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03CE87CB1C0DBE09FF5CFA11FA6BF96A.text	03CE87CB1C0DBE09FF5CFA11FA6BF96A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Fulciniini Ehrmann & Roy 2002	<div><p>Key to known Australian Fulciniini genera</p><p>1 Overall body colour greenish, rarely brown; pronotum with a pair of obvious raised tubercles posteromedially; female abdomen with small to large dorsomedian projections; male genitalia with pda rounded and usually bifurcate, with afa elongate to kidney-shaped............................................................................ Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos</p><p>- Overall body colour brown or grey; pronotum with or without obvious raised tubercles; female abdomen with small dorsomedian projections only or without dorsomedian projections; male genitalia not as above................................... 2</p><p>2 Form slender; pronotum elongate and more than 2.2 times as long as wide (Figure 1A–B, 6A–B); female abdomen without dorsomedian projections; male genitalia with pda a single robust spine (Figure 1C–D, 6C–D)................ Ima Tindale</p><p>- Form robust; pronotum roughly diamond-shaped and approximately 2.0 times as long as wide (Figure 10A–B); female abdomen with small dorsomedian projections; male genitalia with pda bifurcate (Figure 10C–D)........... Inimia Connors gen. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C0DBE09FF5CFA11FA6BF96A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C0DBE0CFF5CF889FED0F93B.text	03CE87CB1C0DBE0CFF5CF889FED0F93B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ima Tindale	<div><p>Ima Tindale</p><p>Ima Tindale, N.B. 1924, Review of Australian Mantidae . Part II. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide), vol. 2, pp. 547–552 [549]. Type species: Ima fusca Tindale, by original designation.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. Small, rather slender and delicate, male macropterous, female moderately brachypterous. Body colour brown or grey with darker mottling, with a distinctive line of dark and pale patches along the tegmen. Eyes moderately dorsoventrally compressed, juxtaocular bulge prominent. Pronotum elongate, more than 2.2 times as long as wide, without strong paired tubercles. Abdomen unmodified, without projections. Male genitalia with pda a short robust spine, L4A without other projections, afa rather small and not strongly bifurcate. Ima can be distinguished from all other Australian Fulciniinae by the lack of tubercles on the pronotum, the pronotum being more than 2.2 times as long as wide, and the lack of dorsomedian abdominal projections in the female, and the pda of the male genitalia being present as a single robust spine.</p><p>Description. External morphology is strongly conserved in this genus, and the only consistent difference between the two species is the form of the male genitalia.</p><p>Head. Head subtriangular, wider than pronotum, approximately 1.7 times as wide as high in male, approximately 1.6 times as wide as high in female, compressed, finely shagrinate. Clypeus subrectangular, transverse, with moderately arched, elevated postmedian transverse ridge and two transverse, weakly elevated antemedian ridges, these more prominent in female; posterior margin weakly convex; anterior margin sinuate. Lower frons transverse, six-sided; posterior margin concave, elevated, with corners produced into blunt projections; anterior corners with a small, rounded swelling. Eyes very large, rounded, bulbous, moderately dorsoventrally compressed. Ocellar tubercle prominent, raised in male, weakly elevated in female; in male ocelli large, ovate, median ocellus distinctly smaller than lateral ocelli; in female ocelli smaller, subequal in size. Vertex slightly elevated but not produced into a postocellar process, weakly sinuate, somewhat concave in dorsal view; frontal sulcus feebly indicated laterally but surrounded by a broad depression; juxtaocular bulge prominent, rounded, projecting posteriorly beyond posterior margin of both eye and vertex.Antennae elongate, slender, setose; when directed posteriorly, reaching approximately base of hind coxae in male, reaching approximately base of hind wings in female; scape wide, rounded, slightly kidney-shaped; pedicel narrower, weakly constricted basally; first flagellomere elongate, second short, subsequent flagellomeres gradually becoming more elongate distally.</p><p>Thorax. Pronotum moderately elongate, subovate, approximately 2.2 times as long as wide in male, approximately 2.5 times as long as wide in female, broadest anterior to centre but posterior to supracoxal sulcus, surface finely shagrinate, with a few small, scattered tubercles; dorsolaterally with a pair of moderately-defined, undulating longitudinal carinae extending along almost the entire pronotum, these bounding a more flattened dorsal region. Supracoxal sulcus strongly arched, deep on lateral margins of pronotum but only weakly indicated dorsally; median keel almost absent anteriorly, low and weakly-defined on posterior of metazone. Prozone ovate, with sides almost parallel, somewhat elevated anteriorly but with anterior margin sloping downwards, posteriorly with low diagonal ridges along dorsolateral carinae, irregularly tuberculate posterolaterally. Metazone somewhat elongate, broadest anteriorly, approximately 1.7 times length of prozone in male, approximately 1.9 times length of prozone in female, weakly elevated anteromedially and posteriorly such that dorsal surface is weakly undulate, anterolaterally with a short longitudinal ridge of varying distinctness, this generally weaker in female. Lateral pronotal expansion present as a narrow, finely dentate margin (Figure 1A–B, 6A–B). Prosternum very finely granulated; ventral cervical sclerite and intercervical sclerites present as narrow, rounded ridges, the latter especially more prominent in females; postcervical plate broad, subrectangular, with concave anterior margin; T-shaped sclerite narrow medially, slightly broader in male; gustifolium organ small, reduced, rounded, with scattered setae; furcasternite with low median keel anteriorly and with low, rounded ridge along posterolateral margins. Posterior hearing organ is of the DK type in male, of the DNK type in female.</p><p>Foreleg spination formula: F = 3DS/10–14AvS/4PvS; T = 7–8AvS/4–7PvS.