taxonID	type	description	language	source
0E0008600905AC15FF61FBC862F6A56E.taxon	materials_examined	Several specimens of Liturgusa maya that were collected in Florida are now vouchered in praying mantis collections at the Department of Entomology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA, and in the entomology collection at the Florida State Collection of Arthropods in Gainesville, Florida. Two adult specimens were pinned; nymphs were stored in 70 % ethanol. SPECIMENS EXAMINED Liturgusa maya was collected 3 times, resulting in a total collection of 2 adult females, 12 nymphs, and 2 oothecae. Because the number of specimens examined are limited, the measurements should not be taken to represent the full morphological range of this species. Collection data are listed for each date: 23 Sep 2015. USA, Florida, Broward County, Long Key Nature Center and Natural Area, 26.076700 ° E, 80.325100 ° N. Collected by Brian Fridie. One adult female (USNMENT 01091960), 1 nymph (USNMENT 01091961), both deposited at National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 1 Mar 2016. USA, Florida, Broward County, Long Key Nature Center and Natural Area, 26.076700 ° E, 80.325100 ° N. Collected by Andrew Nisip and Gabriel Somarriba. One adult female, 10 nymphs (2 first instar, 1 second instar, 4 fourth instar, 1 fifh instar, 1 pre-subadult, 1 subadult), and 2 oothecae deposited at Florida State Collection of Arthropods. 29 Dec 2016. USA, Florida, Broward County, Long Key Nature Center and Natural Area, 26.076700 ° E, 80.325100 ° N. Collected by Andrew Nisip and Gabriel Somarriba. One nymph (second instar) deposited at Florida State Collection of Arthropods.	en	Nisip, Andrew J., Svenson, Gavin J., Fridie, Brian, Lucky, Andrea (2019): A newly established non-native praying mantis species, Liturgusa maya (Mantodea: Liturgusidae) in Florida, USA, and a key to Florida mantis genera. Florida Entomologist 102 (1): 147-153, DOI: 10.1653/024.102.0124, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a60f5029-8dd2-3c48-8a85-83018e1811c1/
0E0008600905AC15FF61FBC862F6A56E.taxon	description	MEASUREMENTS OF ADULT FEMALES Adult female (collected 1 Mar 2016; deposited at Florida State Collection of Arthropods): Body length 25.04 mm; forewing length 15.23 mm; hindwing length 11.46 mm; pronotum length 6.81 mm; prozone length 2.79 mm; pronotum width 2.14 mm; pronotum narrow width 2.12 mm; head width 5.74 mm; head vertex to clypeus 2.37 mm; frons width 2.17 mm; frons height 0.76 mm; prothoracic femur length 6.99 mm; mesothoracic femur length 7.99 mm; metathoracic femur length 8.07 mm; anteroventral femoral spine count 15 to 16; posteroventral femoral spine count 4; anteroventral tibial spine count 9 to 10; posteroventral tibial spine count 7. Adult female (collected 23 Sep 2015; USNMENT 01091960): Body length 24.99 mm; forewing length 15.61 mm; hindwing length 11.88 mm; pronotum length 6.78 mm; prozonelength 2.05 mm; pronotum width 2.70 mm; pronotum narrow width 2.06; mm head width 5.69 mm; head vertex to clypeus 2.35 mm; frons width 2.09 mm; frons height 0.82 mm; prothoracic femur length 6.68 mm; mesothoracic femur length 7.85 mm; metathoracic femur length 7.98 mm; anteroventral femoral spine count 15 to 16; posteroventral femoral spine count 4; anteroventral tibial spine count 10; posteroventral tibial spine count 7. SPECIMEN CARE AND OBSERVATION All specimens were captured alive and observed in captivity. All individuals fared well in captivity, although the initial adjustment to the enclosures was faster in younger nymphs. Adults and older nymphs took longer to become accustomed to the boundaries of the clear plastic enclosure wall. This was inferred by consistent eye rubbing and regular raptorial flicking against enclosure siding. Mating was never witnessed in captivity; all adult specimens were female. One of the wild-caught adult females produced 3 oothecae, 2 of which hatched. Nymphs that hatched in captivity failed to feed successfully and died within 4 d of hatching. A wild caught sub-adult female later molted to adult and laid 5 oothecae, but all were deformed and no hatchlings emerged from them.	en	Nisip, Andrew J., Svenson, Gavin J., Fridie, Brian, Lucky, Andrea (2019): A newly established non-native praying mantis species, Liturgusa maya (Mantodea: Liturgusidae) in Florida, USA, and a key to Florida mantis genera. Florida Entomologist 102 (1): 147-153, DOI: 10.1653/024.102.0124, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a60f5029-8dd2-3c48-8a85-83018e1811c1/
