Tropidomantis Stål, 1877

Schwarz, Christian J. & Konopik, Oliver, 2014, An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak, Zootaxa 3797 (1), pp. 130-168 : 146

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scientific name	Tropidomantis Stål, 1877
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Five species in two subgenera are currently recognized, one of which occurs in Borneo. Arboricolous, also on high weeds and scrubs.

Tropidomantis (Tropidomantis) tenera ( Stål, 1860) §

Mantis tenera Stål, 1860

= Mantis (Oxypilus) planiceps De Haan, 1842 (m)

= Miopteryx perla Westwood, 1889

Distribution. Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Flores, Sumba, Sulawesi, Borneo, S Philippines ( Hebard 1920, Giglio-Tos 1927, Werner 1933, Beier 1966, Ehrmann 2002; ZMB).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Kuching (SMSM), Mt. Matang (SMSM), Mt. Santubong (SMSM), Lanjak Entimau (3 f, CSUB/SFDC), Mt. Dulit ( Beier 1937); Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Poring Hot Springs ( Helmkampf et al. 2007; SMNK), Danum Valley ( Helmkampf et al. 2007), Kalabakan (OK in situ), Sorinsim (AFUW), Crocker Range (AFUW); Kalimantan: Long Navang (Beier 1930), Mentawir ( Beier 1958), Moan ( Beier 1958), Wain ( Beier 1958), Maretoea Island ( Werner 1930).

Remarks. This common species is found among the foliage of both primary and highly disturbed habitats. Females are capable flyers and are attracted to light almost as often as males.

References

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Beier, M. (1958) Mantiden aus dem Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (Orthoptera). Treubia, 24 (2), 245 - 247.

Beier, M. (1966) Noona Dan Papers No. 29. Die Mantiden der Noona Dan Expedition nach den Philippinen und Bismarck Inseln. Entomologiske Meddelelser, 34, 361 - 370.

De Haan, W. (1842) Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Orthoptera Zoologie. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche Bezittingen door de Leden der Natuurkundige commisie in Indie et andere Schrijvers, 6, 45 - 248, 13 pl.

Ehrmann, R. (2002) Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Munster, 519 pp.

Giglio-Tos, E. (1927) Das Tierreich. 50. Lfg. - Orthoptera Mantidae. Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin & Leipzig, XL + 707 pp.

Hebard, M. (1920) Studies in Malayan, Papuan, and Australian Mantidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 71, 14 - 82.

Helmkampf, M., Schwarz, C. J. & Beck, J. (2007) A first look at the biodiversity of praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) in Sabah, Borneo. Sepilok Bulletin, 7, 1 - 13.

Stal, C. (1860) Orthoptera species novas descripsit. In: Oscar, K. (Ed.), Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden under Befal af C. A. Virgin, Aren 1851 - 1853. Zoologici. 1. Insecta. Norstedt & Soner, Stockholm, pp. 299 - 350, pl. 5.

Stal, C. (1877) Systema Mantodeorum. Essai d'une systematisation nouvelle des Mantodees. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, 4 (10), 1 - 91, 1 pl.

Werner, F. (1930) Uber asiatische Mantideen aus dem naturhistorischen Reichsmuseum in Stockholm. Arkiv for Zoologi, 21 A (34), 1 - 10, pls. 1 - 3.

Werner, F. (1933) Funfter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Mantodeen von Niederlandisch-Indien. Treubia, 14 (2), 255 - 272, pl. 8.

Westwood, J. O. (1889) Revisio insectorum familiae mantidarum, speciebus novis aut minus cognitis descriptis et delineates. Gurney & Jackson, London, 54 + III pp., 14 pls.