We present here the first illustrated checklist of the praying mantids (Mantodea) collected at the Panguana Field Station in Central Peru over the course of 50 years. The examination of over 430 specimens obtained mainly by light-trapping, but also other methods, revealed 44 species in 28 genera. Mantoida brunneriana, Mantoida cf. argentinae, Pseudomiopteryx cf. decipiens, Angela trifasciata, Liturgusa neblina, Cardioptera squalodon, Metriomantis cf. pilosella, Acontista festae, and Heterovates pardalina are new Peruvian records. Microphotina panguanensis n. sp. is new to science and the first species of the genus Microphotina described from the Western Amazon. The checklist of confirmed Peruvian Mantodea species is raised to 80. Thus, more than half of the currently known Peruvian Mantodea species is found at Panguana. We discuss the reasons for this diversity and comment on putative additional species which might be sampled if collection efforts are intensified. The results highlight the Conservation value of ACP Panguana for Western Amazonian Mantodea.
Von 1983 bis 1986 konnten durch intensive Lichtfangbeobachtungen 70 Arten Pyralidae und 9 Arten Pterophoridae für den Kottenforst bei Bonn festgestellt werden. Durch den zusätzlichen Einsatz von Lichtfallen in den Jahren 1985 und 1986 konnten knapp 4600 Individuen der Pyralidae und 31 Individuen der Pterophoridae quantitativ erfaßt werden. Die Scopariinae erwiesen sich dabei mit 60% der Individuen als absolut dominierende Unterfamilie vor den Crambinae und Pyraustinae.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.