A new species of Microphotina Beier, 1935 from the southernmost region of Amazonia (Mantodea: Photinaidae)

  • A new species of Microphotina Beier, 1935 (Mantodea: Photinaidae: Microphotinini), Microphotina cristalino sp. nov., is described from Mato Grosso, Brazil based on two male specimens. The new species extended the distribution of Microphotina to the southern limits of the Amazon rainforest, in the Cerrado-Amazônia ecotone. A synthesis of the taxonomy, systematics, natural history, and geographic distribution of Microphotina spp. is provided, along with an updated dichotomous key to species. The hypothesis that Microphotina represents a canopy-dwelling lineage is formulated. The role of praying mantises as flagship species for insect and Amazon conservation is briefly discussed.

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Author:Leonardo Moutinho LannaORCiD, Lucas Linhares FiatORCiD, João Felipe HerculanoORCiD, Julio Martín Rivera CastilloORCiD, Pedro PelosoORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-696596
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.870.2121
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (German):European journal of taxonomy
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (870:87-106)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/05/19
Date of first Publication:2023/05/19
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2023/05/22
Tag:Microphotinini; conservation; natural history; praying mantis; species discovery
Volume:2023
Issue:870
Page Number:20
First Page:87
Last Page:106
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-257882
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0

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