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Data from: Selection for predation, not female fecundity, explains sexual size dimorphism in the orchid mantises
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Mantises jump from smooth surfaces by pushing with “heel” pads of their hind legs
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The evolution of startle displays: a case study in praying mantises
<p>Anti-predator defences are typically regarded as static signals that conceal prey or advertise their unprofitability. However, startle displays are performed by prey when attacked and can include a spectacular array of movements, colours, and sounds. Here we present the first phylogenetically-controlled comparative analyses of startle displays including behaviour, using praying mantises as a test case. For 58 species, with a dated phylogeny, we estimate the strength of phylogenetic signal in the presence and 'complexity' (number of display components) of displays and their components and test hypotheses on their evolutionary correlates including primary defence and body size. We report strong phylogenetic signal in display presence and complexity, and strong lability in behavioural, but not morphological, components. Body size correlates with display presence and complexity independently of phylogeny, but not in phylogenetically-controlled analyses. Finally, species in species-rich clades are more likely to have a display, and a more complex one, suggesting support for ecological displacement via behavioural traits. To further elucidate the conditions under which startle display evolve, future work should include quantitative descriptions of display components, habitat type, and predator communities. Understanding the evolution of startle displays enriches our overall understanding of predator-prey dynamics and provides scaffolding for the development of new theory.</p>
FIGURE 2 in An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak
FIGURE 2. Variability in females of Deroplatys truncata (Guérin-Méneville, 1843). a. Holotype of Deroplatys shelfordi Kirby, 1903 from Sarawak (NHM), dorsal view; b. same, ventral view; Photos M. Stiewe © NHM. c. Specimen from the Cameron Highlands, Malay Peninsula (ZMB), dorsal view; d. same, ventral view of head and pronotum; Photos C. J. Schwarz © ZMB.
FIGURE 3 in A review of the research on Canary Islands praying mantises (Mantodea)
FIGURE 3. Graphs showing Mantodea species numbers in relation to: a) island size, b) distance from mainland Africa, and c) island age. Abbreviations: EHr El Hierro, Fvt Fuerteventura, GrC Gran Canaria, LGm La Gomera, LPm La Palma, Lzr Lanzarote, Trf Tenerife.
FIGURE 2 in A review of the research on Canary Islands praying mantises (Mantodea)
FIGURE 2. Nymphs of Empusidae. a) Empusa pennata, middle instar nymph from Provence, France. b) Hypsicorypha gracilis, middle instar nymph from the Canary Islands. The pictures show the apparent similarity of these species.
FIGURE 15 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 15. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A–B, Agrionopsis brachyptera (A, male from ANP [CMNH— GSMC004825]; B, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004327]); C–D, Hoplocorypha lacualis (C, male from ANP [CMNH— GSMC004712]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004605]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 19 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 19. Dorsal habitus of specimen vouchers. A, Miomantis aurea (male) from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004322]; B, Miomantis pygmaea (male) from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004321]; C, Polyspilota sp.1 (male) from NNP [CMNH— GSMC004347]; D, Polyspilota sp.2 (female) from ADR [CMNH—GSMC004339]. Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 12 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 12. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A–B, Dystacta tigrifrutex (A, male holotype from NNP [CMNH— GSMC004381]; B, female allotype from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004420]); C–D, Tenodera superstitiosa (C, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004810]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004811]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 11 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 11. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A–B, Hapalomantis minima (A, male from ANP [CMNH— GSMC004316]; B, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004310]); C–D, Negromantis gracillima (C, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004405]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004408]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 8 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 8. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A–B, Tarachodes sanctus (A, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004596]; B, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004592]); C–D, Pyrgomantis nana (C, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004333]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004324]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 18 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 18. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A–B, Miomantis andreinii (A, male from VNP [CMNH—GSMC004356]; B, female from VNP [CMNH—GSMC004357]); C–D, Miomantis montana (C, male from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004651]; D, female from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004658]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 7 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 7. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A, Oxypilus meruensis (male) from NNP (CMNH—GSMC004700); B–D, Oxyelaea elegans (B, male from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004693]; C, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004692]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004694]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 5. Live habitus. A in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 5. Live habitus. A, Miomantis andreinii (female) from NNP; B, Miomantis aurea (male) from NNP; C, Miomantis pygmaea (male) from NNP; D–G, Miomantis abyssinica (D, male, green morph, from ANP; E, male, brown morph, from ANP; F, female, green morph, from ANP; G, female, brown morph, from ANP; H, Polyspilota sp.2 (female) from ADR; I, Paramantis prasina (female) from ANP; J–K, Paramantis natalensis (J, male from ANP; K, female from ANP); L, Sibylla
FIGURE 4. Live habitus. A–B in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 4. Live habitus. A–B, Agrionopsis brachyptera (A, male from ANP; B, female from ANP); C–D, Compsothespis sp. (C, male from ANP, D, female from ANP); E, Danuria affinis (female) from ANP; F, Popa spurca (female) from ANP; G–H, Sphodromantis centralis (G, male, brown morph, from NNP; H, male, green morph, from NNP); I, Sphodromantis cf. baccettii (male) from ANP.
FIGURE 2. Live habitus. A–B in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 2. Live habitus. A–B, Oxyelaea elegans (A, male from NNP; B female from ANP); C–E, Tarachodes sanctus (C, male from ANP; D, female from ANP; E, female from ANP); F, Galepsus sp.1 (male) from NNP; G, Galepsus sp.2 (female) from ANP; H–I, Dystacta tigrifrutex (H, male from NNP; I, female from NNP).
FIGURE 14 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 14. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A, Gonypetella killimandjarica (male) from NNP [CMNH— GSMC004323]; B, Sibylla pretiosa (juv.) from ANP [CMNH—GSMC4589]; C, Idolomorpha dentifrons (male) from ANP [CMNH—GSMC4603]; D Popa spurca (female) from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004588]. Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 1. Live habitus. A in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 1. Live habitus. A, Oxypilus montanus (male) from ANP; B, Oxypilus meruensis (male) from NNP; C, Galinthias meruensis (male) from ANP; D, Galinthias amoena (male) from ANP; E, Pseudoharpax crenaticollis (female) from ANP; F, Pseudocreobotra sp. (juv.) from ADR; G, Pseudocreobotra sp. (juv.) from ANP; H, Theopompella cf. westwoodi (male) from NNP; I, Amorphoscelis pulchella (male) from ANP.
FIGURE 10 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 10. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A, Galepsus sp.4 (male) from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004689]; B, Theopompella cf. westwoodi (male) from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004473]; C–D, Amorphoscelis pulchella (C, male from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004741]; D, female from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004740]). Scale bar = 10 mm.
FIGURE 9 in A survey of the praying mantises of Rwanda, including new records (Insecta, Mantodea)
FIGURE 9. Dorsal habitus of voucher specimens. A, Galepsus sp.1 (male) from NNP (CMNH—GSMC004690); A–B, Galepsus sp.2 (B, male from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004682]; C, female from NNP [CMNH—GSMC004677]); D male Galepsus sp.3 from ANP [CMNH—GSMC004685]. Scale bar = 10 mm.
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