Vespamantoida wherleyi
Vespamantoida wherleyi is a species of praying mantis that mimics a wasp. It was discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in northern Peru. The discovery resulted in erecting a new genus, "Vespamantoida". This mantis has a red/orange colored body and black pattern. Besides the coloration, it has the body shape of and displayed walking and antenna movements similar to a wasp. This mantis is closely related to Mantoida toulgoeti as both species have a distinct foreleg synapomorphy. 
Q131250
praying mantis
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Q9458574
wasp
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Q85813027
Vespamantoida
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None
Mantoida toulgoeti
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Q962872
synapomorphy
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Q84261070
Vespamantoida wherleyi
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2013-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2013
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parent taxon