Considerações sobre a biologia da Stamatoptera precaria (Linné, 1758) (Mantodea: Mantidae: Vatinae)

First record of non-carnivore feeding behavior in a wild praying mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)

“…Despite isolated studies, the natural history of praying mantises is not well known. In studies done with captive-bred S. precaria, the mantis fed on insects of various orders, including Mantodea, and vertebrates, like the dwarf tree frog, Hyla fuscovaria (Lutz, 1925) (Hathaway 1946). In the same genus, research on Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869 analyzed deimatic reactions (Balderrama & Maldonado 1971) and prey catching range throughout the specimens' development (Maldonado et al 1967).…”

“…Laboratory tests have shown that the Chinese mantis, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure, 1871 is able to complete its development feeding on pollen, and a diet including both pollen and live prey leads to faster development rates than just pollen or just live preys (Beckman & Hurd 2003). However, S. precaria was successfully reared in captivity when fed on live prey but did not thrive when fed on bananas or blood rennet (Hathaway 1946). The released individual detected the papaya sap and ingested it voluntarily.…”

Depredación sobre Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus) (Anura: Hylidae) por una mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae) en México

“…Sin embargo, la mayoría de estos registros sobre depredación son anecdóticos y no proporcionan datos más allá de una descripción lacónica del evento (Toledo 2005). En México no se ha registrado este tipo de eventos de depredación, siendo la mayoría de estos estudios reportados en otros países (Costa-Campos y Souza 2014; Costa-Pereira et al 2010;Hathaway 1946;Nash 1962;Ramsay 1990;Rau y Rau 1913;Ridpath 1977;Sáez 2007;Toledo 2005). Por lo tanto, aquí registramos por primera vez el avistamiento de depredación sobre la rana arborícola lechosa Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758) por una mantis en México.…”

Predation on young treefrog (Osteocephalus taurinus) by arthropods (Insecta, Mantodea and Arachnida, Araneae) in Central Brazil

“…Hathaway (1946) registered the Mantodea Stagmatoptera precaria preying the small anuran Scinax fuscovarius in laboratory conditions. Ridpath (1977) registered the Mantodea Archimantis latistyla preying the anuran Litoria raniformis, but the microhabitat in which the predation event occurred was not specified.…”