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A checklist of Mantodea of Belize, with a regional key to species
Lohitashwa Garikipati1, Jason E Bond1
1Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA University of California Davis Davis United States of America.
Abstract:
The list of known Mantodea in Belize is updated, with notes of 12 new country records, bringing the total known species of Mantodea in Belize to 21. Further information on habitat and microhabitat observations are included. A regional dichotomous key and Lucid interactive key are provided to known species in Belize. A list of other possibly endemic species is provided. Remarks on the merit of further sampling efforts in central America are made, based on recent studies. Our findings suggest that our understanding of Central American Mantodean diversity could be vastly improved by further documentation.
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