Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 45
378
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 9
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
9 Families width 105 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Ghana
59 Genera with 105 Species
| Achlaena Karsch, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelis Stål, 1913 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1979 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bolivaroscelis Roy, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamothespis Werner, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caudatoscelis Roy, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiropacha Charpentier, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroharpax Werner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Congoharpax La Greca, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopteryx Karsch, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galepsus Stål, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galinthias Stal, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gigliotoscelis Roy, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalomantis Saussure, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocorypha Stal, 1930 | African stick mantises | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomorpha Burmeister, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junodia Schulthess-R..., 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maculatoscelis Roy, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1960 | Mantes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1917 | African praying mantis | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilomantis Werner, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941 | Grass mantises | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypilus Serville, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panurgica Karsch, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paragalepsus Beier, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramorphoscelis Werner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prohierodula Bolivar, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoharpax Saussure, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1838 | African mantis | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Statilia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopyga Karsch, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodella Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodes Burmeister, 1907 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodina Beier, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
105 Species and 5 Subspecies | Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889 | | | Amorphoscelis ascalaphoides (Bolivar, 1908) | ⇒ Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908 | | Amorphoscelis chopardi Roy, 1962 | | | Amorphoscelis elegans Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | | Amorphoscelis lagrecai (Roy, 1964) | ⇒ Caudatoscelis lagrecai Roy, 1964 | | Amorphoscelis lamottei Roy, 1963 | | | Amorphoscelis laxeretis Karsch, 1894 | | | Amorphoscelis maculata (Roy, 1965) | ⇒ Maculatoscelis maculata Roy, 1965 | | Amorphoscelis nigriventer Beier, 1930 | | | Amorphoscelis pulchra Bolivar, 1908 | | | Amorphoscelis punctata Bolivar, 1908 | | | Amorphoscelis simulans (Giglio-Tos, 1913) | ⇒ Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | Anasigerpes amieti Roy, 1963 | | | Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Anasigerpes nigripes Roy, 1964 | | | Anasigerpes unifasciata Roy, 1979 | | | Bolivaroscelis werneri Roy, 1962 | | | Calamothespis condamini Roy, 1969 | | | Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Catasigerpes camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915) | ⇒ Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912 | | Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912 | | | Catasigerpes occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879 | | | Catasigerpes toganus Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 | | | Cataspilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Caudatoscelis lagrecai Roy, 1964 | | | Chiropacha (Chiropacha) saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Chlidonoptera chopardi Karsch, 1892 | | | Chlidonoptera lestoni Roy & Leston, 1975 | | | Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883 | Nigerian Flower Mantis | | Chrysomantis cachani Roy, 1964 | | | Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963 | | | Dactylopteryx flexuosa Karsch, 1892 | | | Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839 | | | Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963 | | | Galepsus (Galepsus) konakrynus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Galepsus toganus (Giouo-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Paragalepsus toganus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Galinthias occidentalis Beier, 1930 | | | Galinthias occidentals Beier, 1930 | | | Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | | Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) rhombochir Werner, 1908 | | | Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Heterochaeta girardi Roy, 1975 | | | Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975 | | | Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904 | | | Hoplocorypha nigerica Beier, 1930 | | | Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Junodia lameyi Beier, 1942 | | | Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869 | | | Ligaria senegalensis Roy, 1961 | | | Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883 | | | Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908 | | | Maculatoscelis maculata Roy, 1965 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mantid | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Miomantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968 | | | Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Negromantis modesta Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Nilomantis edmundsi Roy & Leston, 1975 | | | Oxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879 | | | Oxypilus (Oxypilus) hamatus Roy, 1966 | | | Panurgica compressicollis Saussure, 1898 | | | Panurgica feae Griffini, 1907 | | | Panurgica fratercula Rehn, 1912 | | | Paragalepsus toganus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839 | | | Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907 | | | Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838 | Ghost Mantis | | Plistospilota guineensis Roy, 1965 | Giant Mantis | | Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | | Popa undata | | | Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893 | | | Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805 | African flower mantis | | Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839 | Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis | | Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839 | | | Pyrgomantis jonesi Kirby, 1904 | | | Pyrgomantis pallida Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | Congo Green Mantis | | Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963 | | | Tarachodella monticola Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Tarachodes (Barbachodes) afzelii Stal, 1871 | Tanzanian Ground Mantis | | Tarachodes (Chiropacha) saussurei (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Chiropacha saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) griseus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) vitreus La Greca, 1950 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodina) dissimulator (Wood-Mason, 1882) | ⇒ Tarachodina dissimulator Wood-Mason, 1882 | | Tarachodes (Tarachodina) gerstaeckeri (Werner, 1907) | ⇒ Tarachodina gerstaeckeri Werner, 1907 | | Tarachodina dissimulator Wood-Mason, 1882 | | | Tarachodina gerstaeckeri Werner, 1907 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Theopompella chopardi Roy, 1963 | | | Theopompella fusca Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Theopompella westwoodi Kirby, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Ghana
 | | Mantodea (Burmeister 1838) |
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