Parymenopus Wood-Mason, 1890

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 : 145

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144204
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scientific name	Parymenopus Wood-Mason, 1890
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Parymenopus Wood-Mason, 1890 View in CoL

= Parhymenopus Giglio-Tos, 1919 View in CoL (emend.)

Monotypic, closely related to Hymenopus View in CoL and exhibiting accentuated sexual dimorphism. First instar nymphs mimic reduviid bugs, while remaining instars are masqueraders, resembling flowers. Arboricolous, often on inflorescences, restricted to forested habitats.

Parymenopus davisoni Wood-Mason, 1890 §

Distribution. Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sunda Islands ( Giglio-Tos 1927, Ehrmann 2002, Roy 2007).