Stagmatoptera supplicaria Burmeister 1838
Creators: name: Rodrigues, Henrique Miranda
name: Cancello, Eliana Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Mantodea
Mantidae
Stagmatoptera
Stagmatoptera supplicaria

description: Stagmatoptera supplicaria (Burmeister, 1838)
Male—Figures 32F, 34F, 36F, 38F, 40F, 42F–48F, 56A. Female—Figures 33E, 35E, 37E, 39E, 41E, 49E–51E, 56B.
Mantis (Acontistes) supplicaria Burmeister, 1838, p.542 (descr.).
Mantis supplicaria, Charpentier, 1844, p.303 (cit.).
Stagmatoptera supplicaria, Saussure, 1871b, p.94, t.1, f.11 (redesc.); Stål, 1877, p.72; Westwood, 1889, p.16 (cit.); Kirby, 1904, p.299 (cit.); Rehn, 1911, p.12, t. 5 f. 5 (cit.); Giglio-Tos, 1914, p.26 (redesc.); Werner, 1925a, p.166 (cit.); Giglio-Tos, 1927, p.595 (redesc.); Terra, 1995, p.65 (cit.); Ehrmann, 2002. p.330 (cit.); Agudelo et al., 2007, p.126 (cit.); Ehrmann & Koçak, 2009, p.12 (cit.).
Mantis precaria Linnaeus, 1758 de Stoll, 1787, p.51, t.17, f.62 (descr.); Saussure, 1869, p. 67 (cit.); Saussure, 1870, p. 232 (cit.)—misidentification.
= Mantis hyalina De Geer, 1773 de Burmeister, 1838, p.532—misidentification (redesc.).
= Mantis flavipennis Audinet Serville, 1839, p.182 (descr.); De Haan, 1842, p.74 (cit.).
= Stagmatoptera flavipennis, Giglio-Tos, 1914, p.27 (redesc.); Giglio-Tos, 1927, p.595 (redesc.); Beier, 1930, p.31 (cit.); Terra, 1995, p.64 (cit.); Ehrmann, 2002, p.328 (cit.); Agudelo et al., 2007, p.125 (cit.); Ehrmann & Koçak, 2009, p.12 (cit.).
Stagmatoptera abdominalis (Olivier, 1792) Werner, 1925a, p.167 (redesc.); Jantsch, 1994, p.160, f.1-7 (redesc.)—misidentification.
Type: Unknown.
Type locality. Unknown.
Diagnosis. Spot on the stigma of males with a brown stripe and a small brown spot, spot on the stigma of the females a large oval spot almost reaching the margin of the discoidal area.
Redescription. Male —Antennomeres serrate. Prothorax slender, lateral margins slightly crenulated on the prozona, smooth on the metazona. Metazona with a weakly marked central keel (Fig. 34 F). Forecoxae with 5–11 large spines, which alternate with 0–11 smaller spines (Fig. 36 F). Forefemora slender, the first three discoidal spines black on their anterior surface; 15–16 anteroventral spines, usually 15, the first spine and all the large spines black on their anterior surface, the 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th spines may present a small spot of the same coloration on their insertion, the 15th spine presents a large spot of the same coloration that extends to the femoral brush. Anterior femoral spot extending from the femoral groove to the 6th spine, rectangular, starting dark on the groove and fading towards the apex of the femora (Fig. 38 F). Foretibiae with 10–13 posteroventral spines, usually 12, and 13–17 anteroventral spines, usually 15; tibial spur and the spine before it black on their anterior surface, the tibiae have a black spot on the middle of their anterior surface (Fig. 40 F). Foretarsi with apical black spots on the anterior and posterior surface of the tarsomeres I to IV, and a basal black spot on the anterior surface of tarsomere I. Discoidal area of the forewings hyaline, or hyaline with a narrow opaque-green stripe anteriorly after the stigma. Spot on the stigma medium sized, with a distal brown stripe and a proximal brown spot. Hindwings completely hyaline (Fig. 56 A).
