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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
562
8010
25404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
8005
25399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
7870
25021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
744
2135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
11
60
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malaysia
11 Families width 162 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises44SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 191916SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids66SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18779SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Metallyticidae Handlirsch, 19254SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malaysia
60 Genera with 162 Species
#ABCDEGHLMOPRSTW
Acromantis Saussure, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1841Stick Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Ambivia Stal, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelis Stål, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Anaxarcha Stal, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Astyliasula Schwarz & Sh..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Bolbe Stal, 1871Ground Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Caliris Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Catestiasula Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocrania Westwood, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Citharomantis Rehn, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Compsomantis Saussure, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Creobroter Westwood, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 1843Dead Leaf Mantis10SpeciesTaxom
Ephippiomantis Werner, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Euchomenella De Haan, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Gildella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Gimantis Giglio-Tos, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonypeta Saussure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Haania Saussure, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopeza Stål, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Heliomantis Giglio-Tos, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hestiasula Saussure, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1792Giant Asian mantis17SpeciesTaxom
Humbertiella Saussure, 1872bark mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopus Audinet-Serv..., 1792Orchid mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Leptomantella Uvarov, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Majangella Giglio-Tos, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 0Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Metallyticus Westwood, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Metatoxodera Roy, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Miromantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myrcinus Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mythomantis Giglio-Tos, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Oligomantis Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pachymantis Saussure, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxodera Wood-Mason, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Parhymenopus Wood-Mason, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Parymenopus Wood-Mason, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohestiasula Schwarz & Sh..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Psychomantis Giglio-Tos, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1931Hood Mantis8SpeciesTaxom
Sceptuchus Hebard, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Stenotoxodera Roy, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Theopompa Stål, 1877Asian bark mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Theopropus Saussure, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Titanodula Vermeersch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Toxodera Serville, 20098SpeciesTaxom
Tropidomantis Stal, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Werneriana1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
162 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1915Sumatran Acromantis
Acromantis grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Acromantis lilii Werner, 1922
Acromantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915Mountain Acromantis
Acromantis moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1915Borneo Acromantis
Acromantis oligoneura Haan, 1842
Aethalochroa ashmoliana Westwood, 1841Iranian Stick Mantis
Amantis irina Saussure, 1870
Amantis reticulata De Hann, 1842
Amantis tristis Werner, 1933
Ambivia undata Fabricius, 1793
Amorphoscelis annulicornis Stål, 1871
Amorphoscelis borneana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis huismani Roy, 2010
Amorphoscelis reticulata Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis rufula Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis siebersi Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis singaporana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amorphoscelis subnigra Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis sulawesiana Roy, 2010
Anaxarcha graminea Stål, 1877
Anaxarcha limbata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Astyliasula phyllopus Haan, 1842
Astyliasula sarawaca Westwood, 1889
Bolbe pygmaea Saussure, 1871Brown Ground Mantis
Caliris elegans Giglio-Tos, 1915
Camelomantis giraffa Giglio-Tos, 1912
Camelomantis parva Beier, 1931
