taxonID	type	description	language	source
C9101D6EFFEDC06421ED5D5A6D4EFE97.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. According to Saussure (1869), Saussure & Zehntner (1893 – 1899), Terra (1995), and de Luna & Hernández-Baltazar (2020): large to very large stick-like mantises (Figs. 1 – 9). Male (♂) brachypterous (P. sumichrasti) with tegmina and wings covering around 4 / 5 of the abdominal length (Figs. 2 – 4, 8), or macropterous (P. championi) (Figs. 7, 9), both capable of flight. Tegmina with costal area green and opaque, with a light-colored stripe below (Figs. 2 – 4, 7 – 9), the rest subhyaline (P. championi) (Figs. 7, 9) or with a dark anal area (P. sumichrasti) (Figs. 2 – 4, 8). Hindwings with costal area greenish and a large dark spot in the anal area (P. sumichrasti) (Figs. 2 – 4, 8), or with costal area brown with the rest being light brown and subhyaline (P. championi) (Fig. 9). Female (♀) brachypterous, with tegmina and wings not covering (P. sumichrasti) (Figs. 1, 4, 8) or barely covering (P. championi) (Figs. 5 – 6, 9) about 1 / 3 of the abdominal length; both incapable of flight. Tegmina opaque and either green or light brown (depending on the overall color of the specimen), sometimes with stripe-like patterns and dark anal area (Figs. 1, 4 – 6, 8 – 9). Hindwings bicolored (P. sumichrasti): costal area and inner margin of the anal area green or light brown and subhyaline, posterior and external margins dark (Figs. 1, 4, 9); or dark and concolorous (P. championi) (Figs. 5 – 6, 9).	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFEDC06421ED5D5A6D4EFE97.taxon	discussion	Phasmomantis is most similar to “ Stagmomantis ”, but the somewhat flattened cercus of Phasmomantis is a distinguishing feature; other features worth mentioning are the length of the tegmina and wings of the male P. sumichrasti as well as the female sexes of both species, similar only to the females of those species in the subgenus Oromantis Giglio-Tos, 1917.	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFEDC06421ED5D5A6D4EFE97.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Phasmomantis sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861).	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE8C06821ED5BB96AC5FA47.taxon	description	Figures 1 – 4, 8, 10	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE8C06821ED5BB96AC5FA47.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. 1 ♀ lectotype (former syntype, new designation, examined, Fig. 1, pinned) and 1 ♀ paralectotype (former syntype, new designation, not examined, pinned) from Cordoba, Veracruz state), Mexico calida (Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle Genève). 1 ♂ from Mexico calida, holotype of Mantis mexicana (Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle Genève, examined, Fig. 2, pinned); 1 ♂ from “ Darjeeling, India ” (erroneous locality), holotype of Phasmomantis basalis (Oxford University Museum of Natural History, examined, Figs. 3, 4, pinned). Other material examined. HONDURAS. Cortés. 1 ♂ San Pedro Sula; collection of Fruhstorfer; NRM-MANT 001480 (NHRS). MEXICO. Campeche. 1 ♀ juvenile Escárcega, “ El Tormento ” A. Cadena & L. Cervantes; 18 - June- 1989; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 974). 1 ♂ Palizada, Finca “ San Román ”, A. Mayorga, 3 m., 18 ° 06 ' 00.94 " N 92 ° 08 " 45.53 " W; 19 - August- 2015; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1001). Chiapas. 1 ♀ Palenque, 2008; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 958). 1 ♀ juvenile Ixhuatán, “ km 3 Pozo-Rozarito ”; 11 - July- 1985; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 973). 1 ♀ juvenile “ Km 125 Teapa-Tuxtla Gutiérrez ”, R. Barba; 17 - December- 1985; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 975). 1 ♂ “ Chilt ”; October- 1963; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 976). 1 ♂ Ocosingo, Bonampak; 25 - May- 1977; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 977). 1 ♂ Ocosingo, Reserva “ Montes Azules ”, F. Arias, R. Barba & L. Cervantes; 20 - April- 05 - May- 1986; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 996). 1 ♂ Chilón y Tumbalá, Agua Azul, E. Barrera; 01 - May- 1978; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1002). Nayarit. 2 ♂ Tepic, Buenos Aires, Nayarit, E. Barrera; 08 - July- 1981; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 995; 1005). Oaxaca. 1 ♂ Arroyo Cruz, 90 m., Castellanos-Vargas, I.; 15 ° 41.0 ' 0.9 " N 96 ° 29 ' 0.4 " W, 24 - October- 2008; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 978). 