Pliacanthopus Giglio-Tos, 1927

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 : 146-147

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scientific name	Pliacanthopus Giglio-Tos, 1927
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Treatment

= Xanthomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

= Polyacanthopus Hebard, 1920

= Oligocanthopus Beier, 1935

Three subgenera are currently recognized, two of them monotypic. The genus was previously known as Xanthomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 , but this name was preoccupied, so Uvarov (1940b) chose the next available name, of subgenus Pliacanthopus , as replacement, without further commenting on former nominate subgenus Xanthomantis . The nomenclatory change went unnoticed by subsequent authors (e. g. Beier 1964, 1968, Ehrmann 2002, Otte & Spearman 2005), until Koçak & Kemal (2008) confirmed the homonymy and proposed Malayamantis as replacement name for subgenus Xanthomantis . Monotypic subgenera endemic to Borneo. Arboricolous.

Pliacanthopus (Pliacanthopus) mantispoides ( Hebard, 1920) §

Polyacanthopus mantispoides Hebard, 1920

Distribution. E Borneo: Sabah: Sandakan ( Hebard 1920); Kalimantan: Mentawir ( Beier 1958).

Pliacanthopus (Oligocanthopus) ornatus (Beier, 1935) §

Distribution. Borneo: Lebang Hara ( Beier 1931b); Sabah: Danum Valley (CSUB).

Pliacanthopus (Malayamantis) flavus (Giglio-Tos, 1915) §

Xanthomantis flava Giglio-Tos, 1915

Distribution. Singapore (?), Borneo ( Giglio-Tos 1915b, Hebard 1920, Ehrmann 2002; AFUW). Bornean records. Sarawak: Mt. Dulit ( Beier 1937); Sabah: N Sabah (AFUW), Poring Hot Springs (SMNK),

Danum Valley ( Helmkampf et al. 2007); Kalimantan: Lebang Hara ( Beier 1931a), Bidang Menabai ( Beier 1931a). Remarks. The Singapore specimen mentioned by Hebard (1920) is the only record known outside of Borneo.

It may possibly refer to P. (M.) malayanus Beier, 1931 , which would make P. (M.) flavus a Bornean endemic.

Fam. Mantidae Latreille, 1802 1 Subfam. Angelinae Beier, 1935 1

References

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Beier, M. (1931 a) Neue und interessante Mantiden. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, 6, 149 - 154.

Beier, M. (1937) Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Sarawak (Borneo), 1932. Mantodea. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 6 (9), 177 - 181. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 3113.1937. tb 01684. x

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

Beier, M. (1964) Blattopteroidea, Mantodea. In: Bronn, H. G. (Ed.), Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. Funfter Band: Arthropoda. III Abteilung: Insecta. Geest & Portig, Leipzig, pp. 849 - 970.

Beier, M. (1968) 12. Mantodea (Fangheuschrecken). In: Helmcke, J. - G., Starck, D., Wermuth, H. (Eds.), Handbuch der Zoologie. IV. Band: Arthropoda - 2: Insecta. Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin, pp. 1 - 47.

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

Giglio-Tos, E. (1915 b) Mantidi esotici. Generi e specie nuove. Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 46, 31 - 108.

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.

Kocak, A. O. & Kemal, M. (2008) Miscellanous nomenclatural notes. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellanous Papers, 145, 8 - 9.

Latreille, P. A. (1802) Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des Crustaces et des Insectes. Sonnini, C. S., Dufart, 3, Paris, XII + 467 pp.

Otte, D. & Spearman, L. (2005) Mantida species file - Catalog of the mantids of the world. Insect Diversity Association, Publication Number 1, Philadelphia, 489 pp.

Uvarov, B. P. (1940 b) Eleven new generic names in Orthoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11 (6), 377 - 380.