Toxodera

<i>Toxodera</i>

Toxodera

Genus of praying mantises

Toxodera[1] is the type genus of mantises in the family Toxoderidae, known for their stick mimicry. There are four confirmed species in Borneo restricted to old-growth forests, and are considered to be rare. Species of the South-East Asian Toxoderini inhabit beneath the forest canopy. Not much is known regarding their ecology. Males however, are often attracted to lights.[2][3] One species, Toxodera maxima, can reach 18 cm in total length.[citation needed]

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Species

The Mantodea Species File[4] lists:

  • Toxodera beieri Roy, 2009
  • Toxodera denticulata Serville, 1837 (slender flower mantis, synonym T. gigas Ouwens, 1913) - type species
  • Toxodera fimbriata Werner, 1930 (feathered mantis)
  • Toxodera hauseri Roy, 2009
  • Toxodera integrifolia Werner, 1925
  • Toxodera maculata Beier, 1913
  • Toxodera maxima Roy, 2009
  • Toxodera pfanneri Roy, 2009

References

  1. [1]
    Serville (1837) Annals. Soc. ent. Fr. 6: 27
  2. [2]
    Schwarz, Christian & Konopik, Oliver. (2014). An annotated checklist of the praying mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Zootaxa. 3797. 130-68. 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12.
  3. [3]
    Roy, R. 2009. "Révision des Toxoderini sensu novo (Mantodea, Toxoderinae)." Revue suisse de zoologie 116, 93–183.
  4. [4]
    Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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