Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces.[1][2][3][4] The distinguishing characteristic of Choreododis from which it takes its common names is a laterally expanded thorax. This adaptation for the purpose of camouflage, as well as a rounded wing case and a habit of staying relatively flattened, aid its leaf mimicry.[5] Tiny liverworts, lichens and fungi have been found growing on the pronotum and wing case of many Choeradodis mantids; these appear to be opportunistic growths rather than an example of coevolution with the mantids to afford extra camouflage.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Subfamily: | Choeradodinae |
| Genus: | Choeradodis Serville, 1831 |
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Distribution
editChoeradodis is endemic to the Neotropical realm, ranging from tropical South America, through Central America, to Mexico. The similar Asian shield mantis that formerly were included in Choeradodis have been moved to their own genus Asiadodis.[1][7][8]
Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Choeradodis:
- Choeradodis columbica (Colombian shield mantis[3])
- Choeradodis rhombicollis (Peruvian shield mantis[9])
- Choeradodis rhomboidea (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis[10]
- Choeradodis stalii (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis[11])
- Choeradodis strumaria (leaf mantis, hooded mantis[12])
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b [1] Wood-Mason, J. 1880. Synopsis of the species of Choeradodis, a remarkable genus of Mantodea common to Indian and Tropical America. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 47(1):82-84.
- ^ "TerraTypica: Choeradodis rhombicollis". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-27. Choeradodis rhombicollis
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Texas A&M University - ^ [2] Choeradodis rhomboidea Taxon Profile
- ^ [3] Choeradodis Care Sheet
- ^ Lücking, Robert; Mata-Lorenzen, Juan; Dauphin L., Gregorio (2010). "Epizoic liverworts, lichens and fungi growing on Costa Rican Shield Mantis (Mantodea: Choeradodis)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 45 (3): 175–186. doi:10.1080/01650521.2010.532387. S2CID 84488743.
- ^ Roy, R. (2004). "Révision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 109 (2): 113–128.
- ^ [4] Terra, P. S. 1995. Systematics of the Neotropical genera of praying mantis (Mantodea). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39(1):13-94.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Choeradodis stalii (Peruvian shield mantis) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MantisPhotos.com - ^ [5] Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine God of Insects
- ^ [6] Leaf Mantis - Mantis strumaria
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