Galapagia solitaria Scudder, 1893

Rivera, Julio, Picón-Rentería, Patricio, Avendaño, Jose M., Román, Andrea C. & Betancourt-Cargua, Lenyn, 2025, Liturgusa maya (Mantodea, Liturgusidae), the first record of an alien praying mantis in the Galápagos Islands, Journal of Orthoptera Research 34 (2), pp. 249-256 : 249-256

Galapagia solitaria Scudder, 1893

Distribution in Galápagos. —

Baltra, Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago, and Seymour Islands.

Habitat. —

Ground level and herbaceous plants, ranging from arid to humid forest environments.

Remarks. —

This species shows considerable variation in size, body proportions, and coloration throughout its range. Male genitalia, however, exhibit little variation. Although the entire Galápagos population is treated as one species, genetic studies will be necessary to reassess its taxonomic status and unveil its evolutionary history and dispersal patterns across the archipelago.

Relevant references. —

Peck (2001), Svenson (2014 b), Rivera and Vergara-Cobián (2017), Rivera and Svenson (2020).