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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
58
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
29
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Burkina Faso
9 Families width 45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids24SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Burkina Faso
29 Genera with 45 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPST
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Belomantis Giglio-Tos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Calamothespis Werner, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Chiropacha Charpentier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1930African stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Metagalepsus Roy, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Paramorphoscelis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyophthalmus Wood-Mason, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis8SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913
Belomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930
Calamothespis condamini Roy, 1969
Chiropacha (Chiropacha) saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911
Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Eremiaphila reticulata Chopard, 1941
Eremiaphila voltaensis Sjostedt, 1930
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Hoplocorypha nigerica Beier, 1930
Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Metagalepsus stramineus Sjostedt, 1930
Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Paroxyophthalmus nigericus Giglio-Tos, 1917
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pyrgomantis jonesi Kirby, 1904
Pyrgomantis pallida Giglio-Tos, 1917
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Tarachina occidentalis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Burkina Faso
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
15
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEremiaphilidae
Wood-Mason, 1889
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyToxoderidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


Links, sources and further information
Mantodea at mantodea.speciesfile.org
Mantodea at papua-insects.nl
Mantodea at gbif.org
Mantodea at irmng.org
Mantodea at itis.gov
Mantodea at itis.gov