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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10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12
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Paratoxodera
Wood-Mason, 1889
Highly specialized stick mimics. Four species in Borneo, all rarely found, restricted to old-growth forests. Arboricolous, in the understorey.
Paratoxodera cornicollis
Wood-Mason, 1889
ยง
Paratoxodera cornicollis
Wood-Mason, 1889
=
Paratoxodera cornicollis borneana
Beier, 1931
Distribution.
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Bornean records.
Sarawak
: Lanjak Entimau (
1 m
, CSUB);
Brunei
(
Beier 1931a
).
Remarks.
Bornean
P. c or n i c o l l i s
specimens usually lack the second metazonal lobe, which prompted
Beier (1931a)
to establish a new subspecies (
P. cornicollis borneana
). Listed as valid species in
Ehrmann (2002)
, but shown to be only a variety by
Roy (2009b)
.
Paratoxodera meggitti
Uvarov, 1927
Distribution.
S
China
,
Myanmar
, Malay Peninsula, Borneo (
Uvarov 1927
,
Roy 2009b
).
Bornean records.
Sabah: Crocker Range (
Roy 2009b
).
Paratoxodera polyacantha
Roy, 2009
Distribution.
Sabah: Labuk River (
Roy 2009b
).
Paratoxodera marshallae
Roy, 2009
Distribution.
Sumatra, N Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Bornean records.
Sabah: Tawau Hills (
Roy 2009b
).