Vespamantoida wherleyi
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 in close relation to the Mantoida toulgoeti Roy species. Both species have distinct foreleg synapomorphy. [2]
| Vespamantoida wherleyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantoididae |
| Genus: | Vespamantoida |
| Species: | V. wherleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Vespamantoida wherleyi Svenson & Rodrigues, 2019 | |
References
- 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.
- 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. Lay summary – Phys.org.
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