Tenodera | |
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Adult male Tenodera sinensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Subfamily: | Mantinae |
Tribe: | Polyspilotini |
Genus: |
Tenodera Burmeister, 1838 |
Species | |
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Tenodera is a genus of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae of the family Mantidae which contains several species of praying mantises. The species in this genus can be found in North America, Asia, Africa, Australia.
Specifically, mantids in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora which contain an apical spine.