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Vespamantoida wherleyi

Species of praying mantis

Vespamantoida wherleyi is a species of praying mantis that mimics a wasp. It was discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in northern Peru. The discovery resulted in erecting a new genus, Vespamantoida.[1] This mantis has a red/orange colored body and black pattern. Besides the coloration, it has the body shape of and displayed walking and antenna movements similar to a wasp. This mantis is closely related to Mantoida toulgoeti as both species have a distinct foreleg synapomorphy.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    pskhun (18 October 2019). "Vespamantoida wherleyi: A Novel Form of Wasp Mimicry in A New Species of Praying Mantis (Mantodea, Mantoididae) from the Amazon Rainforest". Species New to Science.
  2. [2]
    Svenson GJ, Rodrigues HM (2019-10-17). "Vespamantoida wherleyi gen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)". PeerJ. 7: e7886. doi:10.7717/peerj.7886. PMC 6812689. PMID 31656699.


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