Rhombodera valida explained

Rhombodera valida is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Indomalaya.

Etymology

In Latin "valida" means strong, powerful or valid.^[1] Rhomboid shape. In Greek dera means neck.^[2]

Description

Rhombodera valida has a broader, sub-circular, rhomboidal pronotum than Rhombodera basalis.^[3]

See also

• List of mantis genera and species
• Mantodea of Asia
• Leaf mantis
• Shield mantis

Notes and References

1. http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordz.pl?keyword=valida William Whitaker's Words valida
2. Book: Blatchley, Willis Stanley . Orthoptera of northeastern America: with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. 1920. The Nature Publishing Company. 122.
3. 68 . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1920 . Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. . 0097-3157 . 72 .