Toxodera[1] is the type genus of mantises in the family Toxoderidae, known for their stick mimicry. There are four confirmed species in Borneo restricted to old-growth forests, and are considered to be rare. Species of the South-East Asian Toxoderini inhabit beneath the forest canopy. Not much is known regarding their ecology. Males however, are often attracted to lights.[2][3] One species, Toxodera maxima, can reach 18 cm in total length.[citation needed]

Toxodera
Toxodera denticulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Toxoderidae
Subfamily: Toxoderinae
Tribe: Toxoderini
Genus: Toxodera
Serville, 1837

Species

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The Mantodea Species File[4] lists:

References

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  1. ^ Serville (1837) Annals. Soc. ent. Fr. 6: 27
  2. ^ Schwarz, Christian & Konopik, Oliver. (2014). An annotated checklist of the praying mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Zootaxa. 3797. 130-68. 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12.
  3. ^ Roy, R. 2009. "Révision des Toxoderini sensu novo (Mantodea, Toxoderinae)." Revue suisse de zoologie 116, 93–183.
  4. ^ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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