The northward spread of the European mantis, Mantis religiosa (Mantodea: Mantidae): Data from Lithuania

Autor:	Jolanta RIMŠAITĖ, Povilas IVINSKIS, Galina BARTKEVIČIENĖ, Rasa BERNOTIENĖ
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	distribution spreading coi sequences meteorological data seasonality citizen science Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	European Journal of Entomology, Vol 119, Iss 1, Pp 318-326 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1210-5759 1802-8829
DOI:	10.14411/eje.2022.033
Popis:	Geographic distribution of the European mantis, Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) in Europe covers mostly southern and central Europe, but this species has recently shown a significant northward spread. First reports of M. religiosa in Lithuania were in 2008 and now these insects are distributed throughout this country. Information on the spread of M. religiosa in Lithuania between 2015 and 2020 are analysed in this paper. The spread of this insect in Lithuania and neighbouring countries can be related to changes in climate, in particular, the increase in average annual temperature and milder winters. Possible routes along which M. religiosa spread northwards based on an analysis of mtDNA sequences are presented.
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