Biology:Rhombodera valida

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Rhombodera valida
Rhombodera valida L4 nymph.JPG
Nymph
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Hierodulinae
Tribe: Hierodulini
Genus: Rhombodera
Species:
R. valida
Binomial name
Rhombodera valida
Burmeister, 1838
Synonyms
  • Mantis (Rhombodera) valida
    (Burmeister, 1838)[1]
  • Hierodula (Rhombodera) rotunda
    (Giglio-Tos, 1917)[2]
  • Hierodula (Rhombodera) valida[3]

Rhombodera valida is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Indomalaya.[2][3][4]

Etymology

In Latin "valida" means strong, powerful or valid.[1][5] Rhomboid shape. In Greek dera means neck.[6]

Description

Rhombodera valida has a broader, sub-circular, rhomboidal pronotum than Rhombodera basalis.[1]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7321327 entry