diff --git a/data/04/03/8E/04038EA8B1325AF182EC7301A7754C75.xml b/data/04/03/8E/04038EA8B1325AF182EC7301A7754C75.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f917df0491c --- /dev/null +++ b/data/04/03/8E/04038EA8B1325AF182EC7301A7754C75.xml @@ -0,0 +1,336 @@ + + + +The family Angelidae (Insecta, Mantodea) in Mexico and Central America, new records and two new synonyms + + + +Author + +de Luna, Manuel +0000-0002-0746-0507 +Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico + + + +Author + +Hernández-Baltazar, Erick +0000-0002-7964-3687 +Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico + + + +Author + +Cubillos Macías, Iker +https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4693-8825 +Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ciudad de México, Mexico + +text + + +Journal of Orthoptera Research + + +2024 + +2024-07-15 + + +33 + + +2 + + +229 +232 + + + +journal article +10.3897/jor.33.114799 +0CB3A939-AB03-4678-AF68-08EF0F742E37 + + + + + +Angela miranda +Saussure, 1871 + + + + + +Figs 1 +, +2 +, +3 + + + + + +Type material. +— + + + + +Holotype +: +MEXICO +• +♂ +; “ Mexique ”; pinned with one tegmina and hindwing extended, damaged (Fig. +3 A +), + +MNHN + +[examined]. The specimen exhibits the distinctive patterning under discussion, but it is remarkable for having its membrane reddish-pink instead of yellow. + + + + + + +Additional material examined. +— + + + + +COSTA RICA +• +1 ♀ +; +Heredia +; pinned with one tegmina and hindwing extended ( +Fig. +3 C +), + +MNHN + + +. + +GUATEMALA +• +1 ♂ +; +Semuc +, +Sierra de Santa Cruz +, department of +Izabal +; + +1 January 1991 + +; leg. +J. Monzón +; pinned with wings extended ( +Fig. +1 B +), + +UVG + + +. + +MEXICO +• +1 ♂ +; +Agua Azul +, state of +Chiapas +; + +1 May 1978 + +; leg. +E. Barrera +; pinned vertically, with tegmina and hindwings folded ( +Fig. +1 A +); one hindwing dissected, spread, and mounted on a card ( +Fig. +1 C +); + +CNIN + +- + +UNAM + + +• + +1 ♂ +; unknown label ( +Fig. +3 B +); + +MNHN + + +• + +1 ♂ +; unlabeled; pinned with both tegmina and hindwings extended; + +MHNG + + +. + + + + + +Diagnosis. +— + + + +According to the descriptions, keys, and illustrations of +Saussure and Zehntner (1893–1899 +), +Rivera and Svenson (2016 +, +2020 +), and +de Luna and Hernández-Baltazar (2020) +, the body of + +Angela + +is very slender and stick-like (Figs +1 +– +3 +). This characteristic distinguishes it from most North American mantises, except for the only species of +Coptopterygidae +in the region as well as most +Thespidae +. + +Angela + +differs from all the North American mantises by its laterally flattened cerci (Figs +1 A +, +2 +, +3 C +); this character is also present at the nymphal stage, making it very easy to differentiate it, even from other stick-like mantises. Both sexes are brachypterous, with the females having shorter wings and being flightless (Fig. +3 C +) while the males have larger wings (Figs +1 A, B +, +2 +, +3 A, B +) and are capable of flight. This differs from +Coptopterygidae +as the populations of its only North American representative are made up entirely of parthenogenetic brachypterous females. Another difference between the two is found in the antennae, as these are filiform in +Angelidae +(Figs +1 A, B +, +2 +, +3 B +) and thickened in +Coptopterygidae +. The genus + +Angela + +does not have evident juxtaocular bulges (Fig. +1 A +), which are found in all +Thespidae +of the region, and lacks dorsal spines in their foretibiae (Figs +1 A, B +, +2 +, +3 B +), which are present in most +Thespidae +. Another difference is that female +Thespidae +are apterous. + + +The coloration and consistent patterning of the hindwings of the male of + +Angela miranda + +make it easily distinguishable from those of male congenerics (Figs +1 +– +3 A, B +): the inner and dorsal margins, as well as the center, are typically opaque and light yellow. This appears to be the most common chromatic form, although some specimens exhibit reddish-colored hindwings, as seen in the +holotype +of + +Angela miranda + +(Fig. +3 A +), or in which the yellow is replaced by white. An irregular black spot is present in the distal third of the hindwing connected to the posterior margin. The posterior margin is black and extends all the way up to the apex of the hindwing. Both the spot and dark margins exhibit considerable variability in width. + + +The hindwing of the female is very similar to that found in males (Fig. +3 B – C +), albeit much shorter due to the significantly larger size of the female. This aligns with known patterns of sexual dimorphism within this family and genus. The dorsal margin and center are opaque and light yellow in color (Fig. +3 C +). As observed in males, female variants include reddish and white hindwings. However, the female hindwing differs from that of the males in that the inner margin is darker and it features two dark spots, as opposed to one, in the central field. The first spot is situated in the middle of the hindwing, while the other is in the distal third, similar to the male. Additionally, the apex of the hindwing of the female exhibits a reddish tinge (Fig. +3 C +). + + +The proposed +junior synonyms +for + +Angela miranda + +(see discussion below): + + += + +Angela championi +Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 + +, + +syn. nov. + + + += + +Angela perpulchra +Westwood, 1889 + +, + +syn. nov. + + + + + \ No newline at end of file