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Phasmomantella Vermeersch 2018, gen. nov.

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Description

Key to the species of Phasmomantella gen. nov.

1. Anterior side of profemur with one irregularly outlined square-shaped spot (reddish brown in preserved specimens) confined between first and fifth anteroventral spine, all spines of prothoracic legs yellowish green, apically infuscate, without small dark spot at the base of first doscoidal spine ………………………………………………………… Phasmomantella nuichuana gen. et sp. nov.

2. Anterior side of profemur with one rectangular black spot, starting anteriorly from first anteroventral spine, ending at fifth anteroventral spine; anteroventral spines 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 15 entirely darkened, other spines only apically infuscate, with a small dark spot at the base of first discoidal spine …………………………………………… Phasmomantella pallida (Roy, 2001) gen. et comb. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Vermeersch, Xavier H. C., 2018, Phasmomantella gen. nov., a spectacular new genus of praying mantis from southern Central Vietnam (Mantodea, Mantidae, Deroplatyinae, Euchomenellini), pp. 1-17 in European Journal of Taxonomy 442 on page 7, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.442, http://zenodo.org/record/3827714

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Identifiers

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Vermeersch
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Mantodea
Family
Mantidae
Genus
Phasmomantella
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Phasmomantella Vermeersch, 2018

References

  • 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.