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Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2683
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2680
5913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2648
5852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
129
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
4
20
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
4 Families width 60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids20SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 188934SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
20 Genera with 60 Species
Ameles Burmeister, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomantis Gistel, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 194234SpeciesTaxom
Eremoplana Stal, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heteronutarsus Lefèbvre, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicorypha Krauss, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis3SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyophthalmus Wood-Mason, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Sinaiella Karsch, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ameles aegyptiaca Werner, 1913
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Cephalomantis gracilis Gistel, 1856
Cephalomantis vindipennis Gistel, 1856
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Elaea gestroi Capra, 1929
Elaea gestroi gestroi Capra, 1929
Elaea solimani MOHAMMAD, GA..., 2011
Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910
Eremiaphila anubis Lefèbvre, 1835Anubis mantis
Eremiaphila arabica Saussure, 1871Arabian mantis
Eremiaphila aristidis Lucas, 1880
Eremiaphila audouini Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila barbara Brisout, 1854
Eremiaphila berndstiewi Stiewe, 2004
Eremiaphila bovei Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Eremiaphila cairina Giglio-Tos, 1916
Eremiaphila cerisy Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila dawydowi (Werner, 1905)⇒ Eremiaphila arabica Saussure, 1871
Eremiaphila dentata Saussure, 1871
Eremiaphila genei Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila gigas Beier, 1930
Eremiaphila hebraica Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila heluanensis Werner, 1904
Eremiaphila hralili Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila irridipennis Mukherjee & ..., 1985
Eremiaphila khamsin Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila kheych Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila klunzingeri Werner, 1906
Eremiaphila lefebvrii Burmeister, 1838
Eremiaphila luxor Lefèbvre, 1835Luxor mantis
Eremiaphila nilotica Saussure, 1871
Eremiaphila petiti Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila pyramidum Werner, 1904
Eremiaphila rohlfsi Werner, 1906
Eremiaphila rotundipennis Kirby, 1904
Eremiaphila rufipennis Uvarov, 1929
Eremiaphila savignyi Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila typhon Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila zetterstedti Beier, 1942Desert pebble mantis
Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Heteronutarsus aegyptiacus Lefèbvre, 1835
Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838Sublime Conehead Mantis
Iris coeca Uvarov, 1931
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Ischnomantis fasciata Giglio-Tos, 1916
Ischnomantis perfida Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911Egyptian mantis
Miomantis ehrenbergi Werner, 1928
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sinaiella nebulosa Uvarov, 1924
Sphodromantis bioculata (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Tarachodes (Chiropacha) gilvus Charpentier, 1841

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Egypt
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
1
12
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEremiaphilidae
Wood-Mason, 1889
2
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


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