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. They have
common name
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s such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tamolanica'':
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Tamolanica andaina
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of mantidae, praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following ...
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Tamolanica atricoxis
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica decipiens
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica denticulata
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica dilena
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica katauana
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica leopoldi
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica pectoralis
''Tamolanica'' is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. The following species ar ...
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Tamolanica phryne
''Tamolanica phryne'' is a species of praying mantis 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 subtro ...
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Tamolanica tamolana
''Tamolanica tamolana'', common name New Guinea shield mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to New Guinea. Tamolanica Tamolana (New Guinea shield mantis))