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The genus Acontista (Mantodea, Acontistidae) in North and Central America: new records for Mexico, Honduras, and Panama using a citizen-science platform

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: New records of mantises of the genus Acontista Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 (Mantodea, Acontistidae) are made for North and Central America via the examination of material deposited in scientific collections as well as using the citizen-science platform iNaturalist: Acontista cordillerae Saussure, 1869 is newly recorded from the Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Nayarit, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Yucatan, and it is also recorded for the first time from Honduras. Acontista fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 is recorded for the first time from Panama. The color patterns of both species are discussed.

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DOI: 10.15560/21.6.1129

Authors: Manuel de Luna, Erick Hernández-Baltazar, Iker Cubillos Macías, Gerardo Cuéllar Rodríguez, Ismael A. Hinojosa Díaz

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

Language: English

Topic: Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161

Funder: Society of Systematic Biologists