Los Mantodea en la filatelia (Insecta: Dictyoptera).

Since their appearance in 1840 postal stamps, have addressed a number of issues, including biodiversity and insects. The objective of this work was to carry out an inventory of postal stamps with the representation of the Mantodea as a biological group. A documentary compilation of specialized works on entomophilately, review of Mantodea's groups and a thorough review on the Internet. 136 postal stamps will be collected in which the Mantodea are represented by nine families, 23 genera and 37 species (28 valid species, one subspecies and eight morphospecies), which represents 1.12% of the world mantid fauna (2 494 species), indicating a limited degree of knowledge of these species and little empathy for them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]