Toxodera hauseri, the Southeast Asian toxodera, is a species of praying mantis found in Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Java, and Borneo.Roy, R. 2009. "Révision des Toxoderini sensu novo (Mantodea, Toxoderinae)." Revue suisse de zoologie 116, 93–183. However, the recorded occurrence from Borneo was based solely on a photographic record from Poring Hot Springs,Schwarz, Christian & Konopik, Oliver. (2014). An annotated checklist of the praying mantises (Mantodea) of Borneo, including the results of the 2008 scientific expedition to Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Zootaxa. 3797. 130-68. 10.11646/zootaxa.3797.1.12. or at least until the examination of a physical specimen from a private collection validated it.Markey, Andrew. (2022). First Formal Record of Toxodera hauseri Roy, 2009 (Mantodea, Toxoderidae) from Borneo. 10.5281/zenodo.7314686. This species closely resembles T. fimbriata but is distinguished by the greater width of the leaf-like expansions of the medial femurs.
Etymology Named after Austrian entomologist, Dr. Bernd Hauser.
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List of mantis genera and species
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