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