Insecta). Zool. Anzeiger 237, 15-42.
  • Klass, K.-D. 1999. The pregenital abdomen of a Mantid and a Cockroach: Musculature and Nerve topography, with comparative remarks on other Neoptera (Insecta: Dictyoptera). Mitt. Mus. Natkd. Berl. Dtsch. entomol. Z. 46(1), 3-42.
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Gavin Svenson

Gavin J Svenson (USA)

Appointment: New York State Museum / University of New Mexico

Selected Work:

  • Svenson, G.J., & M.F. Whiting. 2004. Phylogeny of Mantodea based on molecular data: evolution of a charismatic predator. Systematic Entomology 29: 359-370.
  • Roy, R., & G.J. Svenson. 2007. Revision of the genus Ceratomantis Wood-Mason (Dictyoptera, Mantodea). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 112 (4): 433-444.
  • Svenson, G.J., & M.A. Branham. 2007. PHOTININI LeConte, 1881 (Insecta, Coleoptera) and PHOTININAE Giglio-Tos, 1919 (Insecta, Mantodea): proposed resolution of homonymy between family-group names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 64 (4): 243-251.
  • Yager, D.D., & G.J. Svenson. 2008. Patterns of Praying Mantis Auditory System Evolution Based on Morphological, Molecular, Neurophysiological, and Behavioral Data. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 94: 541-568.
  • Svenson, G.J., & M.F. Whiting. 2009. Reconstructing the Origins of Praying Mantises (Dictyoptera, Mantodea): the roles of Gondwanan vicariance and morphological convergence. Cladistics 25, 468-514.
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Frank Wieland

Frank Wieland (Germany)

Appointment: Universität Hamburg, Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum

Selected Work:

  • Wieland, F. 2003. Evolution of prothoracic structures in Mantodea (Insecta: Polyneoptera: Dictyoptera) and their significance for mantodean phylogeny. - P. 26 in: Melzer, R. & Schrödl, M. (eds) 2003: Abstracts of the 5th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (Society for Biological Systematics). Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 3, Electr. Suppl. 2: 1-31.
  • Wieland, F. 2006. The cervical sclerites of Mantodea discussed in the context of dictyopteran phylogeny (Insecta: Dictyoptera). Entomologische Abhandlungen 63(1-2): 51-76. PDF
  • Wieland, F. 2008a. The genus Metallyticus reviewed (Insecta: Mantodea). Species, Phylogeny & Evolution 1(3), 147-170. PDF
  • Wieland, F. 2008b. Digging for the offspring, or how to bury an ootheca underground. - Pp. 344 in: Gradstein, S.R., Klatt, S., Normann, F., Weigelt, P., Willmann, R. & Wilson, R. (eds): Systematics 2008 (Göttingen 7-11 April 2008). Göttingen: Universitätsverlag Göttingen. 425 pp. PDF
  • Béthoux, O. & Wieland, F. 2009. Evidence for Carboniferous origin of the order Mantodea (Insecta: Dictyoptera) gained from forewing morphology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156(1), 79-113.
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Julio Rivera

Julio Rivera (Canada)

Graduate Student: University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum

Selected Works:

  • Rivera, J. 2001. On the identity of Vates peruviana Rehn, 1911 (Mantodea: Vatidae). Revista Peruana de Entomologia 42, 93-96.
  • Rivera, J. 2003. Remarks on some species of Photininae from Peru, including the description of a new species of Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 1897 (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Mantidae). Revista Peruana de Entomologia 43, 7-12.
  • Rivera, J. 2003. Discovery of Podagrion brasiliense Howard, 1894 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) as a parasitoid of the oothecae of Musonia surinama (Saussure and Zehntner, 1894) (Mantodea: Thespidae). Revista Peruana de Entomologia 43, 20.
  • Rivera, J. 2004. A new mantid record from Ecuador (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Mantoididae). Revista Peruana de Entomologia 44, 16.
  • Rivera, J. 2005. A new species of Acanthopinae from Peru: Miracanthops eseejja n. sp. and notes on Acanthops occidentalis Lombardo and Ippolito, 2004 (Mantodea: Acanthopidae). Journal of Orthoptera Research 14(2), 255-260.
  • Rivera, J.& S. Novoa. 2006. Preliminary observations on the habitat of Coptopteryx brevipennis Beier, 1958 in Ayacucho, Peru and notes on the biogeography of the genus (Mantodea: Mantidae, Photininae). Revista Peruana de Entomologia 45, 19-25.
  • Rivera, J. 2010. Chromatophotina, a remarkable new genus of praying mantid from the Neotropical Region and its two new species (Mantodea: Mantidae, Photinainae). Zootaxa 2415, 22-32.
  • Rivera, J. In review. A historical review of praying mantid taxonomy and systematics in the Neotropical region: state of knowledge and recent advances (Insecta: Mantodea). Zootaxa
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Daniel Otte