</p><p>Legs. Forecoxa elongate, narrow, keeled and finely toothed along dorsal margin, with strong, tuberculate median keel posteriorly; coxal lobes broad, convergent. Forefemur elongate, broadest slightly basal to tibial spur groove, narrowing anteriorly, with scattered tubercles and setae; dorsal keel strong, elevated; posterior keel present, sometimes low and poorly-defined; tibial spur groove with prominent distal edge but poorly-defined basally; femoral brush ovate; middle discoidal spine largest, distal smallest, distal discoidal spine directed distally; anteroventral forefemur spines alternating between large and small basally, with distalmost spine always large but penultimate one to four spines small, sometimes with distinct gap between penultimate and ultimate distalmost spines; a row of minute spines along a ridge between the anteroventral and posteroventral spines, this extending from near the base of the forefemur to the femoral brush, interrupted by the discoidal spines; genicular spurs strong, well-developed. Foretibia slender, elongate, with scattered setae; a distinct gap between ultimate and penultimate basalmost posteroventral foretibial spines in most specimens, this gap sometimes replaced by a very small spine; tibial spur long, gently curved. Foretarsus longer than foretibia, unmodified. Mid and hind legs moderately long, sparsely setose, unmodified; genicular spurs absent; tibial spurs short; tarsi relatively long.</p><p>Wings. Tegmina elongate, with sides subparallel, reaching or just exceeding end of abdomen in male, almost reaching end of fifth abdominal segment in female; veins reticulate, especially distal to stigma; basal area between anterior branch of anterior cubitus and posterior cubitus with many crossveins. Hind wings broad, shortened in female, marginally exceeding end of tegmina in male, in line with or marginally exceeding end of tegmina in female; anterior cubitus unbranched (Figure 1A–B, 6A–B).</p><p>Abdomen. Abdomen unmodified, moderately elongate, slightly broader in female; with scattered setae, these denser posteriorly; sometimes with very small, bluntly triangular posterolateral projections on posterior tergites. Cerci elongate, cylindrical, setose, segments gradually lengthening distally (Figure 2, 7). Supra-anal plate of male short, triangular, lateral margins slightly concave, not reaching posterior edge of subgenital plate. Supra-anal plate of female moderately elongate, triangular, tip slightly blunted, marginally exceeding tip of subgenital plate. Subgenital plate of male subtriangular, lateral margins slightly convex, broadly incised at posterior tip between styli, slightly asymmetrical such that the base of the right stylus is more posterior than the left; styli short to moderately long, cylindrical, setose, sometimes with right stylus shorter than left (Figure 2B, 7B). Subgenital plate of female subtriangular, lateral margins slightly convex; ventroterminal lobes elongate, triangular, with lateral regions curled upwards and directed dorsally, tips slightly blunted (Figure 2A, 7A).</p><p>Genitalia. Male genitalia with L4A ovate to subtriangular; pda a short, blunt, finely shagrinate spine, directed to the right; afa rather small and not bifurcate, poorly to strongly sclerotised, positioned rather posteriorly; paa poorly sclerotised, elongate, curled dorsally, bent strongly to the left, with rounded tip; loa very small, rounded, directed posterodextrally; fda rather broad, setose posteriorly, sometimes slightly constricted basally; pia a small, strongly sclerotised, rounded to angulate tubercle directed sinistroventrally; pva an elongate, strongly sclerotised projection narrowing abruptly to a blunt point, this directed ventrally and curving evenly along its length such that the apex is directed posteriorly (Figure 1C–D, 6C–D).</p><p>Colour. Body colour brown or grey with darker markings, pattern relatively consistent but very variable in intensity. Some specimens very pale grey-brown or orange-brown with few darker markings, others dark brown with bold, almost black patterning.</p><p>Head pale to mid brown with dark mottling on labrum, clypeus, mandibles, and around circumantennal sulcus; anterior 2/3 of lower frons dark, forming a transverse stripe, posterior 1/3 very pale; vertex and ocellar tubercle with scattered dark dots, denser around parietal sulcus; ocelli orange-yellow; antennae entirely pale. Eyes distinctly patterned with lateral stripes, consisting of two curved, thin, dark stripes on dorsal surface separated by a very pale region; a thicker, pale cream stripe beneath; a broad dark stripe laterally, concurrent with dark markings on lower frons; a thin, cream stripe beneath, and a curved, thin, dark stripe on ventral surface; extreme dorsal and ventral regions slightly darker than ground colour of head; these markings often fading after death.</p><p>Pronotum pale to mid brown; dorsal surface with scattered, dark dots and short streaks, occasionally with a pair of thin, dark longitudinal lines along midline extending along almost entire length of pronotum, slightly divergent posteriorly; lateral surface with two broad, dark, longitudinal lines, on metazone these almost touching the dorsolateral longitudinal carinae, on prozone separated from carinae by a broad pale region; the region between these dark lines usually heavily mottled dark brown, sometimes entirely dark such that only a single, very broad dark line is present; lateral margin of metazone with a pair of short, thin, curved, dark lines anteriorly, on widest section of pronotum; lateral pronotum margin pale cream. Prosternum mostly unicolourous with some dark markings on the intercervical sclerites and T-shaped sclerite, furcasternite often with dark lateral margins and a dark transverse band posteromedially.</p><p>Legs pale to mid brown; forelegs with small, scattered dark dots; forecoxae sometimes with longitudinal stripes on posterior surface; forefemoral and foretibial spines with dark brown tips; foretarsi pale. Mid and hind legs usually with dark bands of variable intensity, distal section of mid and hind femora usually very dark.</p><p>Tegmina mostly opaque, pale, mottled with darker patches; costa and basal half of anterior radius pale cream, the latter sometimes with faint dark bands, most other veins brown; pterostigma surrounded by an elongate, almost white patch, with dark ovate patches basal to and distal to the pterostigma, the former sometimes extending as a thin streak posterior to the pterostigma, beyond these an ovate pale patch and then an ovate dark patch, forming a banded line along anterior radius and media, these patterns sometimes somewhat obsolete distal to pterostigma; with many irregular dark markings adjacent to sectors but separated from them by a thin pale border. Hindwing mostly hyaline; veins mostly brown; costal region pale, mostly opaque; usually with irregular dark patches adjacent to distal 1/10 of anterior radius, posterior radius, media, and anterior cubitus.</p><p>Dorsal and ventral surface of mesothorax, metathorax, and abdomen pale to mid brown with scattered, dark dots; dorsal surface also with short, irregular, dark, longitudinal lines, these sometimes aligned as longer stripes; cerci pale, sometimes with faint dark mottling (Figure 1A–B, 4, 6A–B, 9).</p><p>Remarks. Species of Ima are widespread across the northeast coast of Australia, and although they can be very abundant where they occur they are often highly localised. It is not uncommon for multiple individuals of different life stages to be found on just one or two suitable trees whilst being absent from all other trees in a small area. For this reason the species are seldom encountered by most collectors, and winged males that have been attracted to lights make up the majority of museum specimens.