Tenodera

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Chinese mantis eating a bumblebee
Chinese mantis eating a bumblebee
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Tenodera
Burmeister, 1838
Species

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The genus Tenodera contains several species of praying mantis. It was authored by Burmeister in 1838.

Specifically, mantids in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora which contain an apical spine.

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May not be a complete list:

  • T. angustipennis - "narrow-winged mantis"
  • T. australasiae - "purple-winged mantid"
  • T. superstitiosa found in Africa


A hatchling Chinese mantis on a baby's hand
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A hatchling Chinese mantis on a baby's hand

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