Genitalia. Left phallomere longer than wide; sclerite L4B longer than wide; paa elongated, slightly dilated on the left side of its base, angled approximately 45° from the body axis, afterwards curving to the left, apex simple, directed ventrally (Fig. 42 F); pda short, narrow, bent to the right, apex strongly sclerotized, tapered (Fig. 45 F); afa short, parallel to the body axis (Fig. 43 F), right margin smooth, slightly sinuous (Fig. 44 F), posterior apex tumid, rugged, sclerotized, with two projections, one on the right margin and the other apical, anterior apex bent to the right, margins sclerotized, tumid, without forming a groove (Fig. 43 F); loa short, bent to the right (Fig. 43 F); membrane adjacent to afa glabrous (Fig. 43 F). Right phallomere with the posterior apex angular; bm short with a gentle expansion on the middle (Fig. 46 F); pia short, strongly sclerotized (Fig. 47 F–48F); pva short, sclerotized, rectangular apex (Fig. 48 F); an elongated, apex smoothly rounded (Fig. 47 F).
Measurements. Body length: 63.5–86.9; head width: 7.1–8.5; prozona length: 4–5.1; metazona length: 17.1–24.6; prothorax width: 4.6–6.1; forecoxae length: 11.8–15.1; forefemora length: 13.7–17.5; forefemora width: 2.4–3.3; foretibiae length: 6.5–8.8.
Ratios. Head/prothoracic-width: 1.3–1.77; metazona/prozona: 4.17–5.5; metazona length/prothoracic width: 3.9–5.05; metazona/forecoxae: 1.41–1.69; forefemora length/width: 5.24–6.33.
Female —Prothorax slender, lateral margins slightly crenulated. Metazona with a weakly marked central keel (Fig. 35 E). Forecoxae with 7–16 large spines, which alternate with 4–12 smaller spines (Fig. 37 E). Forefemora slender, the first three discoidal spines black on their anterior surface; 14–17 anteroventral spines, usually 15, the first spine and all the big spines black on their anterior surface, the 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th spines may present a small spot of the same coloration on their insertion, the 15th spine presents a large spot of the same coloration that extends to the femoral brush. Anterior femoral spot extending from the femoral groove to the 6th spine, rectangular, starting dark on the groove and fading towards the apex of the femora (Fig. 39 E). Foretibiae with 11–12 posteroventral spines, and 14–17 anteroventral spines, usually 15; tibial spur and the spine before it black on their anterior surface, the tibiae have a black spot on the middle of their anterior surface (Fig. 41 E). Foretarsi with apical black spots on the anterior and outer surface of the tarsomeres I to IV, and a basal black spot on the anterior surface of tarsomere I. Spot on the stigma oval, large sized, almost reaching the margin of the discoidal area, with an anterior white spot, a proximal dark-brown spot and a postero-lateral light-brown spot. Costal area of the hindwings hyaline, discoidal and anal areas yellow, their margins hyaline with yellow stripes on the crossveins (Fig. 56 B).
Genitalia. Base of the gonapophysis VIII projecting inwards (Fig. 49 E); bv roughly triangular, internal margins dilated (Fig. 49 E), the inner surface sculpted (Fig. 50 E); ib sclerotized, sculpted (Fig. 50 E); pe elongated, sclerotized, with smooth margins (Fig. 50 E); gs sclerotized, smooth (Fig. 51 E); ls rectangular, posterior process short, conical (Fig. 51 E).
Measurements. Body length: 71.6–93.3; head width: 9.3–10; prozona length: 6–7.2; metazona length: 25.8–32.1; prothorax width: 6.5–8.4; forecoxae length: 17.3–20.2; forefemora length: 19.8–23; forefemora width: 3.8–4.5; foretibiae length: 9.1–11.1.
