''Rhombodera'' is a

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of praying mantises native to

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and possessing

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s such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended,

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-like

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es.

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus ''Rhombodera'': * '' Rhombodera basalis'' de Haan, 1842 * '' Rhombodera boschmai'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1957 * '' Rhombodera brachynota'' Wang & Dong, 1993 * '' Rhombodera crassa'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera doriana'' Laidlaw, 1931 * '' Rhombodera extensicollis'' Serville, 1839 * '' Rhombodera extraordinaria'' Beier, 1942 * '' Rhombodera fratricida'' Wood-Mason, 1878 * '' Rhombodera handschini'' Werner, 1933 * '' Rhombodera javana'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera keiana'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera kirbyi'' Beier, 1952 * '' Rhombodera laticollis'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Rhombodera latipronotum'' Zhang * '' Rhombodera lingulata'' Stal, 1877 * '' Rhombodera megaera'' Rehn, 1904 * '' Rhombodera mjobergi'' Werner, 1930 * '' Rhombodera morokana'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera ornatipes'' Werner, 1922 * '' Rhombodera palawanensis'' Beier, 1966 * '' Rhombodera papuana'' Werner, 1929 * '' Rhombodera rennellana'' Beier, 1968 * '' Rhombodera rollei'' Beier, 1935 * '' Rhombodera sjostedti'' Werner, 1930 * '' Rhombodera stalii'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera taprobanae'' Wood-Mason, 1878 * '' Rhombodera titania'' Stal, 1877 * '' Rhombodera valida'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Rhombodera zhangi'' Wang & Dong, 1993

Species

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