Revision of the Toxoderini novo sensu (Mantodea, Toxoderinae). -The tribe Toxoderini, in the newly adopted sense, is comprised of fairly large mantises living in South-Eastern Asia, with pointed eyes and foliaceous expansions on the mid and hind femora. They are classified within the Toxoderinae which is often considered either as a subfamily within Mantidae or elevated to familial status according to the recent publications that deal with them. After careful examination of more than 150 specimens distributed in several public or private collections, a full revision for the group is provided herein. The five genera (Toxodera, Protoxodera, Paratoxodera, Metatoxodera n. gen. and Stenotoxodera n. gen.) are distinguished by the shape of their pronotum and cerei, which together include 17 recognized species, 9 of which are described as new. Keys are provided for identification along with the hypothesized phylogeny.
The history of high-level classification of praying mantids is presented. The various historical stages that helped to construct our current knowledge on Mantodea taxonomy and systematic are highlighted through an extensive literature review, from pre-Linnaean times to the present. A provisional checklist of the names associated to suprageneric ranks (family, subfamily and tribe) is also provided, in addition to some remarks on the future efforts that need to be conducted in Mantodea research.
The different species successively described in the genera Phyllothelys Wood-Mason and Kishinouyeum Ôuchi independently created, but undistinguishable, are critically reviewed.
Résumé. Taxonomie et synonymie de Phyllothelys Wood-Mason (Dictyoptera : Mantodea).Les différentes espèces décrites successivement dans les genres Phyllothelys Wood-Mason et Kishinouyeum Ôuchi créés indépendamment, mais indiscernables, sont passées en revue de façon critique.
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