1 ♂ Huajuapan de León, H. Brailovsky; 18 - September- 1981; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 997). Puebla. 1 ♀ Jesús María, Rancho “ El Olvido ”; 05 - August- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 959). 1 ♀ Jopala, Patla, 480 m., A. Ibarra; 10 - July- 1976; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 965). 1 ♀ Jopala, “ Barranca de Patla ”; 01 - September- 1983; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 964). 2 ♂ 1 ♀ “ Est. de Bomb. ”, C. Pérez; 03 - October- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 982; 983; 960). 1 ♂ “ Est. de Bomb. San Diego ”; 16 - May- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 984). 1 ♂ “ Est. de Bomb. ” ,, C. Márquez; 31 - October- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 990). 1 ♂ “ Est. de Bomb. San Diego ”, G. Pérez, G. Pérez; 31 - October- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1003). 1 ♂ “ Est. de Bomb. ”, C. Márquez; 01 - March- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1004). 1 ♀ “ Est. de Bomb. San Diego ”, 27 - November- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 963). 1 ♂ Xicotepec, “ La Ceiba ”, C. Márquez; 20 - October- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 988). 1 ♂ Xicotepec, “ La Ceiba ”, A. Villalobos; 30 - October- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 989). Quintana Roo. 1 ♀ juvenile Bacalar, “ La Pantera ”, E. Mariño: 08 - September- 1975; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 972). 1 ♂ Puerto, A. Aguilar; 05 - June- 1989; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 985). 1 ♂ Tulum, E. Pech; September- 1981; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 998). 1 ♂ Puerto, E. Ramos; 05 - June- 1959; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 999). San Luis Potosí. 1 ♀ Xilitla, “ La Conchita ”; 07 - May- 1950; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 966). 1 ♀ Valles, L. Vásquez; 12 - April- 1952; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 967). Tabasco. 1 ♀ juvenile Teapa, Cocona, Tabasco; 14 - April- 1960; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 968). 3 ♂ Centla, “ RPBC Tres Brazos ”, Tabasco, 8 m., M. García Jimenez, 18 ° 24 ' 22.0 " N 092 ° 38 ' 49 " W; 28 - October- 2001; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 986; 987; 991). Tamaulipas. 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀ Reserva de la Biósfera “ El Cielo ”, Gómez Farías; attracted to light; 22 - August- 2020; Roberto García Barrios (FCF-MANTO 050 – 053, 122 [female], 123, ethanol preserved). 1 ♂ 1 juvenile same locality data as the previous record; 23 - June- 2021 (FCF-MANTO 140, 153 [juvenile], ethanol preserved). 1 ♀ juvenile Soto La Marina, “ La Pesca ”, F. Arias; 08 - October- 1985; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 971). Veracruz. 1 ♀ Tecolutla, Bolívar; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 962). 1 ♀ juvenile Catemaco, Espagoya; 16 - September- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 970). 1 ♀ juvenile Minatitlán, F. Arias; 20 - February- 1987; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 969). 3 ♂ Minatitlán, “ El Encanto ”, 300 m., C. & J. I. Bolívar; 01 - September- 1956; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 979; 980; 981). 1 ♂ 29 - December- 1964; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 992). 1 ♂ Catemaco, Espagoya, Veracruz; 16 - September- 1953; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 994). 1 ♂ Santiago Tuxtla, “ El Vigía ”; 10 - May- 1964; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1000). 1 ♀ Santiago Tuxtla, “ El Vigía ”; 25 - October- 1963; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 961). 1 ♂ Córdova; Sallé; NRM-MANT 0001478 (NHRS). Yucatán. 1 ♂ Mérida, Paul J. Spangler; 29 - July- 1964; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 993). 1 ♂ Río Lagartos, Estación especial de la Biosfera “ La Ría ”, E. Barrera; 09 - May- 1994; (IBUNAM: CNIN: MA: 1006). iNaturalist observations (new records only). MEXICO. Querétaro. 1 ♀ Reserva de la Biósfera “ Sierra Gorda ”, Landa de Matamoros; hilanahirschfeld (obs.); 10 - July- 2022; # 297453457. NICARAGUA. Atlántico Norte. 1 ♀ Siuna; joseph 486 (obs.); 21 - Mar- 2019; # 56123216. Matagalpa. 1 ♂ Muy Muy; enrico _ rick (obs); 16 - May- 2025; # 281827182.	