</p><p>Oothecae of both Ima fusca and Ima corymbia sp. nov. are extremely cryptic and are laid in narrow gaps between bark where they are well-hidden from potential threats (Figure 3, 8). Adult females insert the distal half of their abdomen into a gap in the bark of their host tree, and deposit a flattened ootheca that is attached to the bark on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces (Figure 4D). The elongated, triangular subgenital plate of the females of Ima spp. likely aids them in finding a suitable crevice and probably also in enlarging an existing crevice, enabling the oothecae to be deposited well away from the surface of the bark (Figure 2A, 7A). The oothecae are thus extremely well-hidden and have only been collected from the wild on rare occasions; even oothecae laid by captive females have proven difficult to find.</p><p>Adults and nymphs alike display similar hunting behaviour. Typically, a mantis will stand facing downwards on a vertical tree trunk with its body raised above the bark. Once prey is sighted, usually from a few centimetres away, the mantis actively runs towards it and catches it with its forelegs. Unlike more robust mantises, Ima typically catch only very small prey, and the impact of the forelegs alone is often enough to completely immobilise prey. Sexual cannibalism has not been recorded in any species of Ima, although adult Ima corymbia sp. nov. have been observed preying on conspecific nymphs.</p><p>Ima rely on their cryptic colouration as a primary defence, and the variation in colour and pattern between individuals aids in camouflaging them against different shades of bark. Upon being disturbed, however, individuals will run a short distance away, often to the other side of the trunk in smaller trees. Initially facing downwards, the mantis turns to a diagonal or horizontal position, runs to a new position, and then turns to face vertically again. Upon reaching this new position, individuals frequently flatten themselves against the trunk as an additional attempt to evade attention. The entire sequence is so rapid, however, that it is often not obvious to the naked eye that the mantis has turned. Figure 5 shows such a sequence, in which a male Ima fusca travels approximately five body lengths to a new position on a tree trunk. The entire process takes just over a quarter of a second, and as it runs the mantis reaches a relative speed of approximately 34 body lengths per second.</p><p>Despite their similarities, Ima fusca and Ima corymbia sp. nov. are apparently entirely allopatric and show a distinct difference in habitat preference, with Ima fusca preferring wetter coastal areas and Ima corymbia preferring drier inland areas. Only a single species has been recorded at any one locality, although they have been recorded from sites just a few kilometres away from each other in the vicinity of Cooktown. Both species may occur at Davies Creek (Figure 15E) where distinct segregation of individuals by habitat and host tree occurs, however we have been unable to examine any specimens from this locality to confirm this.</p><p>As female Ima fusca and Ima corymbia sp. nov. cannot be distinguished morphologically, female specimens have been identified via molecular sequencing or have been tentatively identified based on association with male specimens.A number of female specimens could not be confidently identified; these are mapped using white circles in Figure 14.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C0DBE0CFF5CF889FED0F93B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C08BE0CFF5CF8B9FA6BF825.text	03CE87CB1C08BE0CFF5CF8B9FA6BF825.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ima Tindale	<div><p>Key to known species of Ima</p><p>1 Male genitalia with afa straight or at most weakly concave on right side (Figure 1C–D)................. Ima fusca Tindale</p><p>- Male genitalia with afa strongly indented on right side such that it is weakly bifurcate (Figure 6C–D)............................................................................................... Ima corymbia Connors sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C08BE0CFF5CF8B9FA6BF825	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C09BE00FF5CFF21FDB1F896.text	03CE87CB1C09BE00FF5CFF21FDB1F896.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ima fusca Tindale	<div><p>Ima fusca Tindale</p><p>Figures 1–5, 14, 15A–D</p><p>Ima fusca Tindale, N.B. 1924, Review of Australian Mantidae . Part II. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide), vol. 2, pp. 547–552 [549].</p><p>Type material. Holotype male. Label 1 front. “I.14591 Ima fusca Tindale Cairns dist. A.M.Lea Type ”. Label 1 back. “NB Tindale Type a ♂ also Genotype”. Label 2. “Cairns dist. A. M. Lea ”. Label 3. “ SAMA Database No. 11- 000001” . Holotype in South Australian Museum, Adelaide .</p><p>Additional material. QLD: 1♂ South Alice Ck, 20km S of Dalhunty R. crossing, Cape York Peninsula, 30 OCT 1979, M.S. &amp; B.J. Moulds (ANIC) ; 4♂♂ 13km E by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=142.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 142.0/lat -12.4)">S of Weipa</a>, 12.40 S 142.00 E, 25 OCT 1993, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop CY-53 (ANIC) ; 1♂ 2km NE. by E. of Mt. Tozer, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=143.13&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.44" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 143.13/lat -12.44)">Iron Range Nat. Park</a>, 12.44 S 143.13 E, 3 JUL 1986, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop I-6 (ANIC) ; 1♂ 5km N by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=141.51&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 141.51/lat -12.35)">W of Weipa</a>, 12.35 S 141.51 E, 24 OCT 1993, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop CY-52 (ANIC) ; 4♂♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=141.896&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.615" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 141.896/lat -12.615)">Weipa</a>, 12.615 S 141.896 E, 11–19 SEP 2021, D. Funnell (ANIC) ; 1♂ Weipa Vicinity [no date or collector] (ANIC); 1♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=142.56&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-13.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 142.56/lat -13.25)">2km N of Archer River</a>, 13.25 S 142.56 E, 25 OCT 1993, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop CY-54 (ANIC) ; 1♀ The Bend Campsite, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=143.194&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-13.925" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 143.194/lat -13.925)">Coen</a>, 13.925 S 143.194 E, 1 JUN 2022, M.G. Connors, C. Henderson, &amp; M. Allan (ANIC) ; 5♀♀ 4♂♂ 3.5km SW. by S. of Mt. Baird, nr. