First Record of the male of Ephestiasula woodmasoni Mukherjee, Stiewe & Ghorai, 2010 (Insecta: Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from Kerala

Authors

  • A. P. Kamila
     Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode - 673006, Kerala
  • P. M. Sureshan
     Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode - 673006, Kerala
  • T. K. Mukherjee
     65A/6, Swinhoe Lane, Kolkata - 700042, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/151367

Keywords:

Ephestiasula woodmasoni, Kerala, Hymenopodidae, New Record, Praying Mantids

Abstract

The male of Ephestiasula woodmasoni Mukherjee, Stiewe & Ghorai, 2010 is described for the first time since its original description from Gujarat based on a specimen collected from Kerala. The structure of male genitalia is described, and male and female morphology is compared.

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2021-06-29

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Kamila, A. P., Sureshan, P. M., & Mukherjee, T. K. (2021). First Record of the male of <i>Ephestiasula woodmasoni</i> Mukherjee, Stiewe & Ghorai, 2010 (Insecta: Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from Kerala. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(2), 279–282. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/151367

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Volume 121, Issue 2, 2021

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