Toxodera hauseri is a
species of
praying mantis found in
Thailand,
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...
,
Java, and
Borneo. However, there are no records of a Bornean specimen of ''T. hauseri'', only a photographic record from Poring Hot Springs.
[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.] 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.
See also
*
List of mantis genera and species
References
Mantidae
Mantodea of Asia
Insects described in 2009
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