Daniel Otte (USA)

Appointment: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia

Selected Work:

  • Otte, D.L. 1997. In: Poole, R.W. & P. Gentili. Nomina Insecta Nearctica. A checklist of the insects of North America (Mantodea). Entmol. Information Services 4, 545-550.
  • Otte, D. & L. Spearman. 2005. Mantida Species File. Catalog of the Mantids of the World. Association of Insect Diversity, Philadelphia.
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Julian Salazar

Julián A. Salazar (Colombia)

Appointment: NHM, Caldas University

Selected Works:

  • Salazar, J.A. 1998. Estudios sobre Mantidos Colombianos (Mantodea). Boletin Ceintífico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 2, 101-124.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2002a. Lista de los Mantodea (Insecta) Conocidos para Colombia. Biota Colombiana 3(1), 119-130.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2002b. Novedades en Mantidae y su reconocimiento en la colección entomológica de la Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué. Ibidem 6, 73-82.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2004a. Epaphrodita Serville, 1831; Stenophylla Westwood, 1843 y Acanthops Serville, 1831, tres géneros de mantidos hoja-seca de la región Neotropical (Insecta, Mantodea). Boletin Cientifico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 8, 211-221.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2004b. Nuevas especies de Blátidos y Mántidos para Colombia (Insecta: Dictioptera) y una nota sobre la hembra de Vates festae Giglio-Tos, 1914. Ibidem 8, 267-286.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2005. Notas sobre Metallyticus Westwood; Chaeteessa Burmeister y Mantoida Newman, tres géneros primitivos de Mantidos tropicales (Dictyoptera, Mantodea). Lambillionea 104(1), 265-276.
  • Salazar, J.A. & G.M. Ariza. 2005. Nuevas especies de Mántidos para Colombia (isecta, Mantodea). Boletin Cientifico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 9, 121-135.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2006. Ilustraciones en mántidos colombianos, tipos y apuntes sobre su biogeografía (Insecta, Mantodea). Boletin Cientifico Museo de Historia Natural Universiad de Caldas 10, 242-255.
  • Salazar, J.A. 2007. Stenophylla lobivertex Lombardo, nuevo registro de mántido para la fauna colombiana (Insecta, Mantodea). Boletín Científico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 11, 161-165.
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Martin Stiewe

Martin B.D. Stiewe (United Kingdom)

Selected Works:

  • Stiewe, M.B.D. 1993. Die Drohstellung der Gottesanbeterin (Mantodea). Das Aquarium, Schmettkamp 283, 22-24.
  • Stiewe, M.B.D. 2004. Eine neue Art der Gattung Eremiaphila LEFEBVRE, 1835 aus Ägypten (Mantodea: Eremiaphilidae). Entomol. Zeitschr. 114(5), 199-203.
  • Stiewe, M.B.D. 2007. Two new species of Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915 from Southern Africa (Dictyoptera: Mantodea). Zootaxa 1495, 53-60.
  • Stiewe, M.B.D. 2009. Dysaulophthalma nathani gen. et sp. n., a new praying mantis from Southern India (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Tarachodidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 145, 51-60.
  • Roy, R. & M.B.D. Stiewe. 2009. Contribution to the knowledge of Eastern African Amorphoscelis Stål, 1871, with description of two new species (Dictyoptera, Mantodea, Amorphoscelidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 114(2), 195-210.
  • Vyjayandi, M.C., Stiewe, M.B.D., Mukherjee, T.K. & Rajeesh, R.S. 2008. On some variations in Gimantis autheamon (Wood-Mason, 1882) collected from Kerala, India (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Mantidae). Genus 19(2), 313-318.
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Antonio Agudelo

Antonio Agudelo (Colombia)

Appointment: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

Selected Works:

