title: A new species of Dystacta Saussure, 1871 from Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda (Insecta, Mantodea, Dystactinae).
abstract: A recent targeted entomological survey in the Republic of Rwanda has produced two conspecific male and female specimens of an undescribed species of praying mantis (Mantodea). The specimens were collected in Nyungwe National Park in May of 2013. The species is closest morphologically to Dystacta alticeps (Schaum, 1853). Therefore, a new species is described, Dystacta tigrifrutex sp. n., along with the first instar nymphs and ootheca. In addition, the previously monotypic genus Dystacta Saussure, 1871 is re-described to provide a broader definition of the genus group. Habitus images, measurement data, a key to species, natural history information, and locality data are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ; Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Riley
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tedrow
authors.affiliation: Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management (KCCEM), C/O Rwanda Development Board, P.O Box 330 Huye, Kigali, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Kabanguka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management (KCCEM), C/O Rwanda Development Board, P.O Box 330 Huye, Kigali, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Nasasira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, USA ; Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Gavin J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Svenson
keywords: Afrotropical; Dystacta; Mantodea; new species; praying mantis; taxonomy