Choeradodis
| Choeradodis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Choeradodis Serville, 1831 |
| Species | |
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several; see text | |
Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with 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][3][4]
Description
The distinguishing characteristic of Choreododis from which it takes its common names is a laterally expanded thorax. This adaptation for the purpose of camouflage, as well as a rounded wing case and a habit of staying relatively flattened, aid its leaf mimicry.[5]
Distribution
Choeradodis is widely distributed. In the Americas, members of this genus are found in the neotropic ecozones from South America to Mexico. In Asia, members of this genus dwell in the same climate zone of India. [1][6]
Species
Species of Choeradodis include:
- Choeradodis columbica (Columbian shield mantis [3])
- Choeradodis rhombicollis (Peruvian shield mantis [7])
- Choeradodis rhomboidea (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis [8]
- Choeradodis stalii (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis [9])
- Choeradodis strumaria (leaf mantis [10])
See also
Choeradodis sp. photographed in Costa Rica
Choeradodis rhombicollis photographed in Costa Rica
References
- 1 2 Wood-Mason, J. 1880. Synopsis of the species of Choeradodis, a remarkable genus of Mantodea common to Indian and Tropical America. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 47(1):82-84.
- ↑ Choeradodis rhombicollis
- 1 2 Texas A&M University
- ↑ Choeradodis rhomboidea Taxon Profile
- ↑ Choeradodis Care Sheet
- ↑ Terra, P. S. 1995. Systematics of the Neotropical genera of praying mantis (Mantodea). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39(1):13-94.
- ↑ Choeradodis stalii (Peruvian shield mantis)
- ↑ MantisPhotos.com
- ↑ God of Insects
- ↑ Leaf Mantis - Mantis strumaria
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