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| Tenomaculosa hexapunctata Tarapipattanakun & Unnahachote, 2025 |
A new genus and species Tenomaculosa hexapunctata gen. et sp. n. of praying mantis (Mantodea) is described from the southern Thailand. The new genus distinguished from related genera by the presence of six distinct black spots on the internal surfaces of the profemur and, in lateral view, by widened posterior part of the pronotum. Additionally, unidentified species of the genus Mesopteryx Saussure, 1870 is found in Thailand for the first time. A key to the genera of the subtribe Tenoderina in the Oriental region is also given.
Key words: Mantodea, praying mantises, Mantidae, Tenoderinae, Tenoderini, Oriental region.
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| Tenomaculosa hexapunctata gen. et sp. n.: A – holotype male in dorsal view; B – head in frontal view; C – inner side of prothoracic leg. |
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| Fore legs of the subtribe Tenoderina genera: A – Mesopteryx sp.; B – Tenodera cf. fasciata; C – Tenodera aridifolia; D – Tenospilota nova; E, F – Tenomaculosa hexapunctata gen. et sp. n. |
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| Tenomaculosa hexapunctata gen. et sp. n., male genitalia and terminalia. A – ventral view of left phallomere; B – ventral view of ventral phallomere; C – ventral view of right phallomere; D – supraanal plate and cerci; E – subgenital plate. |
Genus Tenomaculosa Tarapipattanakun et Unnahachote, gen. n.
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. Tenomaculosa gen. n. can be distinguished from Tenospilota by the pronotum being thicker towards the end in lateral view (in Tenospilota, the thickness is equal throughout the entire pronotum). The internal surfaces of the profemur presents six distinct black spots (only one large black spot is present around the tibial spur groove). The forewings without any pattern (with dark patches present in the discoidal areas), and the hindwings are transparent (with five black horizontal stripes patterns on the discoidal area).
ETYMOLOGY. The genus name is a combination of the word “Teno” referring to the related genus Tenodera, which shares some characteristics, and the Latin word “maculosa”, meaning spotted, in reference to the black spots on the profemur.
Tenomaculosa hexapunctata Tarapipattanakun et Unnahachote, sp. n.
ETYMOLOGY. The specific name “hexapunctata” is a combination of the word “hexa” meaning six, and the word “punctata” which is a Latin word meaning points. The name refers to the six black points on the inner side of the profemur of a new species.
Tarapipattanakun P. and Unnahachote T. 2025. A New monotypic Genus of the Tribe Tenoderini (Mantodea: Mantidae: Tenoderinae) from the southern Thailand. Far Eastern Entomologist. 538: 1-11. DOI: doi.org/10.25221/fee.538.1
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