Biology:Tenodera aridifolia
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Tenodera |
| Species: | T. aridifolia
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| Tenodera aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)
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Tenodera aridifolia is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. The Chinese mantis,[1] T. sinensis, was once considered to be a subspecies of T. aridifolia, but the species can be distinguished by the shape of male genitalia.[2]
Range
Tenodera aridifolia is distributed in China , Japan , Taiwan, India , Philippines , Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia.
Description
Males are 67–73mm in length, and females are 77–84mm.[3]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[4]
- Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)
- Tenodera aridifolia brevicollis (Breier, 1933)
Gallery
Adult male in Taipei, Taiwan
Video of Tenodera aridifolia in Tokyo, Japan in 2016
References
- ↑ Chinese mantis. Insects of the Duke Campus. Duke University.
- ↑ Jensen, Dana & Svenson, Gavin & Song, Hojun & Whiting, Michael. (2009). Phylogeny and evolution of male genitalia within the praying mantis genus Tenodera (Mantodea: Mantidae). Invertebrate Systematics. 23. 409-421. 10.1071/IS09004.
- ↑ Schwarz, Christian & Ehrmann, Reinhard & Borer, Matthias & Monnerat, Christian. (2018). Mantodea (Insecta) of Nepal ‒ corrections and annotations to the checklist. Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya. 201-247.
- ↑ Tenodera aridifolia. Mantodea Species File Online.
External links
- Tenodera sinensis. Bugguide.net
Wikidata ☰ Q705799 entry
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