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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Dictyoptera
Ordo: Mantodea

Familia: Mantidae
Subfamilia: Choeradodinae
Genus: Asiadodis
Species: A. squilla – A. yünnanensis
Name

Asiadodis Roy, 2004
Vernacular names
English: Shield Mantis

Asiadodis is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes.

The following species are recognised in the genus Asiadodis:

Asiadodis squilla (Asian shield mantis)
Asiadodis yunnanensis (Chinese shield mantis)

See also

List of mantis genera and species
Leaf mantis
Shield mantis

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