''Choeradodis rhomboidea'',
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
s tropical shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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 and tropical habitats. They ha ...
. A native of Central America, ''C. rhomboidea'' is a lowland species.
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Choeradodis rhomboidea.jpg
Choeradodis rhomboidea TPopp.jpg, ♀ at Zoologische Staatssammlung München
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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 North America
Insects of Central America
Insects of Mexico
Insects described in 1813
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