Toxodera hauseri is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
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 ...
found in
Thailand
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,
Malay Peninsula
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,
Java
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, and
Borneo
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. However, the recorded occurrence from Borneo was based solely on a photographic record from Poring Hot Springs, or at least until the examination of a physical specimen from a private collection validated it.
[Markey, Andrew. (2022). First Formal Record of Toxodera hauseri Roy, 2009 (Mantodea, Toxoderidae) from Borneo. 10.5281/zenodo.7314686. ] This species closely resembles ''T. fimbriata'' but is distinguished by the greater width of the leaf-like expansions of the medial femurs.
Etymology
Named after Austrian entomologist, Dr. Bernd Hauser.
Additional images
File:Toxodera_hauseri_452685591.jpg, ''Toxodera hauseri''
See also
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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
Toxoderidae
Mantodea of Asia
Insects described in 2009
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