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.07&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.07/lat -15.1)">Cooktown</a>, 15.10 S 145.07 E, 3–5 MAY 1981, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 31. on Melaleuca, Genitalia prep. MG399–402 J. Balderson (ANIC) ; 1♀ 1♂ same data, collected as nymph: reared in laboratory (ANIC); 1♀ same locality, date, and collector, Stop 31 Melaleuca &amp; bloodwood (ANIC) ; 2♂♂ 7km N. of Hope Vale Miss., nr. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.07&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.14" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.07/lat -15.14)">Cooktown</a>, 15.14 S 145.07 E, 4 OCT 1980, T. A. Weir &amp; R. A. Barrett, Genitalia prep. MG311 J. Balderson (ANIC) ; 1♂ 14km W. by N. of Hope Vale Mission, nr. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=144.59&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.16" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 144.59/lat -15.16)">Cooktown</a>, 15.16 S 144.59 E, 9 OCT 1980, T.A. Weir &amp; R. A. Barrett (ANIC) ; 2♀♀ same locality, 7–10 MAY 1981, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 34. on paperbark, wet Melaleuca swamp (ANIC) ; 1♀ nymph 1♂ 1km N. of Rounded Hill, nr. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.13&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.17" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.13/lat -15.17)">Cooktown</a>, 15.17 S 145.13 E, 6 OCT 1980, T.A. Weir &amp; R. A. Barrett (ANIC) ; 4♀♀ 5♂♂ same locality, 5–7 MAY 1981, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 32 on Melaleuca paperbark, Genitalia prep. 415–418 J. Balderson (ANIC) ; 2♂♂ same data, collected as nymph and reared in laboratory (ANIC); 1♀ Walker’s Bay, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.28" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.15/lat -15.28)">Cooktown</a>, 15.28 S 145.15 E, 26 JAN 1995, L. R. Ring (ANIC) ; 1♀ 1♂ Cooktown Botanic Gardens, 7 APR 1991, G. Milledge, MAN-41 &amp; MAN-42 (MV) ; 2♂♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.26&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-15.47" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.26/lat -15.47)">Cooktown Botanic Gardens</a>, 15.47 S 145.26 E, 2 OCT 2022, M.G. Connors, G. Kruger-Ilingworth, &amp; R. Kinnaird, on Melaleuca (ANIC); 1♀ Cattana Wetlands, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.83" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.7/lat -16.83)">Cairns</a>, 16.83 S 145.70 E, 4 JUN 2022, M.G. Connors, on Melaleuca (ANIC); 1♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.70717&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.829445" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.70717/lat -16.829445)">Cattana Wetlands</a> intake road, 16°49’46.0’’ S 145°42’25.8’’ E, [no date], J. Kramer, specimen 21 (ANIC) ; 1♂ Holloways <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.73611&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.838472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.73611/lat -16.838472)">Beach Swamp Edge</a>, 16°50’18.5’’ S 145°44’10.0’’ E, 8 FEB 2020, J. Quinn, species #8 (ANIC) ; 3♀♀ 2♂♂ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.751&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.901" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.751/lat -16.901)">Cairns Botanic Gardens</a>, 16.901 S 145.751 E, 25 MAR 2022, M.G. Connors, on Melaleuca (ANIC); 2♂♂ Les Davies Park, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.763&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.909" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.763/lat -16.909)">Cairns</a>, 16.909 S, 145.763 E, 29 SEP 2022, M.G. Connors, on Melelauca (ANIC) ; 4♂♂ Clohesy River Rd Dinden State For. Nr Koah, 417m, 16°55’.422’ S 145°35.490’ E, 19 JUL 2017, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 31 (ANIC) ; 1♂ Clohesy River Rd. Dinden State Forest, nr <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.5918&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.924267" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.5918/lat -16.924267)">Koah</a>, 412 m, 16°55.456’ S 145°35.508’ E, 4 OCT 2021, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 23 (ANIC) ; 1♂ Clohesy River Rd Dinden State For. Nr Koah, 410m, 16°55’.416’ S 145°35.483’ E, 5 OCT 2018, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 28 (ANIC) ; 1♀ Townsville, DEC 1981, Preston-Maffam (ANIC) .</p><p>Differential diagnosis. Ima fusca can be distinguished from Ima corymbia sp. nov. only by the male genitalia having afa without a strong indentation on the right side.</p><p>Description. As for the generic description in external morphology and colouration. Male genitalia with afa directed posteriorly, with tip broadly rounded, often poorly sclerotised, right side straight or at most very weakly concave (Figure 1C–D).</p><p>Nymph. Older nymphs are similar in morphology and colour to adults, but lack wings (Figure 4E). Very young nymphs are pale with relatively long legs and shorter abdomen.</p><p>Ootheca. Small, cryptic; pale salmon pink externally, internally a deeper reddish pink; ovate, strongly flattened, distal end slightly pointed; with two irregular rows of eggs, these laying almost flat but not parallel with each other; external foam layer thin but covering almost entire ootheca; emergence area obscured by foam (Figure 3). In nature, oothecae are deposited in the very narrow space between layers of bark such that the two broadest sides both attach to the substrate. Even if removed from the tree, a thin layer of bark usually remains glued to the external surface of the ootheca. If deprived of bark, females will deposit oothecae in narrow cracks between other items.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). Body length, 20.9–22.5 (♀) 18.7–22.4 (♂). Pronotum length, 4.0–6.4 (♀), 4.1–5.1 (♂). Pronotum width, 2.2–2.7 (♀), 1.7–2.3 (♂). Tegmen length, 12.2–13.6 (♀), 13.4–15.5 (♂).</p><p>Distribution. Ima fusca has been collected from a variety of different habitats in northeastern Queensland, from human-modified suburban areas to dry sclerophyll forest; it is particularly abundant in Melaleuca swamp forests. It is known from Mapoon in the north to Cairns in the south. A single record from Townsville may represent an accidental translocation, as repeated searches in the area have failed to find any further specimens. South of Cooktown, Ima fusca has only been collected close to the coast, whereas it has been collected well inland in the northern portion of its range (Figure 14, 15A–D).</p><p>Remarks. Ima fusca is quite common where it occurs but is usually very localised. Although males are strong flyers and will readily come to lights, females and nymphs have been collected almost exclusively from the trunks of paperbark trees ( Melaleuca spp.), particularly from Melaleuca leucadendra in the Cairns region. Notably, however, individuals have been recorded on Corymbia stockeri in Coen. Collection localities for this species have been mostly restricted to areas where these trees are common, but cover a wide range of habitats from undisturbed heath and paperbark swamp to suburban parks, gardens, and beaches.