Choeradodis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Dictyoptera
Ordo: Mantodea

Familia: Mantidae
Subfamilia: Choeradodinae
Genus: Choeradodis
Species: C. columbica – C. rhombicollis – C. rhomboidea – C. stalii – C. strumaria
Name

Choeradodis Audinet-Serville, 1831
Synonymy

Craurusa Burmeister, 1838

Vernacular names
English: Shield Mantis, Hooded Mantis, Leaf Mantis

Choeradodis stalii

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]

Distribution

Choeradodis is widely distributed. In the Americas, members of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm from South America to Mexico. In Asia, members of this genus dwell in the same climate zone of India.[1][6]
Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Choeradodis:

Choeradodis columbica (Columbian shield mantis [3])
Choeradodis rhombicollis (Peruvian shield mantis [7])
Choeradodis rhomboidea (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis [8]
Choeradodis stalii (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis [9])
Choeradodis strumaria (leaf mantis, hooded mantis [10])

See also
Choeradodis sp. photographed in Costa Rica

List of mantis genera and species
Leaf mantis
Shield mantis

References

[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.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-27. Choeradodis rhombicollis
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09. Texas A&M University
[2] Choeradodis rhomboidea Taxon Profile
[3] Choeradodis Care Sheet
[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. Choeradodis stalii (Peruvian shield mantis)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-26. MantisPhotos.com
[5] Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine God of Insects
[6] Leaf Mantis - Mantis strumaria