Rhombodera valida
Rhombodera valida | |
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Nymph | |
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 | |
Rhombodera valida is a species of praying mantis found in Asia and nearby islands.[2]
Etymology
In Latin "valida" means strong, powerful or valid.[3][5] Rhomboid shape. In Greek dera means neck.[6]
Distribution
Native to China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia on Java, Moluccas, and Timor.[2]
Description
Rhombodera valida has a broader, sub-circular, rhomboidal pronotum than Rhombodera basalis.[3]
See also
- List of mantis genera and species
- Mantodea of Asia
- Leaf mantis
- Shield mantis
References
- ↑ Mantodeaspeciefile.org species Rhombodera valida, Burmeister, 1838 Retrieval Date: August 29, 2014
- 1 2 3 4 Texas A&M University Retrieval Date: August 29, 2014
- 1 2 3 "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia". 72. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1920: 68. ISSN 0097-3157.
- ↑ Mantodeaspeciesfile.org synonym Rhombodera rotunda Giglio-Tos, 1917
- ↑ William Whitaker's Words valida
- ↑ 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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