@article{88671f86eb784ff2bd58347402308ddc,
title = "A New Species of Praying Mantis from Peru Reveals Impaling as a Novel Hunting Strategy in Mantodea (Thespidae: Thespini): Thespini)",
abstract = "A new species of lichen-mimicking praying mantis, Carrikerella simpira n. sp., is described from Tingo Mar{\'i}a region in Peru. The new species differs from its congeners in having reduced tergal lobes, a relatively sinuous pronotum, and it is found in the highland tropical rainforest of the Central Andes. Behavioral observations conducted on captive individuals revealed that juveniles and adults hunt by impaling prey using modified foretibial structures. Anatomical examinations of the incumbent trophic structures revealed functional adaptations for prey impaling in the foretibiae, primarily consisting of prominent, forwardly oriented, barbed spines. We provide an overall description of this novel hunting behavior in Mantodea and hypothesize on its evolutionary origin and adaptive significance for the Thespidae.",
keywords = "3D printing, behavior, Carrikerella, Heterochrony, mimicry",
author = "J. Rivera and Y. Callohuari",
note = "Funding Information: We are thankful to Eduardo Flores, Frank Wieland, and Clorinda Vergara Cobi{\'a}n for their assistance and feedback. We are especially indebted to Michel Barbach{\'a}n (Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicaci{\'o}n, Universidad de Lima, Per{\'u}) for producing and editing video footage, and Jos{\'e} Mar{\'i}a Espinoza (Centro de Aprendizaje Abierto, UNALM) for assisting us with 3D printing procedures. We also thank Jason Weintraub (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA) and Gavin J. Svenson (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) for enabling the analysis of relevant type specimens. Proyecto 4 VLIR/UOS-UNALM and Unidad de Innovaci{\'o}n Educativa-UNALM provided funding support for 3D modeling and printing to YC. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Sociedade Entomol{\'o}gica do Brasil.",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s13744-019-00744-y",
language = "American English",
volume = "49",
pages = "234--249",
journal = "Neotropical Entomology",
issn = "1519-566X",
publisher = "Springer US",
number = "2",
}