Idolomantis diabolica (Saussure, 1869)

Herhold, Hollister W, Davis, Steven R, Degrey, Samuel P & Grimaldi, David A, 2023, COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE INSECT TRACHEAL SYSTEM PART 1: INTRODUCTION, APTERYGOTES, PALEOPTERA, POLYNEOPTERA, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 459 (1), pp. 1-184 : 1-184

Idolomantis diabolica late-stage instar

“Devil’s flower mantis”

Figures 104 (lateral), 105 (dorsal), 106 (ventral)

Plates 61 (lateral), 62 (dorsal), 63 (ventral)

The tracheal morphology of Idolomantis is very similar to Tenodera , in particular the elongate pronotum and the dorsal-ventral switch of H-DCT and H-VCT. The curling of the abdomen over the thorax unfortunately does not lend itself well to diagramming in two dimensions; major tracheae are labeled in the figures and plates, but readers are encouraged to explore the supplementary digital data.

Figures

FIGURE 104. Idolomantis diabolica (Mantodea: Empusidae) lateral view.

FIGURE 105. Idolomantis diabolica (Mantodea: Empusidae) dorsal view.

FIGURE 106. Idolomantis diabolica (Mantodea: Empusidae) ventral view.