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Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
155
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
6 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids7SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
17 Genera with 18 Species
Acithespis Giglio-Tos, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Paramorphoscelis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paroxyophthalmus Wood-Mason, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Toxodera Serville, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acithespis gigas Giglio-Tos, 1916
Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907
Paroxyophthalmus savatieri Rochebrune, 1883
Plistospilota gasconi Rochebrune, 1884
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pyrgomantis jonesi Kirby, 1904
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Tarachina occidentalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Toxodera denticulata Serville, 1837
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Gambia
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyToxoderidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


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