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The silent spreading of a giant mantis: a critical update on the distribution of Sphodromantis viridis (Forskål, 1775) in the Mediterranean islands (Mantodea: Mantidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2017
Authors:R. Battiston, Andria, S., Ruzzante, G.
Journal:Onychium
Volume:13
Pagination:25-30
Keywords:alien species, biogeography, distribution, Mantodea, natural spread, taxonomy
Abstract:

The recent discovery of new specimens of Sphodromantis viridis (Forskål, 1775) in Sardinia, together with the increasing number of sightings reported in the literature for the Mediterranean islands, allow a first investigation of the spreading dynamics of this mantis outside of its continental habitat in a biogeographical perspective. An insect historically absent from the Mediterranean islands but often sinantropic and with spreading dynamics compatible with an anthropogenic dispersal is confirmed here as a new species for Italy.

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.546318
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