Biology:Vespamantoida wherleyi
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantoididae |
| Genus: | Vespamantoida |
| Species: | V. wherleyi
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| Vespamantoida wherleyi Svenson & Rodrigues, 2019
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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
- ↑ pskhun (18 October 2019). "Vespamantoida wherleyi: A Novel Form of Wasp Mimicry in A New Species of Praying Mantis (Mantodea, Mantoididae) from the Amazon Rainforest". Species New to Science. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2019/10/vespamantoida.html.
- ↑ "Vespamantoida wherleyi gen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae)". PeerJ 7: e7886. 2019-10-17. doi:10.7717/peerj.7886. PMID 31656699.
Wikidata ☰ Q84261070 entry
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