Rhythmic abdominal pumping movements in praying Mantises (Insecta: Mantodea)

We analyzed the rhythmic, cyclical dorsal-ventral abdominal pumping movements of nymphal and adult Hierodula patellifera (Audinet- Serville 1839), and adult Stagmomantis carolina (Johansson 1763), Tenodera sinensis (de Saussure 1871), Miomantis paykullii (Stål 1871), and Sphodromantis lineola (Burme...

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Main Authors: Frederick R. Prete, Aaron E. Schirmer, Salim Patel, Christina Carrion, Greg M. Prete, Bart van Alphen, Gavin J. Svenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2019-05-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
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Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/332