Ants
Ants
Arachnids
Arachnids
Bees
Bees
Beetles
Beetles
Booklice
Booklice
Bugs
Bugs
Bumblebees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Butterflies
Cicadas
Cicadas
Crane flies
Crane flies
Dragonflies
Dragonflies
Earwigs
Earwigs
Flies
Flies
Isopods
Isopods
Locusts
Locusts
Mantises
Mantises
Mayflies
Mayflies
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
Myriapods
Myriapods
Net-winged
Net-winged
Plant-parasitic
Plant-parasitic
Scorpion flies
Scorpion flies
Termites
Termites
Wasps
Wasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
3227
9276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
3227
9276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
3147
9047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
174
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
7
26
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
7 Families width 41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids24SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises10SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises0SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19190SpeciesTaxom
Sibyllidae Stål, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
26 Genera with 41 Species
#
A
C
D
H
I
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T

Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopteryx Karsch, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Presibylla Bolivar, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1955African mantis9SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Tismomorpha Roy, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes heydeni Werner, 1908
Catasigerpes camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Congoharpax coiffaiti Roy, 1972
Dactylopteryx flexuosa Karsch, 1892
Heterochaeta bernardii Roy, 1972
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Plistospilota maxima Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911Griffin Mantis
Presibylla elegans Bolivar, 1908
Prohierodula grassei Roy, 1965
Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892
Prohierodula picta Gerstaecker, 1883
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973
Rhomboderella gabonica Roy, 1973
Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967African Mantis
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) belinga Roy, 1973
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ipassa Roy, 1973
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) feae Giglio-Tos, 1911
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) rotundiceps Werner, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Theopompella aurivillii Sjöstedt, 1900
Theopompella heterochroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Theopompella pallida Giglio-Tos, 1916
Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Gabon
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySibyllidae
Stål, 1872
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


Links, sources and further information