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE8C06821ED5BB96AC5FA47.taxon	description	Literature records. Saussure (1871) recorded P. sumichrasti for the Mexican state of Veracruz, specifically in the surroundings of Cordoba and Orizaba; later (Saussure 1872) he would mention it for the “ Cordillère orientale ” (likely referring to the Sierra Madre Oriental). Saussure & Zehntner (1893 – 1899) recorded it for the Mexican states of Jalisco, Veracruz and Yucatan, as well as for the country of Belize (as British Honduras). Chopard (1916) recorded it for Guatemala, Honduras (likely Belize) and the Mexican state of Veracruz. Hebard (1932) recorded it for Yucatan and Veracruz, Mexico. Terra (1995) examined a specimen from the Mexican state of Veracruz and mentioned it for Guatemala, Honduras (likely Belize) and Nicaragua, the latter country was mentioned without having analyzed specimens. Schwarz & Roy (2019) mentioned it for the Mexican state of Yucatan and illustrated the male genitalia using a specimen from this state. Garikipati & Bond (2021) recorded it for Belize. De Luna (2022) mentioned it for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in a non-peer-reviewed grant report. Most recently, Cano-Santana (2023) recorded it for the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Known distribution. Belize, Guatemala, Honduras (hereby confirmed), Mexico (Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz and Yucatan; as well as Campeche, Chiapas, Nayarit, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco and Tamaulipas, which represent new state records) and Nicaragua (hereby confirmed) (Fig. 10).	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE8C06821ED5BB96AC5FA47.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Saussure (1861) described the male counterpart of this species under a different name (Mantis mexicana) in the same publication; this was noted synonymized quite rapidly (Saussure & Zehntner 1893 – 1899). The record from Texas (USA) mentioned by Saussure & Zehntner (1893 – 1899), Kirby (1904), Chopard (1916) and Terra (1995) is considered erroneous, as there are no specimens in collections with such data and no further records from this country have been found. Beier (1935) synonymized P. basalis under this species and was agreed by Terra (1995) and Ehrmann (2002); it is important to note that the data on the label is incorrect, as this genus is not found in India. Agudelo (2004) mentioned P. sumichrasti for Colombia; however, the male specimen examined showed discrepancies with regard to the color and length of the tegmina and hindwings, being macropterous instead of brachypterous (Salazar & Ríos-Maláver, 2012). Therefore, this record is relegated to P. championi.	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE4C06B21ED5FC96C76FE23.taxon	description	Figures 5 – 7, 9, 10	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE4C06B21ED5FC96C76FE23.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. 1 ♀ Lectotype (former syntype, new designation, examined, Fig. 5) and 1 ♀ Paralectotype (former syntype, new designation, not examined) from Chiriqui, Panama (Natural History Museum). 2 ♂ from Chiriqui, Panama, holotype and paratype of Stagmomantis longicollis (Swedish Museum of Natural History, paratype examined, Fig. 7; holotype believed to be lost). Other material examined. PANAMA. Chiriqui. 1 ♀; NRM-MANT 0001481 (NHRS). Literature records. Giglio Tos (1917) recorded the species for Costa Rica (as Tauromantis championi). Terra (1995) mentions it for Costa Rica and Panama. Salazar (2000) made the first record for Colombia. Salazar (2001) and Salazar & Ríos-Maláver (2012) made further mentions for Colombia. Agudelo (2004) mentioned it for Colombia as P. sumichrasti (see above). Salazar & Stiewe (2009) showed a photo of a female type (labelled as the holotype) and also mentioned it for Colombia. Schwarz & Roy (2019) showed the male genitalia of this species from a specimen from Costa Rica (as Tauromantis championi).	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE4C06B21ED5FC96C76FE23.taxon	description	Known distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama (Fig. 10).	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
C9101D6EFFE4C06B21ED5FC96C76FE23.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Hebard (1933) synonymized Stagmomantis longicollis of Werner (1925) under this species, noting that the specimens were the male counterparts of the type material. Terra (1995) mentions “ Phasmomantis ” longicollis as a synonym of this species.	en	Luna, Manuel De, Hernández-Baltazar, Erick, Cubillos-Macías, Iker, Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A. (2026): The Mesoamerican mantises of the genus Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 (Mantidae: Stagmomantinae: Stagmomantini). Zootaxa 5741 (2): 325-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.2.5
