An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak
Author
Schwarz, Christian J.
Author
Konopik, Oliver
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Zootaxa
2014
3797
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12
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Amantis
Giglio-Tos, 1916
=
Cimantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915
=
Shirakia
Beier, 1935
This is a taxonomically difficult genus in need of revision.
As
many as 22 currently recognized species distributed across S and SE Asia. Bornean species are found mainly on the ground and low vegetation, a few congenerics are arboricolous.
Amantis reticulata
(
De
Haan, 1842
)
§
Mantis (Oxypilus) reticulata
De
Haan, 1842
=
Amantis gestri
Giglio-Tos, 1915
Distribution.
Myanmar
, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Palawan (
Hebard 1920
,
Giglio-Tos 1927
,
Werner 1930
,
1933
,
Beier 1958
,
1966
).
Bornean records.
Sarawak
: Borneo Heights (CS
in situ
), Batang Ai (SMNK), Mt. Dulit (
Beier 1937
), Mt. Mulu (CS
in situ
);
Brunei
: Kuala Belalong (OK
in situ
); Sabah: Kalabakan (OK
in situ
), Labuan
Island
(
Hebard 1920
); Kalimantan: Mentawir (Beier 1959), Moeara Antjaloeng (
Werner 1933
).
Remarks.
Ehrmann (2002)
lists “
Iridopteryx infumata
Bolivar, 1897
” among the list of synonyms, but
I. infumata
was described by
Saussure (1872)
and is today included in
Gonypetella
Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Africa)
.
Amantis tristis
Werner, 1933
Distribution.
Talaud Islands, Sangiri Islands, SE Borneo (
Werner 1933
).
Bornean records.
Kalimantan: Moeara Antjaloeng (
Werner 1933
).