Stagmatoptera femoralis Saussure & Zehntner 1894
Creators: name: Rodrigues, Henrique Miranda
name: Cancello, Eliana Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Mantodea
Mantidae
Stagmatoptera
Stagmatoptera femoralis

description: Stagmatoptera femoralis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894
Male—Figures 3E, 5E, 7E, 9E, 11E, 13E–19E, 27A.
Female—Figures 4D, 6D, 8D, 10D, 12D, 20D–22D, 27B.
Stagmatoptera femoralis Saussure & Zehntner, 1894, p.187 (descr.); Kirby, 1904, p.301 (cit.); Rehn, 1911, p.13 (cit.); Giglio- Tos, 1914, p.30 (redesc.); Werner, 1925a, p.167; Giglio-Tos, 1927, p.597 (redesc.); Terra, 1995, p.64 (cit.); Ehrmann, 1999, p.11 (redesc.); Ehrmann, 2002, p.328 (cit.); Agudelo et al., 2007, p.125 (cit.); Ehrmann & Koçak, 2009, p.12 (cit.). = Stagmatoptera femoralis var. africana Giglio-Tos, 1914, p.31 (descr.); Giglio-Tos, 1927, p.597 (redesc.); Ehrmann, 1999, p.11 (syn.).
= Stagmatoptera ignota Giglio-Tos, 1914, p.32 (descr.); Giglio-Tos, 1927, p.598 (redesc.); Terra, 1995, p.64 (cit.); Ehrmann, 2002, p.329 (cit.); Agudelo et al., 2007, p.125 (cit.); Ehrmann & Koçak, 2009, p.12 (cit.). n. syn.
Syntypes. 3♀ and 3♂, Cayenne (MHNG) (examined) (Fig. 28).
Type locality. Cayenne, French Guiana
Synonym types: Holotype of Stagmatoptera femoralis var. africana, 1♀, Tanga, D.O. Africa (not examined). Holotype of Stagmatoptera ignota, 1♀, no locality (MRSN) (examined).
Diagnosis. Internal femoral spot extending to the 8th spine; spot on the stigma of males elongated, not circular, spot on the stigma of females circular; apical spots on the tarsi only on the internal surface.
Redescription. Male —Prothorax slender, lateral margins slightly crenulated on the prozona, smooth on the metazona. Metazona with a weakly marked central keel (Fig. 5 E). Forecoxae with 7–10 large spines, which alternate with 2–10 smaller spines (Fig. 7 E). Forefemora broad, the first three discoidal spines dark on their anterior surface; 13–16 anteroventral spines, usually 15, the first spine and all the large spines dark on their anterior surface, the 10th, 12th and the 15th spines may feature a small spot of the same coloration on their insertion. Anterior femoral spot extending from the femoral groove to the 8th anteroventral spine, rectangular, matte black color on the base of the spines and either partially effaced black color or completely effaced (Fig. 9 E). Foretibiae with 10–12 posteroventral spines, usually 11, and 15–16 anteroventral spines; tibial spur black on its anterior surface; the tibiae have a dark spot on the middle of their anterior surface (Fig. 11 E). Foretarsi with black apical spots on the anterior surface of tarsomeres I to IV and a black basal spot on the anterior surface of tarsomere I. Discoidal area of the forewings with an opaque-green stripe anteriorly, gradually becoming hyaline. Stigma spot elongated, small, with an anterior white spot and a posterior brown spot. Discoidal and anal area completely hyaline or hyaline with a single row of yellow stripes on the crossveins (Fig. 27 A).
Genitalia. Left phallomere longer than wide, sclerite L4B as long as 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. 13 E); pda short, narrow, flattened, sharply bent 90° to the right, apex strongly sclerotized, tapered (Fig. 16 E); afa elongated, parallel to the body axis (Fig. 14 E), right margin smooth and slightly sinuous (Fig. 15 E), posterior apex tumid, without projections, rugged, and strongly sclerotized, anterior apex straight, margins strongly sclerotized and tumid, without forming a groove (Fig. 14 E); loa short, bent to the right (Fig. 14 E); membrane adjacent to afa glabrous (Fig. 14 E). Right phallomere with posterior apex rounded; bm short, with an expansion on the middle (Fig. 17 E); pia elongated, weakly sclerotized (Fig. 18 E–19E); pva short, strongly sclerotized, apex rectangular (Fig. 19 E); an elongated, apex abruptly rounded (Fig. 18 E).
Measurements. Body length: 66.2–77.2; head width: 7.1–7.6; prozona length: 4.2–5; metazona length: 18.1–20.8; prothorax width: 4.6–5.4; forecoxae length: 12–14.6; forefemora length: 14.1–16.3; forefemora width: 3–3.5; foretibiae length: 6.5–8.5.
