After a brief synopsis of the history of mantodean classification, a re-organized systematic
arrangement of extant praying mantids is provided. To overcome past homoplasy problems …

In biogeography, vicariance and long‐distance dispersal are often characterised as
competing scenarios. However, they are related concepts, both relying on collective …

Tettigoniidae (katydids) are a diverse group of insects that are well known for their leaf-like
camouflage and acoustic signaling. We present the first comprehensive phylogenetic …

Anti-predator defences are typically regarded as relatively static signals that conceal prey or
advertise their unprofitability. However, startle displays are complex performances that deter …

The nearly 200 species of direct-developing frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus (the
Caribbean landfrogs, which include the coquís) comprise an important lineage for …

Ancient biomolecule analyses are proving increasingly useful in the study of evolutionary
patterns, including extinct organisms. Proteomic sequencing techniques complement …

The recently reorganized classification of Mantodea has made significant progress in
resolving past homoplasy problems, although some relationships among higher taxa remain …

The Mantodea, or praying mantises, are easily recognized by their most apparent
apomorphy‐the prothoracic pair of legs having evolved into massive raptorial legs for …

A wasp mimicking praying mantis (Mantodea) of the early evolving Mantoididae family was
discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in Northern Peru. This adult …

Here we describe a new praying mantis species, Burmantis hexispinea sp. nov., from middle
Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new species differs from other species of Burmantis in the …