Biology:Vespamantoida wherleyi

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Vespamantoida wherleyi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantoididae
Genus: Vespamantoida
Species:
V. wherleyi
Binomial name
Vespamantoida wherleyi
Svenson & Rodrigues, 2019

Vespamantoida wherleyi is a species of praying mantis that mimics a wasp. It was discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in northern Peru. The discovery resulted in erecting a new genus, Vespamantoida.[1] This mantis has a red/orange colored body and black pattern. Besides the coloration, it has the body shape of and displayed walking and antenna movements similar to a wasp. This mantis is closely related to Mantoida toulgoeti as both species have a distinct foreleg synapomorphy.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q84261070 entry