</p><p>Adults and nymphs of both sexes have been collected throughout the year, but are generally more common in the wet season (November to March). In particular, the abundance of adult males appears to drop significantly during the dry season (April to October), and nymphs appear to be most abundant in the late dry season and early wet season.</p><p>Unusually among mantises, Ima fusca appear to be remarkably tolerant of both conspecifics and unrelated mantises living in close proximity. Multiple individuals of different life stages can frequently be found on a single tree, and we have recorded the species living on the same tree trunk as both Ciulfina rentzi Holwell et al., 2007 and Metoxypilus costalis Westwood, 1889 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C09BE00FF5CFF21FDB1F896	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C05BE03FF5CFBF5FA6AF83D.text	03CE87CB1C05BE03FF5CFBF5FA6AF83D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ima corymbia Connors & Yeeles & Lach & Rentz 2023	<div><p>Ima corymbia Connors, sp. nov.</p><p>Figures 6–9, 14, 15F–G</p><p>Type material. Holotype male. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.642" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.166/lat -20.642)">Label</a> 1. “Canns Camp Creek, White Mountains National Park, Queensland 20.642 S, 145.166 E 1 April 2023, 8:00 PM On Corymbia leichhardti trunk M.G. Connors, R. Asai, &amp; G. Kruger-Ilingworth Collected as nymph, matured 10 May 2023 ” . Holotype in Queensland Museum, Brisbane, registration number T259469 .</p><p>Allotopotype female with associated ootheca. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.642" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.166/lat -20.642)">Label</a> 1. “Canns Camp Creek, White Mountains National Park, Queensland 20.642 S, 145.166 E 24 April 2022, 9:30 PM On Corymbia leichhardti trunk M.G. Connors, C. Henderson, &amp; M. Allan ”. Label 2. “Ootheca deposited in captivity 29 May 2022 ”.Allotype in Queensland Museum, Brisbane.</p><p>Paratopotypes: 1♀ nymph, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=145.166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-20.642" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 145.166/lat -20.642)">Canns Camp Creek</a>, White Mountains National Park, 20.642 S 145.166 E, 24 APR 2022, M.G. Connors, C. Henderson, &amp; M. Allan, on Corymbia leichhardti trunk (QM) ; 3♂♂ same locality, 1 APR 2023, M.G. Connors, R. Asai, &amp; G. Kruger-Ilingworth, on Corymbia leichhardti trunk, collected as nymph and raised in captivity, matured May 2023 (QM) .</p><p>Other paratypes: QLD: 1♂ 4 km W by S of Cooktown, 15.28 S 145.13 E, 21 MAY 1977, I.F.B. Common &amp; E.D. Edwards (ANIC); 1♂ Shiptons Flat, nr. Cooktown, 15.47 S 145.14 E, 16–18 MAY 1981, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 38. meadow, at light (ANIC); 1♂ 6 km W. of Cooktown, 21 JAN 1971, J.G. Brooks, at light (ANIC); 4♂♂ 24km N. by W. of Mareeba, 16.47 S 145.22 E, 24–25 NOV 1981, J. Balderson (ANIC); 1♂ Mt Spurgeon Rd., 2.5 km from highway, 488m, 16°30’ S 145°08’ E, 11 MAR 2010, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 2, ANIC Image, ANIC Database No. 11 000026 (ANIC); 1♂ Station CK. 70km.N.W. Cairns Cook H’way, 28 NOV 1970, R. Hardie M. V.I., ANIC Uni. of New England Coll. Donated 1983 (ANIC); 1♂ 17 KM SE OF Black Mtn Rd On Toll Road, 16°46’ S 146°25’ E, 6 FEB 2010, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 1, ANIC Image, ANIC Database No. 11 000033 (ANIC); 1♂ same locality and collectors, 6 DEC 2010, Stop 18, ANIC Image, ANIC Database No. 11 000019 (ANIC); 3♂♂ 8.5km NW Mulligan Hwy on Hodzic Rd 380m, 16°49’45.24’’ S 145°27’50.76’’ E, 13 MAR 2018, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 8 (ANIC); 1♂ Bilwon, Bilwon Rd (nr Biboohra) 476m, 16°50’ S 145°28’ E, 25 MAR 2011, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 12, ANIC Image, ANIC Database No. 11 000039 (ANIC); 2♂♂ Koah, 961 Koah Rd 382m, 16°50.122’ S 145°30.731’ E, 22 SEP 2018, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 26 (ANIC); 2♂♂ same locality and collector, 21 DEC 2019, Stop 31 (ANIC); 2♂♂ Fasio Rd, Paddy’s Green (Mareeba Wetlands) 420m, 16°55.881’ S 145°19.630’ E, 16 FEB 2019, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 5 (ANIC); 1♂ Mt Mulligan Sta, NW of Dimbulah, on Thornborough Rd 426m, 16°59.078’ S 145°01.192’ E, 19 FEB 2016, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 11 (ANIC); 2♂♂ Shroj Rd, Mareeba (off Kennedy Hwy) 438m, 16°59.214’ S 145°30.145’ E, 26 FEB 2019, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 6 (ANIC); 6♂♂ Mt Mulligan Rd, NW of Dimbulah, 538m, 17°01.379’ S 145°02.9’ E, 14 MAR 2020, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 7 (ANIC); 1♂ Mt Mulligan Rd, NW of Dimbulah, ca. 10 km NNW of Leadingham Ck Rd at Mt Mulligan Sta. boundary 557m, 17°02.116’ S 145°02.380’ E, 23 FEB 2021, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 6 (ANIC); 2♂♂ same locality and collector, 15 JAN 2022, Stop 4 (ANIC); 1♀ Mt Mulligan Road, Dimbulah, 17.035 S 145.040 E, 31 JUL 2022, M.G. Connors, D.C.F. Rentz, B. Richardson, &amp; C. Henderson, on Melaleuca (ANIC); 1♂ Braund Rd, ca. 15 km NE Dimbulah, 493m, 16°03.831’ S 145°10.221’ E, 1 AUG 2017, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 33 (ANIC); 1♂ nr Five Mile Ck, 443m nr Dimbulah, 17°08 S 145°03 E, 7 SEP 2010, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 15, ANIC Image, ANIC Database No. 11 000031 (ANIC); 1♂ Silver Valley Rd (nr Herberton, Kalunga) 939m, 17°24.719’ S 145°21.42’ E, 18 SEP 2019, D.C.F. Rentz, Stop 23 (ANIC); 1♂ Normanton [no date or collector] (QM); 1♂ Talaroo Station, (hot springs) 344m, 18°7.168’ S 143°57.715’ E, 26–29 APR 2017, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 24 (ANIC); 1♂ Talaroo Station, Van Lee Rd Study area 5 370m, 18°8.155’ S 143°55.681’ E, 26 APR 2017, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; B. Richardson, Stop 23 (ANIC); 2♂♂ 7 mi. WSW. of Charters Towers, 8 JAN 1965, M.J.D. White, 11498, M.J.D. WHITE Cytol. prep. 2811, Genitalia prep. MG 160 J. Balderson (ANIC); 3♂♂ Burra, 20.44 S 145.11 E, 2 OCT 1977, D.C.F. Rentz &amp; M.J.D. White, Stop 24, M.J.D. WHITE Cytol. prep. C72 (ANIC); 3♂♂ 2 mi. N. of Warrigal Rly. Sta., Pentland distr., 9–10 JAN 1965, M.J.D. White, 11568, M.J.D. WHITE Cytol. prep. 1837, 2834 &amp; 2841 (ANIC); 1♂ 10ml. SSE. of Collinsville, 14 SEP 1950, E.F. Riek (ANIC).</p><p>Etymology. Named for the tree on which the species is almost exclusively found in the south of its range, Corymbia leichhardti. A noun in apposition.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. Ima corymbia sp. nov. can be distinguished from Ima fusca only by the male genitalia having afa strongly indented on the right side.