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Dr. Fothergill's little gray American mantis: Taxonomic revision of Thespis Serville, 1831

By Anderson K.
Soothsayer, J. Mantodea Res. 3(1): 48‒103, 2022

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Caution: there are major discrepancies between the range map on p.80 and distribution data in the text elsewhere • no explanation is given for using both feminine and masculine forms of epithets among Thespis species names, as well as numerous instances of questionable use of terminology.

Contributed by v belov on 9 November, 2023 - 4:23pm

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The Neotropical 'polymorphic earless praying mantises' – Part I: molecular phylogeny and revised higher-level systematics...

By Rivera J., Svenson G.J.
Sys. Entomol. 41: 607–649, 2016

Full title: The Neotropical ‘polymorphic earless praying mantises’ – Part I: molecular phylogeny and revised higher-level systematics (Insecta: Mantodea, Acanthopoidea)
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Contributed by v belov on 12 November, 2023 - 7:06pm

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The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera)

By Schwarz C.J., Roy R.
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 55: 101‒196, 2019

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Contributed by v belov on 21 September, 2021 - 9:16pm

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Florida preying mantids

By Choate P.M.

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Contributed by v belov on 28 February, 2016 - 6:56pm

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A Checklist of the Cave Fauna of Texas. V. Additional Records of Insecta.

By Reddell, J.R.
The Texas journal of science 22(1): 47-65., 1970

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Reddell, J.R. (1970). A Checklist of the Cave Fauna of Texas. V. Additional Records of Insecta. The Texas journal of science 22(1): 47-65.

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Seventy-three species of insect are reported for the first time from caves in Texas; new records and bibliographic citations are included for 93 species previously reported from Texas caves. Unpublished records are included for the following groups: Collembola, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Odonata, Blattidae, Gryllacrididae, Psocoptera, Dermaptera, Lepidoptera, Formicidae, Siphonaptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. Of special significance are new records for species of the carabid genus Rhadine.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 26 October, 2025 - 10:55am

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Entomological correspondence of Thaddeus William Harris, M.D.

By Scudder, S.H. (Ed.)
Boston Society of Natural History, Boston., 1869

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Scudder, S.H. (Ed.) (1869). Entomological correspondence of Thaddeus William Harris, M.D. Edited by Samuel H. Scudder. Boston Society of Natural History, Boston.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 2 September, 2025 - 12:33pm

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Entomology for beginners: for the use of young folks, fruit-growers, farmers, and gardeners

By A.S. Packard
Henry Holt and Company, 1888

This little volume is an interesting glimpse into the science of entomology in the late 1800s, but today it is most useful as a source of public domain figures. Available online at Biodiversity Heritage Library

Contributed by Chris Wirth on 27 January, 2025 - 9:56pm

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Facts and theories concerning the insect head

By R.E. Snodgrass
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 142, (1), 1–61, 1960

Detailed information and illustrations of insect head structures, but with somewhat dated terminology; available online and indicated as not in copyright in the United States.

Contributed by Chris Wirth on 25 January, 2025 - 7:48pm

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