Amorphoscelis singaporana Giglio-Tos, 1915

Unnahachote, T., 2025, REVIEW OF THE GENUS AMORPHOSCELIS STÅL, 1871 (MANTODEA: AMORPHOSCELIDAE) FROM THAILAND WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES, Far Eastern Entomologist 518, pp. 14-21 : 20

Amorphoscelis singaporana Giglio-Tos, 1915

Figs 2C, 2F , 3D, 3E

Type locality: Singapore ( Giglio-Tos, 1915).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Thailand: Nan Prov., Bo Klua Dist. , 2.VIII 2019, 1♂ , T. Unnahachote leg. ( TUPC); Uthai Thani Prov., Lan Sak Dist. , 15˚28ˊ50˝ N, 99˚17ˊ 37˝ E, h= 420 m, 16-20.XII 2020, 1♂, 1♀ , T. Unnahachote leg. ( TUPC); Chanthaburi Prov., Khao Khitchakut Dist. , 20-22 II 2020, 1♂ , W. Pathomwattananurak leg. ( TUPC); Bangkok, Bang Khen Dist., Kasetsart University , 6.VIII 2019, 2♂ , T. Unnahachote leg. ( TUPC).

COMPARISON. This species can be superficially distinguished from A. pathomwattananuraki sp. n. by a combination of the following characteristics: 1) shape of juxtaocular bulges (more or less conical vs. rounded); 2) shape of pronotum (wider than long vs. longer than wide); 3) color pattern of forewing; 4) shape of the last segment of the cerci (more or less oval vs. distinctly elongated).

REMARKS. This species can frequently be found even in urban areas. A. singaporana is an abundant species in Thailand.

Figures

Fig 2. Forewings, head and prothorax of Amorphoscelis spp. A, D – A. pathomwattananuraki sp. n.; B, E – A. sulawesiana; C, F – A. singaporana.

Fig 3. Male genitalia and subgenital plate of Thai Amorphoscelis spp. A-C – A. pathomwattananuraki sp. n.; D, E – A. singaporana.