| Toxodera | |
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| Toxodera denticulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Toxoderidae |
| Subfamily: | Toxoderinae |
| Tribe: | Toxoderini |
| Genus: | Toxodera Serville, 1837 |
Toxodera is the type genus of mantises in the family Toxoderidae, known for their stick mimicry. There are four confirmed species in Borneo restricted to old-growth forests, and are considered to be rare. Species of the South-East Asian Toxoderini inhabit beneath the forest canopy. Not much is known regarding their ecology. Males however, are often attracted to lights. One species, Toxodera maxima, can reach 18 cm in total length.
Species
The Mantodea Species File lists:
- Toxodera beieri Roy, 2009
- Toxodera denticulata Serville, 1837 (slender flower mantis, synonym T. gigas Ouwens, 1913) - type species
- Toxodera fimbriata Werner, 1930 (feathered mantis)
- Toxodera hauseri Roy, 2009
- Toxodera integrifolia Werner, 1925
- Toxodera maculata Beier, 1913
- Toxodera maxima Roy, 2009
- Toxodera pfanneri Roy, 2009
References
- Serville (1837) Annals. Soc. ent. Fr. 6: 27
- Schwarz, Christian & Konopik, Oliver. (2014). An annotated checklist of the praying mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Zootaxa. 3797. 130-68. 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12.
- Roy, R. 2009. "Révision des Toxoderini sensu novo (Mantodea, Toxoderinae)." Revue suisse de zoologie 116, 93–183.
- Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links
Data related to Toxoderidae at Wikispecies
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