Some taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in American Mantodea (Insecta, Dictyoptera) — Part I Author Agudelo, Antonio A. Author Rivera, Julio text Zootaxa 2015 3936 3 335 356 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.3.2 a4827e36-2f9e-4ef5-bc4d-78a5d9c84036 1175-5326 239047 D91E40F5-C602-4EAF-A4B1-86593A33BDA2 Miobantia Giglio-Tos, 1917 Terra (1995) considered Metathespis precaria Piza (1968a) as a synonym of Chloromiopteryx thalassina . Examination of the type specimen of M. precaria (deposited at ESALQ) ( Fig. 2 f, g, i) reveals that it is referable to the genus Miobantia . Furthermore, comparison of the type’s genitalia with those of other Miobantia species confirms that M. precaria is a junior synonym of Miobantia rustica (Fabricius, 1781) (cf. our Fig. 2 f and Fig. 22 in Scherrer 2014 ). Accordingly, Metathespis precaria is removed from synonymy with Chloromiopteryx thalassina and placed in synonymy with Miobantia rustica . An updated list of synonyms for M. rustica follows: Miobantia rustica (Fabr., 1781) Mantis rustica Fabr., 1781 = Miopteryx perloides Saussure, 1869 = Miopteryx nebulosa Giglio-Tos, 1915 = Metathespis precaria Piza, 1968 n. syn. Scherrer (2014) provided a detailed revision of Miobantia .