Rhombodera Explained

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.

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus Rhombodera:

• Rhombodera basalis de Haan, 1842
• Rhombodera boschmai Deeleman-Reinhold, 1957
• Rhombodera brachynota Wang & Dong, 1993
• Rhombodera crassa Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Rhombodera doriana Laidlaw, 1931
• Rhombodera extensicollis Serville, 1839
• Rhombodera extraordinaria Beier, 1942
• Rhombodera fratricida Wood-Mason, 1878
• Rhombodera handschini Werner, 1933
• Rhombodera javana Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Rhombodera keiana Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952
• Rhombodera laticollis Burmeister, 1838
• Rhombodera latipronotum Zhang
• Rhombodera lingulata Stal, 1877
• Rhombodera megaera Rehn, 1904
• Rhombodera mjobergi Werner, 1930
• Rhombodera morokana Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Rhombodera ornatipes Werner, 1922
• Rhombodera palawanensis Beier, 1966
• Rhombodera papuana Werner, 1929
• Rhombodera rennellana Beier, 1968
• Rhombodera rollei Beier, 1935
• Rhombodera sjostedti Werner, 1930
• Rhombodera stalii Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Rhombodera taprobanae Wood-Mason, 1878
• Rhombodera titania Stal, 1877
• Rhombodera valida Burmeister, 1838
• Rhombodera zhangi Wang & Dong, 1993

See also

• List of mantis genera and species
• Mantodea of Asia
• Leaf mantis
• Shield mantis

Further reading

• Checklist of the neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea). 2007. Agudelo Rondón . Antonio Arnovis. Lombardo . Francesco. Jantsch . Lauro José. Biota Colombiana. 8. 2. 105–158.
• Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea). 2017. Brannoch . S. K.. Wieland . F.. Rivera . J.. Klass . K-D. Béthoux . O.. Svenson . G. J.. 4. ZooKeys. 696. 1–100. 10.3897/zookeys.696.12542. 5673847. 29200926. free.
• Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World. 2016. Patel . Shveta. Singh . Rajendra. International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology. 2. 4.
• The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera). 2019. Schwarz . Christian J.. Roy . Roger. Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 55. 2. 101–196. 10.1080/00379271.2018.1556567.