Mirzaee Zohreh, Sadeghi Saber, Ballarin Francesco, Schmitt Thomas, Simões Marianna, Wiemers Martin
Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, Eberswalder Str. 90, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany Senckenberg German Entomological Institute Müncheberg Germany.
Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Shiraz University Shiraz Iran.
Zookeys. 2023 Aug 4;1173:275-295. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1173.107204. eCollection 2023.
The biology and distribution patterns of the Sahelian mantid species are still insufficiently known. For the first time, records are confirmed of this species from Iran and the distribution map of its native range is updated. Records are compiled from the Sahel zone of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Iran. Detailed information on its biology, oothecal characteristics, male genitalia variation, and intraspecific molecular diversity in the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase are provided, and ecological niche modelling was used to gain insight into the overall species distribution and understand its climatic niche limits. Genetic analysis revealed only one haplotype shared between Iran and Oman. The Iranian populations likely represent two distinct clusters, both more related to the diverse Oman haplotypes than to each other. Based on new data, appears to be mostly associated with coastal areas in southwestern Asia, with the vast majority of records found along the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Oman Gulf coasts. This distribution contrasts markedly with records in the Sahel, where most collections have been reported in the transitional zone between the southern Sahara and arid thorn savannah, far off the coast. This study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of this still enigmatic mantid species.
萨赫勒地区螳螂物种的生物学特性和分布模式仍未得到充分了解。首次确认了该物种在伊朗的记录，并更新了其原生范围的分布图。记录汇编自北非的萨赫勒地区、阿拉伯半岛和伊朗。提供了关于其生物学特性、卵鞘特征、雄性生殖器变异以及线粒体基因细胞色素c氧化酶种内分子多样性的详细信息，并利用生态位建模来深入了解该物种的整体分布情况，以及其气候生态位限制。基因分析显示，伊朗和阿曼之间仅共享一种单倍型。伊朗的种群可能代表两个不同的集群，这两个集群与多样的阿曼单倍型的关系都比它们彼此之间的关系更为密切。基于新的数据，该物种似乎主要与亚洲西南部的沿海地区有关，绝大多数记录位于红海、波斯湾和阿曼湾沿岸。这种分布与萨赫勒地区的记录形成了鲜明对比，在萨赫勒地区，大多数采集记录都在撒哈拉沙漠南部和干旱荆棘草原之间的过渡地带，远离海岸。这项研究有助于全面了解这种仍然神秘的螳螂物种。
