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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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several; see text | |
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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]
- ^ [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
- ^ "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.