The genus Acontista (Mantodea, Acontistidae) in North and Central America: new records for Mexico, Honduras, and Panama using a citizen-science platform
New records of mantises of the genus Acontista Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 (Mantodea, Acontistidae) are made for North and Central America via the examination of material deposited in scientific collections as well as using the citizen-science platform iNaturalist: Acontista cordillerae Saussure, 1869 is newly recorded from the Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Nayarit, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Yucatan, and it is also recorded for the first time from Honduras. Acontista fraterna Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 is recorded for the first time from Panama. The color patterns of both species are discussed.
Authors
- Erick Hernández-Baltazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-3687)
- Manuel de Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-0507)
- Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-611X)
- Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-850X)
- Iker Cubillos Macías (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4693-8825)
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
- Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/21.6.1129
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00