Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Nikita S Chaudhari, Patel PS, Gothi HR and Barad CS

Abstract:
Field survey was carried out during 2019-2021 to study the mantid fauna in agroecosystem, forest ecosystem and grassland ecosystem in North Gujarat. The result indicated occurrence of the twenty-one mantid species belonging to eight families viz., Mantidae, Hymenopodidae, Empusidae, Gonypetidae, Eremiaphiidae, Rivetinidae, Toxoderidae and Nanomantidae. Out of 21 species recorded, 8 were belong to family Mantidae followed by family Hymenopodidae (4), Empusidae (2), Toxoderidae (2), Rivetinidae (2), Gonypetidae (1), Eremiaphiidae (1), Nanomantidae (1). Among family of Mantidae, 2 sub-families of Hierodulinae and Mantinae both were the dominant group. An inventory of mantid fauna of North Gujarat was also prepared. Further, 9 species of mantids were recorded first time in Gujarat viz., Mantis religiosa inornata (Werner, 1930), Statilia guineensis (Chopard, 1954), Hierodula tenuidentata darvasica (Lindt, 1963), Anaxarcha sp. (Stal, 1877), Hestiasula brunneriana (Saussure, 1871), Mantis marginalis (Stoll, 1813), Toxoderopsis taurus (Wood-Mason, 1889), Deiphobe brunneri (Saussure, 1871) and Deiphobe brevipennis (Sjostedt, 1930).