</p><p>Description. As for the generic description in external morphology and colouration. Male genitalia with afa directed posterodextrally, with tip rounded, always well sclerotised, right side with a strong rounded indentation such that the entire structure is weakly bifurcate (Figure 6C–D).</p><p>Nymph. Older nymphs are similar in morphology and colour to adults, but lack wings (Figure 9D, F). Very young nymphs are pale with relatively long legs and shorter abdomen.</p><p>Ootheca. Small, cryptic; pale buff to salmon pink externally, internally a deeper reddish pink; ovate, strongly flattened, distal end pointed; with two irregular rows of eggs, these laying almost flat but not parallel with each other; external foam layer thin but covering almost entire ootheca; emergence area obscured by foam, each opening with a small scale-like flap (Figure 8). In nature, oothecae are deposited in the very narrow space between layers of bark such that the two broadest sides both attach to the substrate. Even if removed from the tree, a thin layer of bark usually remains glued to the external surface of the ootheca.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). Body length, 19.8–23.0 (♀), 18.3–22.5 (♂). Pronotum length, 4.3–5.6 (♀), 4.0–4.7 (♂). Pronotum width, 2.0–2.5 (♀), 1.7–2.0 (♂). Tegmen length, 14.6–15.0 (♀), 13.9–15.5 (♂).</p><p>Distribution. Ima corymbia sp. nov. has been collected from dry sclerophyll forest and woodland across a broad range in northern Queensland. Its known range extends from Cooktown in the north to Collinsville in the south, and additionally extends westwards to Normanton (Figure 14, 15F–G).</p><p>Remarks. This species appears to be less abundant than Ima fusca, and has almost exclusively been recorded from relatively drier habitats. As with its congener, males are strong fliers and will readily come to lights. Females and nymphs, however, have been collected solely from the trunks of trees; in the south they have been collected only from Leichhardt’s Rustyjacket (Corymbia leichhardti) despite concentrated searches on other tree species. Further north, however, specimens from Dimbulah and Herberton have been collected from Melaleuca and Eucalyptus mediocris trunks, and it is likely that other host plants are utilised across its range.</p><p>Ima corymbia sp. nov. also appear to display a strong behavioural avoidance to ants. In White Mountains National Park, despite an abundance of suitable trees, mantises were almost exclusively collected from the very few individual trees that lacked trails of ants on their trunks. It is unknown whether the species displays similar preferences in the northern parts of its range.</p><p>Similarly to Ima fusca, Ima corymbia sp. nov. appears to be highly tolerant to both conspecifics and to other species of mantis. It is not unusual to find several juveniles living on a single tree trunk, and in White Mountains National Park we have recorded the species living in close proximity to Gyromantis occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1918 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C05BE03FF5CFBF5FA6AF83D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C00BE06FF5CF8F9FF32FF7F.text	03CE87CB1C00BE06FF5CF8F9FF32FF7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Inimia Connors & Yeeles & Lach & Rentz 2023	<div><p>Inimia Connors gen. nov.</p><p>Type species. Inimia nat Connors, here designated.</p><p>Etymology. Meaningless but named with respect to Ima in that it is similar but larger, as the mantis itself is. Feminine.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. Small, moderately robust, male macropterous, female moderately brachypterous. Body colour dark brown with darker mottling, with a distinctive short line of dark and pale patches along the tegmen. Eyes moderately dorsoventrally compressed, juxtaocular bulge prominent. Pronotum robust, roughly diamond-shaped, approximately 2.0 times as long as wide, with weak to moderate paired tubercles. Abdomen with small triangular dorsomedian projections and small keeled dorsolateral projections. Male genitalia with pda bifurcate, afa not strongly bifurcate, L4A without other projections. Inimia gen. nov. can be distinguished from all other Australian Fulciniinae by the dark brown body colour, the pronotum being approximately 2.0 times as long as wide, the small dorsomedian abdominal projections in the female, the pda of the male genitalia being bifurcate, and the afa of the male genitalia not being strongly bifurcate.</p><p>Description. See description under Inimia nat gen. et sp. nov. below.</p><p>Remarks. This genus is described for a single rather aberrant species that was first assumed to be a species of Ima . Externally, the body form, colouration, and behaviour bear a close resemblance to Ima spp., however the postabdomen of both sexes shows a much closer affinity to Calofulcinia . In particular the broader supra-anal plate and more rounded ventroterminal lobes of the female (Figure 11A), and the very short styli and bifurcate pda of the male (Figure 10C–D, 11B) are dissimilar to the two Ima spp. but instead closely resemble those of Calofulcinia spp.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C00BE06FF5CF8F9FF32FF7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. (2023): A revision of the genus Ima Tindale (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa 5380 (3): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.3.1, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5380.3.1/52370
03CE87CB1C02BE1CFF5CFEFDFCB4FF7F.text	03CE87CB1C02BE1CFF5CFEFDFCB4FF7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Inimia nat Connors & Yeeles & Lach & Rentz 2023	<div><p>Inimia nat Connors, gen. et sp. nov.</p><p>Figures 10–13, 14A, 15H</p><p>Type material. Holotype male. Label 1. “Bullocky’s Rest, Crows Nest QLD 27.265 S, 152.058 E 3 February 2023 Glenda Walter Raised in captivity, matured 13 May 2023 ”. Label 2. “ ANIC Database No. 11 000062” . Holotype in Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, registration number ANIC 11-000062 .</p><p>Allotype female with associated oothecae. Label 1. “Collected by Glenda Walter 27.5.22 Cooyar Swinging Bridge Park QLD 26.9087411 S, 151.8356025 E On Eucalyptus tereticornis trunk”. Label 2. “Oothecae deposited in captivity 28 May 2022 ” . Allotype in Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra.</p><p>Paratopotypes: 1♀ 3♀♀ nymphs, Bullocky’s Rest, Crows Nest, 27.265 S 152.058 E, 21 JAN 2023, Glenda Walter (ANIC); 1♂ same data, collected as nymph and raised in captivity, matured May 2023 (ANIC); 1♀ nymph 1♂ nymph same locality and collector, 3 FEB 2023 (ANIC); 1♀ same data, collected as nymph and raised in captivity, matured May 2023 (ANIC) .</p><p>Other paratypes: QLD: 1♂ Yeppoon [no date or collector] (QM) .</p><p>Etymology. Named with reference to the citizen science platform on which this species was first discovered, iNaturalist. The abbreviated I. nat refers directly to the abbreviation ‘iNat’, commonly used to refer to the platform. A noun in apposition.