An annotated checklist of the praYing mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife SanctuarY, Sarawak
Author
Schwarz, Christian J.
Author
Konopik, Oliver
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Zootaxa
2014
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10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12
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Toxodera
Audinet-Serville, 1869
=
Eutoxodera
Werner, 1930
Highly specialized stick mimics. There are four confirmed species in Borneo restricted to old-growth forests; all are rarely found. The SE Asian
Toxoderini
, recently revised by
Roy (2009b)
, are understorey dwellers, other aspects of their ecology are, however, completely unknown. Males may be attracted to lights.
Toxodera maculata
Ouwens, 1913
=
Toxodera vana
Yang, 1997
Distribution.
S
China
,
Laos
,
Thailand
, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Toxodera fimbriata
Werner, 1930
=
Toxodera spinigera
Beier, 1931
Distribution.
Myanmar
, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Bornean records.
Sabah: Kinabalu (Beier 1931).
Toxodera maxima
Roy, 2009
Distribution.
Malay Peninsula, Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Bornean records.
Sabah: Danum Valley (CSUB, living specimen depicted in
Roy 2009b
, page 105)
Remarks
. Females up to
168 mm
long. This species was previously confused with
Toxodera denticulata
Audinet-Serville, 1837
. A damaged specimen found in the SMSM collection deposited under this name may belong to
T. maxima
. Definite records of
T. denticulata
from Borneo are lacking.
Toxodera hauseri
Roy, 2009
Distribution.
Thailand
, Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo (
Roy 2009b
).
Remarks.
Roy (2009b)
does not mention any Bornean specimen, but there is a photographic record of this species from Poring Hot Springs (Anker, pers. com.).