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Tenodera

Tenodera
Tenodera sinensis 4 Luc Viatour.jpg
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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Synonyms
  • Epitenodera (Giglio-Tos, 1911)
  • Paratenodera (Giglio-Tos, 1912)

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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.



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