First record of non-carnivore feeding behavior in a wild praying mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)

Authors

  • Leonardo M. Lanna Laboratório de Fitossanidade, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4087-9502
  • João Felipe H. Rocha Laboratório de Fitossanidade, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Sávio Cavalcante Laboratório de Fitossanidade, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Derek Godoy Laboratório de Insetos Aquáticos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
  • Maria Lucia F. Teixeira Laboratório de Fitossanidade, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03003

Keywords:

Dictyoptera, Natural History, Neotropical, Mantises, Stagmatoptera

Abstract

Praying mantises are recognized as carnivorous, exclusively feeding on live prey. Field observations during a praying mantis survey in the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed an adult male of Stagmatoptera precaria (Linnaeus, 1758) feeding on latex exudes of a papaya tree (Carica papaya L). This anecdote is the first record of non-carnivorous feeding behavior in wild praying mantises.

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Published

2021-01-18

How to Cite

Lanna, L. M., Rocha, J. F. H., Cavalcante, S., Godoy, D., & Teixeira, M. L. F. (2021). First record of non-carnivore feeding behavior in a wild praying mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae). Entomological Communications, 3, ec03003. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec03003

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