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. As for generic diagnosis.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Head. Head subtriangular, wider than pronotum, approximately 1.8 times as wide as high in male, approximately 1.6 times as wide as high in female, compressed, finely shagrinate. Clypeus subrectangular, transverse, with moderately arched, strongly elevated postmedian transverse ridge and two transverse, weakly elevated antemedian ridges, these usually more prominent in female; posterior margin weakly convex; anterior margin sinuate, this stronger in male. Lower frons transverse, six-sided; posterior margin concave, elevated, with corners produced into blunt projections; anterior corners with a small, rounded swelling. Eyes very large, rounded, bulbous, moderately dorsoventrally compressed. Ocellar tubercle prominent, raised in male, weakly elevated in female; in male ocelli large, ovate, median ocellus distinctly smaller than lateral ocelli; in female ocelli smaller, subequal in size. Vertex slightly elevated but not produced into a postocellar process, weakly sinuate, somewhat concave in dorsal view; frontal sulcus feebly indicated laterally but surrounded by a broad depression; juxtaocular bulge prominent, rounded, projecting posteriorly beyond posterior margin of both eye and vertex. Antennae elongate, slender, setose; when directed posteriorly, reaching almost to base of hind coxae in male, reaching approximately base of hind wings in female; scape wide, rounded, slightly kidney-shaped; pedicel narrower, weakly constricted basally; first flagellomere elongate, second short, subsequent flagellomeres gradually becoming more elongate distally.</p><p>Thorax. Pronotum short, broad, roughly diamond-shaped, approximately twice as long as wide in both sexes, broadest approximately centrally but posterior to supracoxal sulcus, surface finely shagrinate with numerous small, scattered tubercles, these more dense laterally; dorsolaterally with a pair of weakly-defined, rather irregular longitudinal carinae extending along almost the entire pronotum. Supracoxal sulcus strongly arched, deep on lateral margins of pronotum but only moderately indicated dorsally; median keel almost absent anteriorly, strongly elevated on metazone. Prozone subtriangular, with sides diverging posteriorly, somewhat elevated anteriorly but with anterior margin sloping downwards, posterodorsally with low to moderate diagonal ridges bounding a small triangular depression. Metazone subtriangular, broadest anteriorly, approximately 1.7 times length of prozone in male, approximately 1.6 times length of prozone in female, weakly elevated posteriorly but not anteromedially, surface uneven and irregularly tuberculate, anterolaterally with a short vertical sulcus, this weaker in female, anterolaterally with a short longitudinal ridge of varying distinctness, this generally weaker in female. Lateral pronotal expansion present as a narrow, finely dentate margin (Figure 10A–B). Prosternum very finely granulated; ventral cervical sclerite and intercervical sclerites present as narrow, rounded ridges, the latter especially more prominent in females; postcervical plate broad, subrectangular, with concave anterior margin; T-shaped sclerite narrow medially, slightly broader in male; gustifolium organ small, reduced, rounded, with scattered setae; furcasternite with low median keel anteriorly and with low, rounded ridge along posterolateral margins. Posterior hearing organ is of the DK type in male, of the DNK type in female.</p><p>Foreleg spination formula: F = 3DS/11AvS/4PvS; T = 8–9AvS/5–6PvS.</p><p>Legs. Forecoxa robust, somewhat elongate, keeled and finely toothed along dorsal margin, with strong, strongly tuberculate median keel posteriorly; coxal lobes broad, convergent. Forefemur robust, broadest slightly basal to tibial spur groove, narrowing anteriorly, with scattered tubercles and setae; dorsal keel strong, elevated; posterior keel very low and poorly-defined but with two rows of distinct tubercles in female, usually with one row of distinct tubercles in male; tibial spur groove with prominent distal edge but poorly-defined basally; femoral brush ovate; middle discoidal spine largest, distal smallest, distal discoidal spine directed distally; anteroventral forefemur spines alternating between large and small in the following formation: iIiIiIiIiiI; a row of minute spines along a ridge between the anteroventral and posteroventral spines, this extending from near the base of the forefemur to the femoral brush, interrupted by the discoidal spines; genicular spurs strong, well-developed. Foretibia short, somewhat slender, with scattered setae; a distinct gap between ultimate and penultimate basalmost posteroventral foretibial spines in most specimens, this gap sometimes replaced by a very small spine; tibial spur long, gently curved. Foretarsus subequal in length to or slightly longer than foretibia, unmodified. Mid and hind legs rather short and somewhat robust, sparsely setose, unmodified; genicular spurs absent; tibial spurs short; tarsi moderately long.</p><p>Wings. Tegmina elongate in male, somewhat ovate in female, with sides subparallel, exceeding end of abdomen in male, almost reaching end of fourth abdominal segment in female; veins reticulate, especially distal to stigma; basal area between anterior branch of anterior cubitus and posterior cubitus with many crossveins. Hind wings broad, shortened in female, marginally exceeding end of tegmina in male, in line with or marginally exceeding end of tegmina in female; anterior cubitus unbranched; male sometimes with small supplementary cells inside the veins of the anterior cubitus and/or anterior branches of the second anterior analis, which bifurcate and merge to enclose these cells (Figure 10A–B).</p><p>Abdomen. Abdomen moderately elongate, broader in female; with scattered setae, these denser posteriorly; second to seventh tergite with small keeled dorsolateral projections, these present as rounded, obtuse corners, stronger in female; with a median keel posteriorly on anterior tergites, along entire length of posterior tergites, this produced into very small, triangular dorsomedial expansions on fifth and sixth tergite, very low on the former. Cerci somewhat elongate, apical segment slightly laterally compressed (Figure 11). Supra-anal plate of male short, triangular, lateral margins slightly convex, with a low keel, not reaching posterior edge of subgenital plate. Supra-anal plate of female moderately elongate, subtriangular, with convex sides, with a low median keel, tip blunted, virtually in line with tip of subgenital plate. Subgenital plate of male subtriangular, lateral margins convex, usually weakly incised at posterior tip between styli, asymmetrical such that the base of the right stylus is slightly more posterior than the left; styli short, cylindrical, setose (Figure 11B). Anterior portion of subgenital plate of female subovate, with sulcus and small median incision separating anterior portion from ventroterminal lobes; ventroterminal lobes rounded, elongate, strongly laterally compressed (Figure 11A).