Choeradodis rhombicollis

Choeradodis rhombicollis
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

Choeradodis rhombicollis, common name Peruvian shield mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis native to North America, Central America, and South America.

It is 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]

See also

References

  1. Choeradodis stalii (Peruvian Shield Mantis)
  2. Choeradodis rhombicollis
  3. Texas A&M University
  4. Choeradodis rhomboidea Taxon Profile


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