Toxodera | |
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Toxodera denticulata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Toxoderidae |
Subfamily: | Toxoderinae |
Tribe: | Toxoderini |
Genus: | Toxodera Serville, 1837 |
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]
The Mantodea Species File[4] lists: