The Afrotropical Miomantis caffra Saussure 1871 and M. paykullii Stal 1871: first records of alien mantid species in Portugal and Europe, with an updated checklist of Mantodea in Portugal (Insecta: Mantodea)

The recent growing interest on the Mantodea fauna of southern Europe and Portugal in particular, has enabled the discovery of two geographically separated populations of hitherto unknown species in Europe. Analysis of specimens shows that they belong to two Afrotropical mantids: Miomantis caffra Saussure, 1871 and Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871, thus raising the number of known species in Europe to 39 and in Portugal to 11.
While these are remarkable findings, they also represent the first alien mantis species recorded from this continent. As yet, these species appear to be confined to artificial humanised gardened areas but call for more attention to the problem of biological invasions and the need for better bio-security measures for the conservation of natural ecosystems.
In the absence of recent revisionary work on the Mantodea of Portugal and given the need to provide an accessible identification tool, both a checklist and a key to species are provided for all species in the country.

近期对欧洲南部，尤其是葡萄牙的螳螂类动物的研究兴趣日益增长，这一趋势促使研究人员在欧洲发现了两种地理上相互隔离的、此前未曾知的物种。对标本的分析表明，这两种物种属于非洲热带地区的螳螂：Miomantis caffra Saussure, 1871 和 Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871，从而将欧洲已知物种数量提升至39种，葡萄牙增至11种。虽然这些发现令人瞩目，但它们同时也标志着首次记录来自这一大陆的外来螳螂物种。目前，这些物种似乎仅限于人工改造的园林区域，但这一发现要求我们更加关注生物入侵问题，并采取更为完善的生物安全措施以保护自然生态系统。鉴于葡萄牙螳螂类动物的近期修订工作尚付阙如，且有必要提供一种易于使用的鉴定工具，本文提供了该国所有物种的清单和鉴定关键。