Rhombodera basalis
| Rhombodera basalis | |
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| Adult male from Kuala Tahan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Subfamily: | Hierodulinae |
| Tribe: | Hierodulini |
| Genus: | Rhombodera |
| Species: | R. basalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhombodera basalis de Haan, 1842
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhombodera basalis known as Malaysian shield mantis, is a species of praying mantis of the genus Rhombodera.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]R. basalis is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Borneo.
Habitat
[edit]R. basalis commonly lives in trees and bushes.[3]
Lifespan
[edit]R. basalis females live up to two years. Males live up to 1.5 years.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Rhombodera basalis de Haan, 1842". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Rhombodera basalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ a b "Rhombodera basalis". Archived from the original on 2020-10-30.
External links
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Media related to Rhombodera basalis at Wikimedia Commons
