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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2018, Vol. 6, Issue 3
First report of Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India

Ramesh Singh Yadav, Dharmpal Kerketta, Dharmendra Kumar and GP Painkra

The present study was based on the specimens collected of the subfamily Hymenopodinae during the course of a field survey of the district Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh in the month of October 22, 2017. The Mantids were collected from the flowers of the Thevetia peruviana by hand picking. One female mantidfauna have recorded and identified as Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869. The fauna have firstly recorded from the Uttar Pradesh. The descriptions of the species were made based on the morphological characters. The identifying features of species were Vertex with a very small spine, Prozona granulate and pronotum with slightly dentate lateral edges in female and smooth in male; having forewing with yellow band bordered by two black semi-circular rings like an eye spot and placed in the middle of the both wings, this eye mark enclosed black dots, usually two; base of forewing with a yellow spot also, the hind wing with pink at base, yellowish in costal area and brownish in discoidal and anal areas. The morphological descriptions and measurements of the relevant body parts are presented.
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How to cite this article:
Ramesh Singh Yadav, Dharmpal Kerketta, Dharmendra Kumar, GP Painkra. First report of Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869 (Mantodea: Hymenopodidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(3):1579-1582.

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