Rhombodera
| Rhombodera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Rhombodera |
| Species | |
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Rhombodera is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis (or Hooded Mantis), and Leaf Mantis (or Leafy Mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes.[1][2]
Species of Rhombodera include:
- Rhombodera basalis (Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis[3])
- Rhombodera boschmai
- Rhombodera brachynota
- Rhombodera butleri
- Rhombodera crassa
- Rhombodera doriana
- Rhombodera extensicollis (Giant Shield Mantis)
- Rhombodera extraordinaria
- Rhombodera flava
- Rhombodera fratricida
- Rhombodera fusca
- Rhombodera handschini
- Rhombodera javana
- Rhombodera keiana
- Rhombodera kirbyi
- Rhombodera laticollis
- Rhombodera latipronotum
- Rhombodera lingulata
- Rhombodera megaera (Giant Shield Mantis)
- Rhombodera mjoebergi
- Rhombodera morokana
- Rhombodera ornatipes
- Rhombodera palawanensis
- Rhombodera papuana
- Rhombodera rennellana
- Rhombodera rollei
- Rhombodera sjoestedti
- Rhombodera stalii
- Rhombodera taprobana
- Rhombodera tectiformis
- Rhombodera titania
- Rhombodera valida
- Rhombodera woodmasoni
- Rhombodera zhangi
See also
- List of mantis genera and species
- Mantodea of Asia
- Leaf mantis
- Shield mantis
References