''Orthodera'' is a
genus
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of
praying mantises that can be found in Australia and Southeast Asia, with one species (''
Orthodera novaezealandiae'') said to be the only native species of mantis of New Zealand.
[Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. ''Fauna of New Zealand''. . Published 13 June 1990.][Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org genus ''Orthodera'' Burmeister, 1838]
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Species
*'' Orthodera australiana'' Giglio-Tos, 1917 Australia, New Zealand?
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, Micronesia
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*''Orthodera gracilis
''Orthodera'' is a genus of praying mantis, praying mantises that can be found in Australia and Southeast Asia, with one species (''Orthodera novaezealandiae'') said to be the only native species of mantis of New Zealand.Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Manto ...
'' Giglio-Tos, 1917 Australia
*'' Orthodera gunnii'' Le Guillou, 1841 Australia, Tasmania
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*'' Orthodera insularis'' Beier, 1952 Sumba
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*'' Orthodera ministralis'' Fabricius, 1775 (garden mantis) Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii
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*'' Orthodera novaezealandiae'' Colenso, 1882 (New Zealand mantis) New Zealand
*'' Orthodera rubrocoxata'' Serville, 1839 Australia
*'' Orthodera timorensis'' Werner, 1933 Timor
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See also
*List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
Mantidae
Mantodea of Oceania
Insects of Australia
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