Theopropus Saussure, 1898
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Theopropus Saussure, 1898 |
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Theopropus Saussure, 1898 View in CoL
Related to Hymenopus and Parymenopus , exhibiting extreme sexual dimorphism with dwarf males. First instar nymphs mimic reduviid bugs. Four species in SE Asia ( Beier 1942, Yang & Zhang 1999, Ehrmann 2002). Arboricolous, restricted to forested habitats.
Theopropus borneensis Beier, 1942 View in CoL
Distribution. Borneo: Sarawak: Kuching (SMSM), Borneo Heights (CS in situ); Sabah: Sorinsim (AFUW), Poring Hot Springs (AFUW), Sandakan ( Hebard 1920), Mt. Kinabalu ( Beier 1942), Labuan Island ( Hebard 1920); Kalimantan: Balikpapan (SMNK).
Beier, M. (1942) Neue und seltene Mantodeen aus deutschen Museen. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 52, 126 - 154.
Ehrmann, R. (2002) Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Munster, 519 pp.
Hebard, M. (1920) Studies in Malayan, Papuan, and Australian Mantidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 71, 14 - 82.
Saussure, H. de (1898) Analecta entomologica. I. Orthopterologica. Famille des Mantides. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 5, 183 - 248, 787 - 809.
Yang, C. & Wang, J. (1999) Mantodea. In: Fauna of Insects - Fujian Province of China. Vol. 1. Science and Technology Publisher of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, pp. 74 - 106.
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Oxypilinae |
Theopropus Saussure, 1898
Schwarz, Christian J. & Konopik, Oliver 2014 |
Theopropus borneensis
Beier 1942 |
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