Animal structures occasionally attain extreme proportions, eclipsing in size the surrounding body parts. We review insect examples of exaggerated traits, such as the mandibles of stag beetles (Lucanidae), the claspers of praying mantids (Mantidae), the elongated hindlimbs of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera), and the giant heads of soldier ants (Formicidae) and termites (Isoptera). Developme...

The genus Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos is revised. A total of nine species are recognised. Seven new species, R. helenae, R. kimberley, R. macula, R. microptera, R. mitchell, R. napier, and R. rentzi are described. Rhodomantis carinicollis Werner and R. gracilis Tindale are new synonyms of R. queenslandica Sjöstedt.