| Choeradodis rhombicollis | |
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| Choeradodis rhombicollis, Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Choeradodis |
| Species: | C. rhombicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille 1833 |
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Choeradodis rhombicollis, common name Peruvian Shield Mantis [1], is a species of praying mantis native to South America and found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Surinam. [2][3] It was formerly categorized as Choeradodis columbica (Beier 1931), as Choeradodis peruviana (Serville 1839), and as Mantis rhombicollis (Latreille 1833). [4]