Taxonomic revision of the praying mantis subfamily Hierodulinae of China (Mantodea: Mantidae) Author Liu, Qin-Peng College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, China. Author Liu, Zi-Jun 0000-0001-6924-8774 1255487803 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6924 - 8774 1255487803@qq.com Author Wang, Guo-Li College of Media, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China Author Yin, Zi-Xu College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-07 4951 3 401 433 journal article 7389 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.3.1 d3f03e14-86c3-4a47-9519-9b0d99fb2a77 1175-5326 4668054 D8E56DFF-47E8-48E8-9432-2C9A2E747200 Genus Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912 Ephierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912: 63 . Type species: Polyspilota heteroptera Werner, 1906: 365 . Holotype ( ♂ ): Cameroon , SMNS. Diagnosis. Large-sized; ventral forecoxa and forefemur with two to three black stripes respectively; dorsal spines of forecoxa very tiny; the edge of pronotum near supracoxal sulcus distinctly expanded; metazona constricted anteriorly, gradually widen toward the posterior end; tergite X deeply incised and bilobed. Diversity and distribution. Four species in the genus. Distributions include China , Vietnam , Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Mindanao ( Schwarz & Roy 2018b ).