''Paratoxodera''
is a genus of
praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...
in the family
Toxoderidae
Toxoderidae is a family of praying mantises.
Subordinate taxa
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
Subfamily Compsothespinae
*Genus '' Compsothespis'' Saussure, 1872
Subfamily Heterochaetinae
*Genus '' Heterochaeta'' Westwood, 1845
Subfamily ...
and tribe
Toxoderini; species are recorded from
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
and
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File''
Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 20 January 2019)
/ref> lists:
* '' Paratoxodera borneana'' Beier, 1931
* '' Paratoxodera cornicollis'' Wood-Mason, 1889 (type species)
* '' Paratoxodera gigliotosi'' Roy, 2009
* '' Paratoxodera marshallae'' Roy, 2009
* '' Paratoxodera meggitti'' Uvarov, 1927
* '' Paratoxodera polyacantha'' Roy, 2009
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10619942
Toxoderidae
Invertebrates of Southeast Asia
Mantodea genera