Supplementary material 5 from: Brannoch SK, Wieland F, Rivera J, Klass K-D, Béthoux O, Svenson GJ (2017) Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea). ZooKeys 696: 1-100. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.696.12542

Thoracic structure terminology
: Explanation note: Updated standardized terminology of external thoracic morphology with historical usage of topographically homologous terms. Morphological terminology of the external structures on the praying mantis thorax are organized alphabetically by the updated standardardized terminology. Historical usage of topographically homologous structures are traced in reverse chronological order in subsequent columns. Plural spellings, abbreviations, and figure references for the standardized terminology are listed to aid in the identification of specific structures. † The small slender sclerites (sss) of the cervix can only be seen in fresh or alcohol-preserved specimens.