Rhombodera valida

Rhombodera valida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Tribe: Paramantini[1]
Genus: Rhombodera
Subgenus: Rhombodera[2]
Species: R. valida
Binomial name
Rhombodera valida
Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
  • Mantis (Rhombodera) valida
    (Burmeister, 1838)[3]
  • Hierodula (Rhombodera) rotunda
    (Giglio-Tos, 1917)[2]
  • Hierodula (Rhombodera) valida[4]

Rhombodera valida is a species of praying mantis found in Asia and nearby islands.[2]

Etymology

In Latin valida means strong, powerful or valid.[5][3] Rhomboid shape. In Greek dera means neck.[6]

Distribution

Native to China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia on Java, Moluccas, and Timor.[2]

Description

This is one of the largest species in the Rhombodera genus, with adult females averaging 10 Centimeters in total length. Rhombodera valida is distinguishable from its cousin Rhombodera stalii by its overall darker green coloration. Rhombodera valida has a broader, sub-circular, rhomboidal pronotum than Rhombodera basalis.[3]

Behavior

This large mantis is a powerful ambush predator, consuming a wide variety of possible prey, from large arthropods to small mammals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mantodeaspeciefile.org species Rhombodera valida, Burmeister, 1838 Retrieval Date: August 29 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Texas A&M University Retrieval Date: August 29 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia" 72. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1920. p. 68. ISSN 0097-3157.
  4. ↑ Mantodeaspeciesfile.org synonym Rhombodera rotunda Giglio-Tos, 1917
  5. ↑ William Whitaker's Words valida
  6. ↑ Blatchley, Willis Stanley (1920). Orthoptera of northeastern America: with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. The Nature Publishing Company. p. 122.

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