# A checklist of Mantodea for Myanmar with the first record of Schizocephalabicornis (Mantodea, Eremiaphilidae) for the country

## TL;DR

This study provides the first detailed list of praying mantis species in Myanmar and reports a new species for the country.

## Contribution

The first record of Schizocephalabicornis in Myanmar's Mantodea fauna is documented.

## Key findings

- A total of 54 Mantodea species from 11 families and 32 genera were recorded in Myanmar.
- Schizocephalabicornis is newly reported for Myanmar.
- Four species are flagged as doubtful and three as erroneous records in Myanmar's Mantodea fauna.

## Abstract

This paper presents the first comprehensive checklist of Mantodea species in Myanmar, reporting a total of 54 species belonging to 11 families and 32 genera, one of which (i.e., Schizocephalabicornis) constitutes a new record for the country. Four species, Creobroterurbanus, Gonypetabrunneri, Theopompaservillei, and Rhomboderalaticollis, are considered doubtful within Myanmar’s fauna and require further investigation to confirm their presence. Additionally, Aethalochroaashmoliana, Gonypetapunctata, and Toxoderopsistaurus are regarded as erroneous records.