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Species treatment for Acanthops parafalcata complete. The first known discovery of this uncommon species was by W.E. Broadway around the year 1900, in which two male specimens were collected in Trinidad. These specimens were sent to Bruner in 1906, who identified them as belonging to Acanthops...

“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” by Kris Anderson ISBN# 978-1717825735 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1717825737?ref_=pe_870760_150889320 This peer reviewed text includes a dichotomous key to all 15 genera of Mantodea found in the U.S. and Canada.  Extremely detailed descriptions...

Litaneutria skinneri Rehn, 1907 species treatment completed This species is notable in having an extensive alpine range where brachypterous males predominantly occur, in contrast to other members of the genus that inhabit lower desert, coastal, or plains regions where macropterous males are far...

Litaneutria pacifica Scudder, 1896 species treatment completed Scudder’s type specimen(s) for L. pacifica have unfortunately been lost. Nevertheless, ground mantises that are collected at and around the vicinity of the L. pacifica type locality in northern California consistently demonstrate...

Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892 species treatment finalized Nymphs may be found from mid-May to late September.  Maturation requires approximately 3.5 months for nymphs to develop over a series of 6-7 molts that occur every 15-21 days, depending on nutritional intake. Final instar may...

Despite several distinct species occupying the Litaneutria genus, most literature refers to every ground mantis found in the United States as L. minor. The recent analysis of historical museum specimens and university collection material, including the very same specimens that were determined by...

Second new species of Litaneutria described with very distinct morphological characters and an isolated, restricted distribution range and habitat.  Sexes are less dimorphic than other members of the genus.  Within the five different collection sites where this species has been collected, no...

New species of Litaneutria described with a unique combination of morphological characteristics that hold true across a wide field of individual variation. This species is bivoltine, with adults from spring brood being found from early April to late May.  Adult males from fall brood are found...

Hebard conducted the last known analysis of Litaneutria in 1935.  He studied samples of Litaneutria specimens that were collected from several different locations within the central and western United States and concluded that all of the previously described species should be considered...

Species treatment for Yersiniops sophronicus (Rehn & Hebard, 1908) completed. This species differs from its congener in having a more elongated pronotum and dorsal surface of compound eyes greatly extended into acute points. Adult males are typically encountered from late July to early...

Yersiniops solitarius (Scudder, 1896) species treatment completed. Despite their inability to fly, adult males are attracted to lights at night.  This species is quite active and oftentimes jumps several inches to escape enemies.  They occasionally produce significant quantities of brown...

Species treatment for Thesprotia graminis (Scudder, 1877) completed This particular analysis revealed some interesting reproduction behavior that has not yet been seen before with other Nearctic species. Once alighted atop the female, the male may clumsily turn in circles multiple...

Tenodera sinensis species treatment completed.  This particular species, due to its interesting large size and commercial availability, has been the subject of much reproductive and ethological experimentation over the past few decades. The cumulative results of this massive amount of data has...

Species treatment for Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869 completed. The U.S. distribution of this species is confined to a significantly smaller range in comparison to its much more widespread congener, T. sinensis.  This same dynamic occurs in Japan, where T. angustipennis is found in...

Species treatment for Stagmomantis limbata complete.  This species is spontaneous parthenogenetic, in that females are noted to be capable of asexually reproducing offspring that are non-viable and will die prior to reaching maturity.  An adult male has been recorded mounting (not copulating...

Species treatment for Stagmomantis gracilipes completed. This species is infrequently encountered within desert grasslands and mountain meadows of southern Arizona and represents one of the rarest mantises in the U.S. territory with one of the smallest range distributions. Nymphs resemble...

Species treatment for Stagmomantis floridensis Davis, 1919 finalized. This species is double-brooded with overlapping generations during most of the year when both adults and nymphs co-occur. Adult females are found most often among low vegetation and flowering weeds within Floridian swampy...

Species treatment for Stagmomantis carolina (Linné, 1763) completed. ... finally! This endemic species represents one of the most historically confounding taxonomic complexes among Mantodea. The multiple taxonomic permutations that this species has undergone over the past two centuries are...

Stagmomantis genus analysis finalized; new dichotomous key generated for the 5 species found in the U.S. Species treatment for Stagmomantis (californica) wheelerii completed. New synonymy rationale and historical taxonomy thoroughly reviewed. Given the distinctive original description of...

Species treatment for Pseudovates chlorophaea now complete. Similar to the mating strategies employed by P. arizonae, the females of this species also do not engage in cannibalism before, during, or after copulation. Nymphal emergence also interesting and occurs in waves rather than synchronized...