</p><p>Genitalia. Male genitalia with L4A elongate, ovate; pda bifurcate, present as two short, blunted, triangular lobes, with sinistral lobe directed posteriorly and sometimes weakly posteriorly, with dextral lobe directed dorsally and weakly posteriorly; afa rather elongate, sclerotised only in posterior region, finely shagrinate, directed posteriorly and weakly to the right, with a very small, shallow indentation posterodextrally near the apex; paa poorly-sclerotised, elongate, strongly curled dorsally, weakly curved to the left, with rounded tip; loa very small, rounded, poorly-sclerotised; fda very weakly constricted basally; pia a small, evenly rounded, shagrinate bump; pva an elongate, strongly sclerotised projection narrowing abruptly to a blunt point, this directed ventrally and curving evenly along its length such that the apex is directed posteriorly (Figure 10C–D).</p><p>Colour. Body colour dark brown to grey-brown with darker markings, pattern relatively consistent but somewhat variable in intensity.</p><p>Head mid brown with dark mottling on labrum, clypeus, mandibles, and around circumantennal sulcus; anterior 2/3 of lower frons dark, forming a transverse stripe, posterior 1/3 pale; vertex and ocellar tubercle with scattered dark dots, denser around parietal sulcus; ocelli orange-yellow; antennae entirely dark. Eyes distinctly patterned with lateral stripes, consisting of two or three curved, thin, dark stripes on dorsal surface separated by pale regions; a broad dark stripe laterally, concurrent with dark markings on lower frons; a thin, cream stripe beneath, and a curved, thin, dark stripe on ventral surface; extreme dorsal and ventral regions more or less concolorous with ground colour of head; these markings often fading after death.</p><p>Pronotum mid to dark brown; dorsal surface with scattered, dark dots and short streaks, generally without extensive dark lines except sometimes on anterior prozone; lateral surface often heavily mottled; lateral margin of metazone with a pair of short, thin, curved, dark lines anteriorly, on widest section of pronotum; lateral pronotum margin pale cream with every or every second tubercle darkened. Prosternum mostly unicolourous with some dark markings on the intercervical sclerites and T-shaped sclerite, furcasternite sometimes almost entirely dark.</p><p>Legs mid to dark brown; forelegs with small, scattered dark dots posteriorly; forecoxae sometimes with longitudinal stripes on posterior surface; forefemur anteriorly often with broader dark patches and a few pale spots in female, in male often with a dark stripe anterodorsally; femoral brush usually dark; forefemoral and foretibial spines with dark brown tips; foretarsi pale. Mid and hind legs usually with dark bands of variable intensity.</p><p>Tegmina mostly opaque, pale but strongly mottled with darker patches in female especially; costa and basal half of anterior radius pale cream, the latter sometimes with faint dark bands, most other veins brown; pterostigma surrounded by an elongate, almost white patch, with dark ovate patches basal to and distal to the pterostigma, the former sometimes extending as a thin streak posterior to the pterostigma, beyond these an ovate pale patch and then an ovate dark patch, forming a banded line along anterior radius and media, these patterns very weak distal to pterostigma in female; with many irregular dark markings adjacent to sectors but separated from them by a thin pale border. Hindwing mostly hyaline; veins mostly brown; costal region pale, mostly opaque; usually with irregular dark patches adjacent to distal 1/10 of anterior radius, posterior radius, media, and anterior cubitus.</p><p>Dorsal and ventral surface of mesothorax, metathorax, and abdomen mid to dark brown with dense, dark mottling; dorsal surface also with short, irregular, dark, longitudinal lines, these sometimes aligned as longer stripes; often with a rather reddish median stripe; cerci dark, sometimes with faint banding (Figure 10A–B, 13).</p><p>Nymph. Older nymphs are similar in morphology and colour to adults but lack wings and are often slightly less rugose than adults (Figure 13D). Very young nymphs are very dark with relatively long legs and shorter abdomen.</p><p>Ootheca. Small; greyish brown externally, less grey internally; elongate, distal end pointed with prominent residual process, sides almost vertical; with two rows of almost upright eggs; external foam layer virtually absent; emergence area somewhat flattened, each opening with a small scale-like flap projecting distally and slightly raised dorsally (Figure 12). Oothecae are deposited such that the entire ventral surface is attached to the substrate.</p><p>Measurements (in mm). Body length, 19.6–23.3 (♀), 17.4–19.5 (♂). Pronotum length, 4.6–5.5 (♀), 3.8–3.9 (♂). Pronotum width, 2.0–2.8 (♀), 1.9–2.1 (♂). Tegmen length, 8.8–10.3 (♀), 16.9–18.0 (♂).</p><p>Distribution. I. nat gen. et sp. nov. is known from only three localities in southeastern Queensland, from Cooyar, Crows Nest, and Yeppoon, where it has been recorded in human-modified remnant forest (Figure 14A, 15H).</p><p>Remarks. Uniquely among Australian mantises, I. nat was first discovered on the citizen science platform iNaturalist (http://www.inaturalist.org/) by amateur naturalist Glenda Walter (Walter 2022b). Only a single specimen is known from prior to this time, and indeed this is the only specimen collected outside the context of citizen science. I. nat appears to be very localised in nature but is moderately common where it occurs, and is known from a handful of specimens and photographic records from three localities (Walter 2022a; 2023a; 2023b). These three localities are widely separated and span a distance of more than 400km, and it is likely that the species occurs in similar habitat elsewhere in this region.</p><p>I. nat has been both collected and observed only on the trunks of Eucalyptus tereticornis, although relatively few specimens are known and the species may be more variable in its choice of host tree. E. tereticornis has primarily smooth bark, contrasting directly with the primary host plants of Ima spp., which show a preference for rough, flaky bark. Notably, however, the E. tereticornis often has a ‘sock’ of thick, stringy bark around its base which is similar to the bark of Melaleuca spp. and Corymbia leichhardti that Ima spp. inhabit (Franklin 2022); I. nat has been collected from these ‘socks’ rather than from the smooth areas of bark.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CE87CB1C02BE1CFF5CFEFDFCB4FF7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Connors, Matthew G.;Yeeles, Peter;Lach, Lori;Rentz, David C. F.	Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori, Rentz, David C. F. 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