Review of Paraphotina (Mantodea: Photinaidae)

ABSTRACT The number of studies on Neotropical mantises has been growing in recent years, and the systematics of Mantodea is now a dynamic field with noteworthy contributions. Several taxonomic revisions have been published recently. The taxonomy of Paraphotina Giglio-Tos, 1915 is reviewed as part of current studies on systematics of Neotropical Mantodea. Currently, Paraphotina contains four species from South America: P. caatingaensis (Menezes & Bravo, 2013) comb. nov., P. insolita (Rehn, 1941), P. occidentalis Lombardo, 1998 and P. reticulata (Saussure, 1871). Paraphotina venezuelana Beier, 1963 is a new junior synonym of P. insolita . Keys for the Paraphotina species are proposed. The distribution of Paraphotina species is apparently correlates with areas of endemism in the Amazonian and Cerrado regions.

摘要
近年来，针对新热带区螳螂（Neotropical mantises）的研究数量持续增长，螳螂目（Mantodea）的分类系统学现已成为极具活力的研究领域，相关重要成果不断涌现。近期已有多项螳螂目分类修订研究发表。
作为当前新热带区螳螂目分类系统学研究的组成部分，本文对副光螳属（Paraphotina Giglio-Tos, 1915）的分类学问题进行了系统厘定。目前副光螳属共包含4个分布于南美洲的物种：卡廷加副光螳（P. caatingaensis (Menezes & Bravo, 2013) comb. nov.，即新组合）、异常副光螳（P. insolita (Rehn, 1941)）、西方副光螳（P. occidentalis Lombardo, 1998）以及网纹副光螳（P. reticulata (Saussure, 1871)）。其中委内瑞拉副光螳（Paraphotina venezuelana Beier, 1963）被确立为异常副光螳的新次同物异名。
本文拟定了副光螳属物种的分类检索表。副光螳属物种的分布格局似乎与亚马孙与塞拉多区域的特有分布区高度吻合。