Rhodomantis, Giglio-Tos, 1917

Milledge, Graham A., 2014, A revision of Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 (Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae), Zootaxa 3797 (1), pp. 39-64 : 40

Key to species of Rhodomantis

1. Wings reduced to tiny flaps ( Figs. 21–22 )........................................................ R. microptera

- Wings reaching at least caudal margin of first abdominal tergite................................................ 2

2. Wings reaching only caudal margin of first abdominal tergite ( Figs. 18–20 )................................. R. rentzi

- Wings reaching well beyond caudal margin of first abdominal tergite ( Figs. 1–16 ).................................. 3

3. Hindwing of male with blackish spot toward apex of discoidal area ( Fig. 15 ), female with caudal margin of sixth abdominal sternite extended ( Fig. 46 )....................................................................... R. macula

- Hind-wing of male without blackish spot toward apex of discoidal area, female with caudal margin of sixth abdominal sternite normal.............................................................................................. 4

4. (Males only). Dpr of vph produced into single spine.......................................................... 5

- Dpr of vph not as above................................................................................ 6

5. Pa compact and blunt ( Fig. 23 )................................................................. R. pulchella

- Pa elongate and spiniform ( Fig. 29 )............................................................... R. mitchell

6. Dpr of vph truncate, with two stout teeth ( Figs. 31–34 )....................................................... 7

- Dpr of vph not as above................................................................................ 8

7. Pa elongate and hooklike, medial lobe of vph rounded ( Fig. 33 )....................................... R. kimberley

- Pa reduced, medial lobe of vph pointed ( Fig. 31 )..................................................... R. napier

8. Dpr of vph narrowed before tip and with more or less well developed anterior and posterior projections ( Figs. 25–26 )............................................................................................. R. queenslandica

- Dpr of vph not narrowed before tip, with slight posterior projection and serrate anterio-lateral margin ( Figs. 27–28 ).................................................................................................... R. helenae

Figures

FIGURES 18–22. Rhodomantis, dorsal habitus. R. rentzi n. sp.: 18, male holotype; 19, female; 20, female wings. R. microptera n. sp.: 21, male holotype; 22, female paratype.

FIGURES 1–6. Rhodomantis, dorsal habitus. R. pulchella (Tepper): 1, male; 2, male wings; 3, female; female wings. R. queenslandica (Sjöstedt): 5, male; 6, female.

FIGURES 7–10. Rhodomantis, dorsal habitus. R. helenae n. sp.: 7, male paratype; 8, female paratype. R. mitchell n. sp.: 9, male paratype; 10, female.

FIGURES 11–13. Rhodomantis, dorsal habitus. R. napier n. sp.: 11, male holotype. R. kimberley n. sp.: 12, male holotype; 13, female paratype.

FIGURES 14–17. Rhodomantis macula n. sp., dorsal habitus: 14, male holotype; 15, male wings; 16, female paratype; 17, female wings.

FIGURES 41–52. Rhodomantis, terminal abdominal segments of females and oothecae. R. pulchella (Tepper) abdomen: 41, dorsal; 42, dorsolateral; 43 ventral. R. macula n. sp. abdomen: 44, dorsal; 45, dorsolateral; 46, ventral. R. microptera n. sp. abdomen: 47, dorsal; 48, dorsolateral; 49, ventral. Oothecae: 50, R. pulchella; 51, R. queenslandica (Sjöstedt); 52, R. queenslandica, laid in soil.

FIGURES 23–26. Rhodomantis, male genitalia. R. pulchella (Tepper): 23, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres (ml = median lobe, pa = phalloid apophysis, apr = apical process); 24, ventral aspect, right and ventral phallomeres (vph = ventral phallomere, dpr = distal process). R. queenslandica (Sjöstedt): 25, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres; 26, ventral aspect, right and ventral phallomeres. Scales = 1mm.

FIGURES 27–30. Rhodomantis, male genitalia. R. helenae n. sp.: 27, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres; 28, ventral aspect, right and ventral phallomeres. R. mitchell n. sp.: 29, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres; 30, ventral aspect, right and ventral phallomeres. Scales = 1mm.

FIGURES 31–34. Rhodomantis, male genitalia. R. napier n. sp.: 31, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres; 32, ventral aspect, ventral phallomere. R. kimberley n. sp.: 33, dorsal aspect, left and ventral phallomeres; 34, ventral aspect, right and ventral phallomeres. Scales = 1mm.