  • Agudelo, A. & L.M. Chica. 2001. Presencia del genero Paraphotina Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Mantodea, Vatidae, Photininae) en Colombia. Boletin Cientifico Museo de Historia Natural Universidad de Caldas 5, 33-37.
  • Agudelo A. & L.M. Chica. 2002a. Una nueva especie de Brunneria Saussure, 1869 de Colombia (Mantodea: Vatidae: Photininae). Boletín Científico, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad de Caldas 6: 83-89
  • Agudelo A. & L. Chica. 2002b. Mantidos. Introducción al conocimiento del orden Mantodea Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Centro de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Científico, Bogotá 90.
  • Agudelo, A. 2004. Mántidos de Colombia (Dictyoptera: Mantodea). In: Fernádez, C.D.C., Andrade, C., Amat, G., (Eds.), Insectos de Colombia Volumen III. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Bogotá, pp. 43-60.
  • Agudelo A. & L. Chica. 2003. Mantódeos de la Orinoquia colombiana: contribución al conocimiento de su diversidad genérica y algunos aspectos bioecológicos (Insecta: Mantodea). Revista Colombiana de Entomología 29(2), 127-136
  • Agudelo, A., F. Lombardo, & J. Jantsch. 2007. Checklist of the Neotropical mantids. Biota Colombiana 8(2), 105-158.
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Roberto Battiston

Roberto Battiston (Italy)

Appointment: Musei Civici di Valstagna

Selected Works:

  • Battiston R., Fontana P., 2005. Contribution to the knowldge of the genus Ameles (Burmeister, 1838) with the description of a new species from Jordan (Insecta Mantodea). Atti Acc. Rov. Agiati, a 255, Ser. VIII, Vol V, B.
  • Battiston R., Fontana P. & Garcìa Garcìa P. L., Agabiti B., 2005. Mantodea collected in Mexico during an 8800Km orthopterogical trip (Insecta Mantodea). Atti Acc. Rov. Agiati, a 255, Ser. VIII, Vol V, B.
  • Cogo A., Battiston R., 2007. Nuovi dati sulla distribuzione di Ameles spallanzania (Rossi, 1792) in Italia. (Insecta Mantodea, Amelinae). Natura Vicentina 11: 23-29.
  • Battiston R., Picciau L., 2008. Contribution to the knowledge of the Mantodea of Ecuador with the description of the male of Pseudoxyops perpulchra (Westwood, 1889). (Mantodea Mantidae Stagmatopterinae). pp. 19-30. In: Giachino P. M. (ed.), 2008. Biodiversity of South America I. Memoirs on Biodiversity, World Biodiversity Association onlus,Verona, 1, 496 pp.
  • Battiston R., Picciau L., 2008. First report of the praying mantis genus Musoniella Giglio-Tos, 1916 from Ecuador with the description of a new species. (Mantodea Thespidae Thespinae). pp. 31-39. In: Giachino P. M. (ed.), 2008. Biodiversity of South America I. Memoirs on Biodiversity, World Biodiversity Association onlus,Verona, 1, 496 pp.
  • Battiston R., 2008. Mating behavior of the mantid Ameles decolor (Insecta, Mantodea): courtship and cannibalism. Journal of Orthoptera Research 2008,17(1): 29-33.
  • Battiston R., Massa B., 2008. The Mantids of Caucasus (Insecta Mantodea). Atti Acc. Rov. Agiati, a.258, ser.VIII, vol. VIII, B: 5-28.
  • Battiston R., Picciau L., Fontana P., Marshall J., 2010. The Mantids of the Euro-Mediterranean Area. WBA Handbooks 2, Verona: 240 pag.
  • Battiston R., Fontana P., 2010. Colour change and habitat preferences in Mantis religiosa (Insecta Mantodea). Bulletin of Insectology, 63 (1):85-89.
  • Battiston R., Galliani C., 2011. On the life-cycle of Ameles spallanzania (Rossi, 1792) (Insecta, Mantodea) Atti Soc. it. Sci. nat. Museo civ. Stor. nat. Milano, 152 (I): 25-35.
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Antonio Agudelo

Ma Carolina Medellín Ruíz (Colombia)

Graduate Student: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Selected Works:

  • Medellin, C., Avendano, J., & C.E. Sarmiento. 2007. Generos de Mantodea depositados en el Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bol. Cient. Mus. His. Nat. 11, 148-159. PDF
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