Euchomenella Giglio-Tos, 1916

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 : 147

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scientific name	Euchomenella Giglio-Tos, 1916
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Slender and elongated, stick-mimicking mantids. Eight very similar species in SE Asia, three confirmed in Borneo. Arboricolous, found both in the understorey and at forest edges. Males are capable flyers and frequently attracted to lights. Angelinae (sensu Beier 1964, 1968 & Ehrmann 2002) is polyphyletic, as suggested by molecular data (Svenson & Whiting 2009).

Euchomenella heteroptera ( De Haan, 1842) §

Mantis heteroptera De Haan, 1842: 78 , pl. 18, fig. 1 (m)

Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, S Java, Borneo, N Sulawesi, Philippines ( Giglio-Tos 1927, Roy 2001, Ehrmann 2002).

Bornean records. Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau (2 m, CSUB); Sabah: Tawau Hills (AFUW), Pulau Gaya (AFUW), Poring Hot Springs ( Roy 2001, Helmkampf et al. 2007; SMNK), Maliau Basin (OK in situ), Tamparuli (CSUB); Kalimantan: Nanga Badau ( Roy 2001).

Remarks. The most frequently encountered species of the genus in Borneo, common in all types of forest and old-growth thickets. Specimens recorded before 2001 need to be re-examined.

Euchomenella matilei Roy, 2001

Distribution. N Borneo: Brunei: Kuala Belalong (OK in situ); Sabah: Tavan ( Roy 2001), Poring Hot Springs ( Helmkampf et al. 2007; SMNK), Danum Valley ( Helmkampf et al. 2007), Mt. Trus Madi ( Shcherbakov 2012). Remarks. Hardly distinguishable from E. heteroptera .

Euchomenella udovichenkoi Shcherbakov, 2012

Distribution. N Borneo: Sabah: Mt. Trus Madi ( Shcherbakov 2012).

Subfam. Amelinae Westwood, 1889 1

References

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.

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. (1916) Mantidi esotici. Generi e specie nuove. Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 47, 3 - 44.

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

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.

Roy, R. (2001) Contribution a la connaissance des Angelinae de la region orientale: les genres Euchomenella, Mythomantis et Tagalomantis (Dictyoptera, Mantidae). Revue francaise d'Entomologie (N. S.), 23 (1), 79 - 92.

Shcherbakov, E. O. (2012) New data on the genera Euchomenella and Tagalomantis (Dictyoptera: Mantidae: Angelinae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 21 (2), 270 - 278.

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