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Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea).
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- Quantifying the repeated evolution of insect raptorial forelegs.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A striking difference: biomechanics of the impaling hunting strategy of a moss mantis.Frontiers in zoology · 2026Article
- Allometry of Ingestion Among Habitat Mimicking Praying Mantises.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Review of the genusFrontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Many-to-one mapping in Mantodea: camouflage strategy and phylogeny drive strike variation in prey capture with raptorial forelegs.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Revealing parthenogenetic reproduction in a praying mantis inhabiting South American grasslands.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Morphology and material composition of raptorial foreleg cuticles in praying mantises Gongylus gongylodes and Sphodromantis lineola.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Patterns of morphological evolution in the raptorial appendages of praying mantises.Insect science · 2025Article
- Turning lances into shields: flower mantids stretch their raptorial forelegs to avert and deflect predator attack.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- MANGF: a reference library of DNA barcodes for Mantodea from French Guiana (Insecta, Dictyoptera).Biodiversity data journal · 2025Article
- Mismatched menu: the incompatibility of adult black soldier flies as praying mantis feed.Frontiers in insect science · 2025Article
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- Comparative Morphology of the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Leg Musculature in Dictyoptera (Insecta: Blattodea, Mantodea).Journal of morphology · 2024Article
- A taxonomic review of the order Mantodea in Korea based on morphology and DNA barcodes.ZooKeys · 2024Article
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- Integrated taxonomy reveals a new praying mantis species ofBiodiversity data journal · 2024Article
- Life history and biogeography of the enigmatic mantidZooKeys · 2023Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
This study provides a comprehensive review of historical morphological nomenclature used for praying mantis (Mantodea) morphology, which includes citations, original use, and assignment of homology. All referenced structures across historical works correspond to a proposed standard term for use in all subsequent works pertaining to praying mantis morphology and systematics. The new standards are presented with a verbal description in a glossary as well as indicated on illustrations and images. In the vast majority of cases, originally used terms were adopted as the new standard. In addition, historical morphological topographical homology conjectures are considered with discussion on modern interpretations. A new standardized formulation to present foreleg femoral and tibial spines is proposed for clarity based on previous works. In addition, descriptions for methods of collection, curation, genital complex dissection, and labeling are provided to aid in the proper preservation and storage of specimens for longevity and ease of study. Due to the lack of consistent linear morphometric measurement practices in the literature, we have proposed a series of measurements for taxonomic and morphological research. These measurements are presented with figures to provide visual aids with homologous landmarks to ensure compatibility and comparability across the Order. Finally, our proposed method of pinning mantises is presented with a photographical example as well as a video tutorial available at http://mantodearesearch.com.
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