''Tenodera aridifolia'' is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. The Chinese mantis, ''T. sinensis'', was once considered to be a subspecies of ''T. aridifolia'', but the species can be distinguished by the shape of male genitalia.

Range

''Tenodera aridifolia'' is distributed in China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia.

Description

Males are 67–73mm in length, and females are 77–84mm.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:''Tenodera aridifolia''.
Mantodea Species File Online. *''Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia'' (Stoll, 1813) *''Tenodera aridifolia brevicollis'' (Breier, 1933)

Gallery

File:Tenodera aridifolia01.JPG, Adult male in Taipei, Taiwan File:Japanese giant mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) in Tokyo.webm, Video of ''Tenodera aridifolia'' in Tokyo, Japan in 2016

References

External links

''Tenodera sinensis''.
Bugguide.net {{Taxonbar, from=Q705799 Mantidae Insects of Japan Insects of China Insects of Taiwan Insects of Korea Insects described in 1813 Articles containing video clips