Asiadodis

Asiadodis
	Asiadodis squilla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Mantidae
Subfamily:	Choeradodinae
Genus:	Asiadodis; Roy, 2004
Species
	see text

Asiadodis is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. They were formerly included in Choeradodis, a similar genus of mantis from the Americas.^[1]

The following species are recognised in the genus Asiadodis:^[1]

Asiadodis squilla (Asian shield mantis)
Asiadodis yunnanensis (Chinese shield mantis)

References

^ ^a ^b Roy, R. (2004). "Révision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 109 (2): 113–128.

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[Roy2004-1] Roy, R. (2004). "Révision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 109 (2): 113–128.

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