Tenodera angustipennis is a species of mantis native to Asia and nearby areas of Oceania.

Tenodera angustipennis was noticed as early as 1921 in Aberdeen, Maryland, but that occurrence was not noted in a published record until 1933.

[5] This insect is known as チョウセンカマキリ (translates to "Korean mantis") in the Japanese language and 참사마귀, (an alternative name which translates to "true mantis") as well as just plain 사마귀 (a formal name) in the Korean language (사마귀 can mean the whole order of Mantodea or this specific species of praying mantis).

[3] This species occurs in China, Hawaii, India,[11] Java, Korean Peninsula,[11][12] Ulleung-do, Jejudo, Taiwan, Vietnam, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Okinawa Island.

[13][14] Non-native range in the United States: Delaware,[15] Maryland,[16]New York,[3] North Carolina,[8] New Jersey,[4][17] Ohio,[4] Pennsylvania,[4][18]Virginia.