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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Central Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
705
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
705
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
652
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
24
38
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Province (Sri Lanka)
5 Families width 9 Species
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids4SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Province (Sri Lanka)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Ambivia Stal, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Creobroter Westwood, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopezella Giglio-Tos, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1792Giant Asian mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Iridopteryx Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Leptomantella Uvarov, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1878Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Province (Sri Lanka)
9 Species
Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878Indian Flower Mantis
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Hapalopezella maculata Kirby, 1904
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Iridopteryx iridipennis Saussure, 1869
Leptomantella (Leptomantella) ceylonica Beier, 1956
Rhombodera taprobanae Wood-Mason, 1878
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Central Province (Sri Lanka)
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
1
1
Genus
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