A review of the genus Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae)

Summary

The genus Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915, with three species, is distributed in SE Asia. After examining numerous specimens of Catestiasula, we redefine C. seminigra (Zhang) and try to clarify the identification characteristics of different species. Ootheca and nymph morphology of Catestiasula is recorded for the first time. A new species, Catestiasula medogensis n. sp., is described from the rainforests of the southern slopes of the Himalayas. A key to species of Catestiasula, life history, necessary illustrations and life images of Catestiasula species are presented. The distribution of the genus Catestiasula is discussed and mapped.

Résumé

Révision du genre Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915 (Mantodea : Hymenopodidae). Le genre Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 1915, avec trois espèces, est réparti en Asie du Sud-Est. Après avoir examiné de nombreux spécimens de Catestiasula, nous redéfinissons C. seminigra (Zhang) et essayons de clarifier les caractères permettant d’identifier les différentes espèces. La morphologie des oothèques et des nymphes de Catestiasula est décrite pour la première fois. Une nouvelle espèce, Catestiasula medogensis n. sp., est décrite des forêts tropicales des versants sud de l’Himalaya. Une clé des espèces de Catestiasula, les traits de vie, les illustrations nécessaires et des photographies in vivo des espèces de Catestiasula sont présentés. La répartition du genre Catestiasula est discutée et cartographiée.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:088FF63D-EFAB-4C0B-BD4D-0764F1656A14

Keywords:

• taxonomy
• morphology
• Dictyoptera
• Hestiasulini
• Oriental region
• China

Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Mr Chang-Chin Chen (Tianjin), for his support and help in research. Our thanks go to Mr Xiao-Dong Yang (Sichuan), Mr Hao Huang (Shandong), Mr Jin-Hao Yao (Fujian), Mr Ming-Si Zhang (Yunnan), Mr Jun-Feng Guo (Jiangsu), Mr Zhao-Nan Xia (A’hui), Mr Jia-Zhi Zhang (Shanghai), Mr Yu-Chen Zheng (Fujian), Dr Jian-Yun Wang (Hainan), and Mr Xiao-Yu Zhu (Jiangsu) for providing us with valuable specimens. We also thank Reinhard Ehrmann (Karlsruhe, Germany) for providing relevant literature. We also thank Dr Antoine Mantilleri (France) and two anonymous reviewers for their very careful reviews and valuable comments. We thank Evgeny Shcherbakov (Russia) for important information provided about Catestiasula in S Vietnam by private communication. Last but not least, we are very grateful to Dr Cui-Qing Gao (Nanjing Forestry University, Jiangsu) for helping us check the type specimen and licensed the image to us.

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Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 31572308; 31750002].