''Tenodera''
[Burmeister H (1838) ''Handb. Ent., Burm.'' 2: 534.] is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 a ...
in the
family
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Mantidae
Mantidae is one of the largest family (biology), families in the Order (biology), order of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family ...
which contains several species 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 ...
es. The species in this genus can be found primarily in Africa, Asia and Australia, but also North America.
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Description
Specifically, mantid
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still ...
s in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora
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The top of the femur fits in ...
which contain an apical spine.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tenodera'':[Mantodea Species File]
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#'' Tenodera acuticauda'' (Yang, 1997)
#''Tenodera angustipennis
''Tenodera angustipennis'' is a species of mantis native to Asia and nearby areas of Oceania. The species was introduced and became established in the eastern United States. ''Tenodera angustipennis'' was noticed as early as 1921 in Aberdeen, Ma ...
'' (Saussure, 1869) (narrow-winged mantis)
#'' Tenodera aridifolia'' (Stoll, 1813)
#''Tenodera australasiae
''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found throughout Australia, it is common in the eastern regions. Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenetic ...
'' (Leach, 1814) (purple-winged mantis)
#'' Tenodera caudafissilis'' (Wang, 1992)
#'' Tenodera chloreudeta'' (Burmeister, 1838)
#'' Tenodera costalis'' (Blanchard, 1853)
#'' Tenodera fasciata'' (Olivier, 1792)
#'' Tenodera intermedia'' (Saussure, 1870)
#'' Tenodera iringana'' (Giglio-Tos, 1912)
#'' Tenodera parasinensis'' (Otte & Spearman, 2004)
#'' Tenodera philippina'' (Beier, 1929)
#'' Tenodera rungsi'' (Uvarov, 1935)
#'' Tenodera sinensis'' (Saussure, 1871) (Chinese mantis)
#'' Tenodera stotzneri'' (Werner, 1929)
#'' Tenodera superstitiosa'' (Fabricius, 1781)
See also
* List of mantis genera and species#Genus Tenodera
References
External links
A key to Mantidae classificationTree of Life - ''Tenodera''
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Mantidae
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister