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Head Capsule Terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of external head capsule morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the external structures on the praying mantis head capsule are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures. † Levereault (1936: 219) referred to the region of the cranial vertex that contains the juxtaocular bulges as the “temporal sclerites,” but did not provide a name for the juxtaocular bulges themselves.
Forewing terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of forewing venation and structure with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Wing venation terminology is organized top-down from anterior to posterior-most structures. It is further organized by the two major wing venation patterns observed in species belonging to MCM-type (i.e., Metallyticus, Chaeteessa, Mantoida, and some fossil species; cells shaded blue) and Mantis-type (e.g., Mantis religiosa; cells shaded orange). Red dashed line indicate the delimitation between the Radius R and the Media M. Red frames around cells indicate particularities of an author’s morphological interpretation. When multiple species are considered by an author, the first occurrence of a term in a general context is indicated for the first species.
Hindwing terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of hindwing venation and structure with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Wing venation terminology is organized top-down from anterior to posterior-most structures. It is further organized by the two major wing venation patterns observed species belonging to MCM-type (i.e., Metallyticus, Chaeteessa, Mantoida, and some fossil species) and Mantis-type (e.g., Mantis religiosa). Red frames around cells indicated particularities of an author’s morphological interpretation. When multiple species are considered by an author, the first occurrence of a term in a general context is indicated for the first species.
Leg structure terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of fore-, meso-, and metathoracic leg morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the external structures on the praying mantis fore-, meso-, and metathoracic leg are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures.
Thoracic structure terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of external thoracic morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the external structures on the praying mantis thorax are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures. † The small slender sclerites (sss) of the cervix can only be seen in fresh or alcohol-preserved specimens.
Abdominal structure terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of external abdominal structures with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the external structures on the praying mantis abdomen are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures.
Male genital structure terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of male genital morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the male praying mantis genital complex are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures.
Female genital structure terminology
Data type: terminology
Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of female genital morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the female praying mantis genital complex are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures.
Abdominal terminology discussion
Data type: discussion
Explanation note: Continued discussion on the abdominal terminology used within the publication.
Extended abdominal glossary
Data type: glossary
Explanation note: Extended glossary of Mantodea abdominal terminology.