A new mantid record for Ecuador (Dictyoptera: Mantodea: Mantoididae)

Resumen

Taxonomically, the mantid fauna of Ecuador is one of the best known in the Neotropical región, and several papers have been published on the subject since Giglio-Tos' first reporte about the mantids of that country (GIGLIO-TOS 1898). A recent compilation by LOMBARDO & AGABITI (2001) lists 49 species of mantids (incluiding a new one), with new records and updates on the knowledge of many species.