Biology:Rhombodera kirbyi

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Rhombodera kirbyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Hierodulinae
Tribe: Hierodulini
Genus: Rhombodera
Species:
R. kirbyi
Binomial name
Rhombodera kirbyi
Beier, 1952
Synonyms
  • Rhombodera saussurii Kirby, 1904

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.[1][2][3]

The kirbyi is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male slightly smaller at 8-8.5 cm. It is found in different morphs ranging from a very pale green to a dark brown colour.

See also

References

  1. "Rhombodera kirbyi". https://www.gbif.org/species/6725792. Retrieved 2019-09-27. 
  2. Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952". http://Mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1184010. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  3. Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology 2 (4). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309709791. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7321312 entry