Ratios. Head/prothoracic-width: 1.37–1.61; metazona/prozona: 4–4.64; metazona length/prothoracic width: 3.7–4.15; metazona/forecoxae: 1.37–1.61; forefemora length/width: 4.11–5.23.
Female —Prothorax slender, lateral margins slightly crenulated. Metazona with a weakly marked keel. (Fig. 6 D). Forecoxae with 7–14 large spines, which alternate with 4–8 smaller spines (Fig. 8 D). Forefemora broad, the first three discoidal spines dark on the anterior surface; 15–17 anteroventral spines, usually 15, the first spine and all the large spines dark on their anterior surface, the 10th and the 12th spines may feature a small spot of the same coloration on their insertion. Anterior femoral spot extending from the femoral groove to the 8th internal spine, rectangular and effaced black color (Fig. 10 D). Foretibiae with 10–12 posteroventral spines, usually 11, and 14–17 anteroventral spines, usually 16; tibial spur green on its anterior surface; the tibiae may feature a dark spot on the middle of their anterior surface (Fig. 12 D). Foretarsi with black apical spots on the anterior surface of tarsomeres I to IV and a black basal spot on the anterior surface of tarsomere I. Spot on the forewing stigma circular, medium sized, without reaching the middle of the discoidal area, with an anterior white spot and a posterior brown spot. Costal area of the hindwings hyaline, discoidal and anal areas hyaline with yellow stripes on the crossveins (Fig. 27 B).
Female genitalia: Base of gonapophysis VIII not projecting inwards (Fig. 20 D); bv roughly triangular, anterior apex expanded (Fig. 20 D), the inner surface sculpted (Fig. 21 D); ib strongly sclerotized and sculpted (Fig. 21 D); pe short, weakly sclerotized, with smooth margins (Fig. 21 D); gs sclerotized, smooth (Fig. 22 D); ls roughly rectangular, posterior process elongated, conical (Fig. 22 D).
Measurements. Body length: 74–98.7; head width: 9–9.9; prozona length: 5.9–7.3; metazona length: 23.8–28.4; prothorax width: 7.2–8.5; forecoxae length: 17.1–20.9; forefemora length: 19.9–24; forefemora width: 4.5–5.4; foretibiae length: 9.7–11.8.
Ratios. Head/prothoracic-width: 1.16–1.28; metazona/prozona: 3.73–4.1; metazona length/prothoracic width: 3.18–3.53; metazona/forecoxae: 1.29–1.47; forefemora length/width: 4.09–5.22.
Remarks. Giglio-Tos (1914) described Stagmatoptera ignota based on a female without locality data. We were able to study the types of S. femoralis, and the type of S. ignota through pictures sent by the curator of the MRSN collection, as well as additional specimens from both species. We could not find any distinguishing morphological characters that justify the separation of these two species; thus, we consider that both names refer to the same species.
Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay [?], Suriname.
Examined material. BRAZIL: coll. Br. v. W., 1♀ (NHMW). S. indicator, 2♀ (ZMB). COLOMBIA: La Guadalupe, 1900, 1♀ (MNHN). FRENCH GUIANA: Herr, 2♂ (MHNG). S. indicator, 1♀ (MNHN). S. indicator, Leprieur, 1♀ (MNHN). Cayenne, M. H. de Saussure, 1♂ (MHNG). Cayenne, x.1954, Broche, 1♀ (MNHN). Cayenne, 2.xi.1975, M. Condamin rec., 1♂ (MNHN). Montjoly, 8.vi.1983, piège lumineux, Orstom, 1♂ (MNHN). Nouveau Chantier, ii.without year, 1♀ (MNHN). St Laurent du Maroni, ii.without year, 1♂ (MNHN). 1985, S. Boucher, 1♂ (MNHN). 1967, coll. Br. v. W., 1♀ (NHMW). PARAGUAY: S[?] Bernardino, coll. Br. v. W., 1♀ (NHMW). SURINAME: 1♂ (ZSM). Paramaribo, 28.xii.1939, Geijskes, 1♀ (MZSP). Paramaribo, coll. Br. v. W., 2♂ (NHMW). coll. Br. v. W., 1♀ (NHMW). Paramaribo, 1909, C. Heller S.V., 1♀ (ZMB). Paramaribo, 9.iii.1909, C. Heller S.V., 1♂ (ZMB). Paramaribo, vii.1908, Heller S.V., 2♂ (ZMB).
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 25-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4183.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/164330