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Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16581
69850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16571
69836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16352
68957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
846
2562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
55
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
8 Families width 120 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 183822SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids59SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 191919SpeciesTaxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 191912SpeciesTaxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
55 Genera with 120 Species
#
A
B
C
D
F
H
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
X
Y
Z

Acanthops Serville, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Acontiothespis Rehn, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Ameles Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Antemna Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bactromantis Kirby, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Callibia Stal, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Callimantis Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chaeteessa Burmeister, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1880Hood Mantis6SpeciesTaxom
Ciulfina Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Fuga Svenson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Harpagonyx Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hondurantemna1SpeciesTaxom
Litaneutria Saussure, 1872Ground Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Liturgousa Saussure, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusa Saussure, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Lobovates Deeleman-Rei..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Macromusonia Hebard, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Mantoida Newman, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Melliera Saussure, 19355SpeciesTaxom
Metilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Musonia Stal, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Musoniella Giglio-Tos, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Oligonicella Giglio-Tos, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 2014Boxer mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomantis Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Pogonogaster Rehn, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthops Saussure, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomusonia Werner, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1838Stick mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Raptrix Terra, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 187014SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantus1SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thesprotia Stal, 1894American grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Thesprotiella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaconyx Saussure, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Tithrone Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Xystropeltis Rehn, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Yersinia van Loghem, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Zoolea Serville, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
120 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthops centralis Lombardo & I..., 2004
Acanthops elegans Lombardo & I..., 2004
Acanthops erosula Stal, 1877
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Acanthops falcataria Goeze, 1778South American Dead Leaf Mantis
Acanthops godmani Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acanthops tuberculata Saussure, 1870
Acanthops tuberculatus Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis championi Kirby, 1904
Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontiothespis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis quadrimaculata Serville, 1839
Acontiothespis vitrea Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontista cordillerae (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontista fraterna (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Acontiothespis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Angela armata De Hann, 1842
Angela championi Saussure & Z..., 1894
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela miranda Saussure, 1871
Angela perpulchra Westwood, 1889
Angela subhyalina Chopard, 1913
Antemna rapax Stål, 1877
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Bactromantis mexicanus Saussure & Z..., 1894
Callibia diana Stoll, 1813
Chaeteessa caudata Saussure, 1871
Chaeteessa filata Burmeister, 1838
Choeradodis rbombicollis Latreille, 1833
Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833Peruvian Shield Mantis
Choeradodis rhomboidea Stoll, 1813Hooded Mantis
Choeradodis squilla (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869
Choeradodis stalii Wood-Mason, 1880Hooded Mantis
Ciulfina liturgusa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis
Fuga annulipes Serville, 1839
Harpagonyx carlottae (Rehn, 1904)⇒ Pseudomusonia fera Saussure & Z..., 1894
Hondurantemna chespiritoi Rodrigues, R..., 2017
Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872)⇒ Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896
Liturgousa maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Liturgusa maya Saussure & Z..., 1894
Liturgusa actuosa Rehn, 1951
Liturgusa annulipes Serville, 1839
Liturgusa atricoxata Beier, 1931
Liturgusa cayennensis Saussure, 1869
Liturgusa charpentieri Giglio-Tos, 1927
Liturgusa cursor Rehn, 1951
Liturgusa fossetti Svenson, 2014
Liturgusa maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Mantis
Lobovates chopardi Deeleman-Rei..., 1957
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantoida maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Little Yucatan Mantid
Mantoida schraderi Rehn, 1951
Melliera brevipes Beier, 1935
Melliera chorotega Rehn, 1935
Melliera major Saussure, 1872
Melliera mordax Rehn, 1935
Metilia brunnerii Saussure, 1871
Musonia surinama Saussure, 1869
Musoniola dohrniana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Musoniola vicina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Odontomantis rhyssa Werner, 1930
Oligonicella mexicanus Saussure and..., 1894
Oligonicella punctulata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Oligonicella striolata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Otomantis centralis Lombardo & S..., 2014
Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata Serville, 1839
Phasmomantis championi Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phasmomantis sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836Mexican unicorn mantis
Phyllovates chlorophaena Blanchard, 1836Texas unicorn mantis
Phyllovates cornuta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phyllovates maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pogonogaster tristani Rehn, 1918
Pseudacanthops caelebs Saussure, 1869
Pseudomiopteryx infuscata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudomusonia fera Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudomusonia lineativentri Stål, 1877
Pseudomusonia lineativentris Stål, 1877
Pseudomusonia rapax Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudovates parallela de Haan, 1842
Pseudovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Stagmatoptera abdominalis Olivier, 1792
Stagmatoptera binotata Scudder, 1869
Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869
Stagmatoptera flavipennis Serville, 1839
Stagmatoptera insatiabilis (Rehn, 1904)⇒ Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Stagmatoptera pia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmatoptera septentrionalis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera supplicaria Burmeister, 1838
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis centralis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)⇒ Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stagmomantis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis gracilipes Rehn, 1907Arizona Tan Mantis
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis montana Rehn, 1935Mountain Mantis
Stagmomantis montana montana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis nahua Saussure, 1869Rustic borer
Stagmomantis parvidentata Beier, 1931
Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Stagmomantis venusta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Theopompella heterochroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Thesprotia insolita Rehn, 1935Costa Rican Grass Mantis
Thesprotia macilenta Saussure & Z..., 1894Bolivian Grass Mantis
Thrinaconyx fumosa Saussure & Z..., 1894
Thrinaconyx fumosus Saussure & Z..., 1894
Thrinaconyx kirschianus Saussure & Z..., 1894
Tithrone roseipennis Saussure, 1870
Vates pectinata Saussure, 1871
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877
Vates weyrauchi Beier, 1958
Xystropeltis lankesteri Rehn, 1935
Zoolea lobipes Olivier, 1792

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Central America
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
27
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaeteessidae
Handlirsch, 1920
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


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