Ratios. Head/prothoracic-width: 1.19–1.45; metazona/prozona: 3.84–5.02; metazona length/prothoracic width: 3.6–4.65; metazona/forecoxae: 1.41–1.65; forefemora length/width: 5.07–5.85.
Remarks. Stagmatoptera supplicaria was described by Burmeister (1838) based on the description and illustrations presented by Stoll (1787, 1813). Audinet-Serville (1839) described S. flavipennis based on the same description and illustrations. This situation prompted Kirby (1904) to synonymize both species under the name S. supplicaria. However, Giglio-Tos (1914, 1927) disagreed with Kirby (1904) and distinguished both species on the basis of certain differences in the shape of the apex of the female forewings and the coloration of male forewings. After examining specimens attributed to both species we concluded that these differences are insufficent to warrant a separation into two different species. Therefore, we reinstate the synonymy first proposed by Kirby (1904). Stagmatoptera supplicaria exhibits marked sexual dimorphism in the spot on the stigma and, like S. binotata, it is widepread in the Amazon rainforest.
Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.
Examined material. BOLIVIA: Sara, 750m, J. Steinbach S.V., 1♀ (ZMB). BRAZIL: Hamburgo / Magdalena [?], 800m, 1♀ (ZMB); Amazonas—Manaus, 11.vi.1976, J.M. Santos, 1♂ (MCTP); Pará—H. de Saussure, 1♂ (MHNG). Tucurui, Bagagem, 04.viii.1980, eq. Nunes de Mello, 1♂ (INPA). COLOMBIA: Alto Rio Opon, Santander del Sur, 1400m, 14.ii.1949, Prof Richter, 1♂ (NHMW). Alto Rio Opon, Santander del Sur, 800- 900m, i.1950, Prof Richter, 1♀ (NHMW). Upin, Südamerika, 1♂ (ZMB). ECUADOR: Stat. rech. Yasuni, cflt. rios Tiputini / Tivacuno, Napo, forêt de plateau/lisiéres, 05-15.ii.1995, S. Poulain rec., 1♂ (MNHN). FRENCH GUIANA: 1♀ (ZMB). 2♀ (MHNG). [?] de Géographie, 1913, M. Guitton [?], 1♀ (MNHN). 1900-1901, 1♀ (MNHN). Charvein, ii.1914, R. Benoist, 1♀ (MNHN). Maroni, 1903, F. Geay, 1♀ (MNHN). Nouveau Chantier, 2♀ (MNHN). [Barrage] Petit Saut, lumière, 10.ii.1994, P.E. Roubrandt, 1♂ (MNHN). Route de Kaw, PK33, ii.1985, G. Tavakilian rec., 1♂ (MNHN). Route de Régina, PK79, 15.ii.1994, L. & A. Sénégaux, 1♂ (MNHN). St- Jean-du-Maroni, iv-v.1914, R. Benoist, 1♀ (MNHN). St-Jean-du-Maroni, 1914, R. Benoist, 1♀ (MNHN). St. Laurent du Maroni, 1♀ (MNHN). St-Laurent-du-Maroni, v.1919, 1 ♂ (MNHN). Station Saut Pararé, Réserve Naturelle des Nouragues, 40 m, Régina, 18.ix.2009, 1♂ (MNHN). PERU: Iquitos, [Loreto], 12-16.viii.1988, Beaudouin leg., 1♂ (MNHN). Rio Ampiyacu, Loreto, 1♀ (MNHN). SURINAME: H. de Saussure, 1♀ (MHNG). TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Trinidad, 1♂ (ZMB). VENEZUELA: Sawariapo, Alto Orinoco, viii.1946, René Lichy, 1♂ (MNHN). Yavita, Amazonas, ix.1947, René Lichy, 1♂ (MNHN).
description: Published as part of Rodrigues, Henrique Miranda & Cancello, Eliana Marques, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1838 (Mantodea: Mantidae, Stagmatopterinae), pp. 1-78 in Zootaxa 4183 (1) on pages 60-69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4183.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/164330