''Rhombodera'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

praying mantises 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 ...

native to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

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

thorax The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the cre ...

es.

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus ''Rhombodera'': * ''

Rhombodera basalis ''Rhombodera basalis'' known as Malaysian shield mantis, is a species of praying mantis of the genus ''Rhombodera''. Distribution ''R. basalis'' is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Borneo. Habitat ''R. basalis'' commonl ...

'' de Haan, 1842 * '' Rhombodera boschmai'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1957 * '' Rhombodera brachynota'' Wang & Dong, 1993 * '' Rhombodera crassa'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera doriana'' Laidlaw, 1931 * ''

Rhombodera extensicollis ''Rhombodera extensicollis'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Indomalaya. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", whic ...

'' Serville, 1839 * '' Rhombodera extraordinaria'' Beier, 1942 * '' Rhombodera fratricida'' Wood-Mason, 1878 * '' Rhombodera handschini'' Werner, 1933 * ''

Rhombodera javana ''Rhombodera javana'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in China and the island of Java in Indonesia. See also *List of mantis genera and species *Mantodea of Asia Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * '' Rhombodera keiana'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * ''

Rhombodera kirbyi ''Rhombodera kirbyi'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor, giving it its common name of the Timor Shield Mantis. The ''kirbyi'' is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male s ...

'' Beier, 1952 * '' Rhombodera laticollis'' Burmeister, 1838 * ''

Rhombodera latipronotum ''Rhombodera latipronotum'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae, found in China. 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 th ...

'' Zhang * ''

Rhombodera lingulata ''Rhombodera lingulata'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species '' Mantis religiosa''; however, most genera are tropical or s ...

'' Stal, 1877 * ''

Rhombodera megaera ''Rhombodera megaera'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in China and Thailand. Description ''R. megaera'' is one of the largest species in the genus Rhombodera. The underside of the thorax is red. See also *List ...

'' Rehn, 1904 * ''

Rhombodera mjobergi ''Rhombodera mjobergi'' is a species of praying mantis of the family Mantidae. It is native to Asia. 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 t ...

'' Werner, 1930 * ''

Rhombodera morokana ''Rhombodera morokana'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found on the island of New Guinea. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species Fi ...

'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * ''

Rhombodera ornatipes ''Rhombodera ornatipes'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in the Philippines. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", whi ...

'' Werner, 1922 * '' Rhombodera palawanensis'' Beier, 1966 * ''

Rhombodera papuana ''Rhombodera papuana'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae. It is found on the island of New Guinea. See also *List of mantis genera and species *Mantodea of Asia Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that cont ...

'' Werner, 1929 * '' Rhombodera rennellana'' Beier, 1968 * '' Rhombodera rollei'' Beier, 1935 * '' Rhombodera sjostedti'' Werner, 1930 * '' Rhombodera stalii'' Giglio-Tos, 1912 * ''

Rhombodera taprobanae ''Rhombodera taprobanae'' is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Sri Lanka. See also *List of mantis genera and species The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which i ...

'' Wood-Mason, 1878 * '' Rhombodera titania'' Stal, 1877 * '' Rhombodera valida'' Burmeister, 1838 * '' Rhombodera zhangi'' Wang & Dong, 1993

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