''Tenodera''
[Burmeister H (1838) ''Handb. Ent., Burm.'' 2: 534.] is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
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 ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references ...
which contains several species 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 ...
es. The species in this genus can be found primarily in Africa, Asia and Australia, but also North America.
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Description
Specifically, mantids in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora
The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with t ...
which contain an apical spine.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tenodera'':[Mantodea Species File]
(v. 5.0, retrieved 13 August 2021)
#'' Tenodera acuticauda'' (Yang, 1997)
#'' Tenodera angustipennis'' (Saussure, 1869) (narrow-winged mantis)
#'' Tenodera aridifolia'' (Stoll, 1813)
#'' Tenodera australasiae'' (Leach, 1814) (purple-winged mantis)
#'' Tenodera caudafissilis'' (Wang, 1992)
#'' Tenodera chloreudeta'' (Burmeister, 1838)
#'' Tenodera costalis'' (Blanchard, 1853)
#'' Tenodera fasciata'' (Olivier, 1792)
#'' Tenodera intermedia'' (Saussure, 1870)
#'' Tenodera iringana'' (Giglio-Tos, 1912)
#'' Tenodera parasinensis'' (Otte & Spearman, 2004)
#'' Tenodera philippina'' (Beier, 1929)
#'' Tenodera rungsi'' (Uvarov, 1935)
#'' Tenodera sinensis'' (Saussure, 1871) (Chinese mantis)
#'' Tenodera stotzneri'' (Werner, 1929)
#'' Tenodera superstitiosa'' (Fabricius, 1781)
See also
* List of mantis genera and species#Genus Tenodera
References
External links
A key to Mantidae classificationTree of Life - ''Tenodera''
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Mantidae
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister
