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insect collections were carried out monthly from january to december of 2004, during three nights of lunar transition third quarter moon/new moon from 18 p.m. to 6 a.m. they were collected over a vertical white sheet illuminated by a 250 watts mixed light and a 20 watts black light (bl) and black light bulb (blb) lamps. the light trap was mounted at 45 meters height in a metallic tower of 50 meters height, in a %26quot;platˋ de terra firme%26quot;, in the cueiras river basin, in manaus, amazonas, brazil. it was collected 23 species of mantodea: chaeteessidae (1 species); mantoididae (2); mantidae (15); thespidae (2) and acanthopidae (3). six new species were registered and they will be described opportunely in the following genera: cardioptera burmeister, 1838; phyllovates kirby, 1904; pseudovates saussure, 1869; stagmomantis saussure, 1869; stagmatoptera burmeister, 1838 and metilia stal, 1877. three species previously recorded to an indetermined brazilian region are being recorded to brazilian amazon: heterovates pardalina saussure, 1872; macromantis ovalifolia (stoll, 1813) and photina reticulata (burmeister, 1838). four records are new for the amazonas state: angela guianensis rehn, 1906; photina gracillis giglio-tos, 1915; raptrix perspicua (fabricius, 1787) and vates festae gigio-tos, 1914. the specimens number collected monthly are presented for each species.