Camelomantis penangica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Catestiasula moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1915
Ceratocrania macra Westwood, 1889
Ceratomantis kimberlae Svenson, 2007
Ceratomantis saussurii Wood-Mason, 1876
Citharomantis falcata Rehn, 1909
Compsomantis semirufula Werner, 1923
Creobroter episcopalis Stål, 1877
Creobroter granulicollis Saussure, 1870
Creobroter sumatranus De Haan, 1842
Creobroter urbanus Fabricus, 1775
Deroplatys angustata Westwood, 1845
Deroplatys desicata
Deroplatys desiccata Beier, 1935Dead Leaf Mantis
Deroplatys lobata Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Dead Leaf Mantis
Deroplatys moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1917
Deroplatys rhombica Brunner, 1897
Deroplatys sarawaca Westwood, 1889
Deroplatys shelfordi Kirby, 1903
Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis
Deroplatys truncata Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Dead Leaf Mantis
Ephippiomantis ophirensis (Werner, 1922)⇒ Majangella ophirensis Werner, 1922
Eremiaphila cordofan Werner, 1907
Euchomenella heteroptera De Haan, 1842Malaysia Long Neck Mantis
Euchomenella matilei Roy, 2001
Euchomenella moluccarum Saussure, 1872
Euchomenella udovichenkoi Shcherbakov, 2012
Gildella suavis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Gimantis authaemon Wood-Mason, 1882
Gimantis insulans Beier, 1937
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Gonypeta brunneri Giglio-Tos, 1915
Gonypeta punctata Haan, 1842
Gonypeta punctata punctata
Haania confusa Kirby, 1904
Haania confusus (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Haania lobiceps De Haan, 1842
Haania lobiceps De Haan, 1842
Hapalopeza (Hapalopeza) nigncornis Stål, 1877
Hapalopeza (Hapalopeza) nigricornis Stål, 1877
Hapalopeza (Hapalopeza) nitens Saussure, 1871
Hapalopeza (Hapalopeza) tigrina Westwood, 1889
Heliomantis latipennis Werner, 1930
Hestiasula phyllopus Haan, 1842
Hierodula (Hierodula) formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912Holsinger´s cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula dyaka Westwood, 1889
Hierodula gracilicollis Stål, 1877
Hierodula heteroptera Werner, 1906
Hierodula malaya Stål, 1877Natural Bridge cave beetle
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula modesta Brunner v.W., 1898
Hierodula perakana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula prosternalis Werner, 1916Louisville cave beetle
Hierodula quadripunctata Werner, 1930
Hierodula siporana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula stahlli
Hierodula striata Giglio-Tos, 1917
Hierodula tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Hierodula venosa Olivier, 1792
Humbertiella ocularis Saussure, 1872
Hymenopus bicornis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Hymenopus coronatus Olivier, 1792
Hymenopus coronatus Olivier, 1792Malaysian Orchid Mantis
Leptomantella (Leptomantella) albella Burmeister, 1838
Leptomantella (Leptomantella) fragilis Westwood, 1889
Majangella carli Giglio-Tos, 1915
Majangella moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1915
Majangella ophirensis Werner, 1922
Mantis religiosa siedleckii Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis siedleckii
Metallyticus semiaeneus Westwood, 1889
Metallyticus splendidus Westwood, 1835
Metallyticus violacea Burmeister, 1838
Metallyticus violaceus Burmeister, 1838
Metatoxodera subparallela Roy, 2009
Miromantis mirandula Westwood, 1889
Myrcinus tuberosus Stål, 1877
Mythomantis serrata Schwarz & He..., 2014
Odontomantis euphrosyne Stål, 1877
Odontomantis micans Saussure, 1871
Odontomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Odontomantis planiceps Giglio-Tos, 1913Asian ant mantis
Odontomantis sinensis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Oligomantis orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pachymantis bicingulata Giglio-Tos, 1911
Pachymantis dohertii Wood-Mason, 1890
Pachymantis dohertyi Wood-Mason, 1890
Pachymantis maculicoxa Roy, 2013
Pachymantis piceifemur Roy, 2013
Paratoxodera borneana Beier, 1931Borneo stick mantis
Paratoxodera cornicollis Wood-Mason, 1889Giant Malaysian stick mantis
Paratoxodera gigliotosi Roy, 2009
Paratoxodera pluto Rehn, 1909
Paratoxodera polyacantha Roy, 2009
Parhymenopus davisoni Wood-Mason, 1890
Parymenopus davisoni (Wood-Mason, 1890)⇒ Parhymenopus davisoni Wood-Mason, 1890
Pseudohestiasula borneana Schwarz & Sh..., 2017
Psychomantis borneensis Haan, 1842
Psychomantis malayensis Beier, 1931
Rhombodera basalis De Haan, 1842Giant Malaysian shield mantis
Rhombodera fratricida Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera javana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952
Rhombodera laticollis Burmeister, 1838
Rhombodera titania Stål, 1877
Rhombodera valida Burmeister, 1838
Rhombodera woodmasoni Werner, 1931
Sceptuchus simplex Hebard, 1920
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784Ko-kamakiri {Japanese}
Statilia maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
Statilia nemoralis Saussure, 1870
Stenotoxodera porioni Roy, 2009
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814Australian mantid
Tenodera fasciata Olivier, 1792
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Theopompa borneana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Theopompa burmeisteri Haan, 1842
Theopompa ophthalmica Olivier, 1792
Theopompa servillei De Haan, 1842
Theopompa tosta Stål, 1877
Theopropus elegans Westwood, 1832Asian boxer mantis
Titanodula formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912Formosan Giant Mantis
Toxodera beieri Roy, 2009
Toxodera denticulata Serville, 1837
Toxodera fimbriata Werner, 1930
Toxodera hauseri Roy, 2009
Toxodera integrifolia Werner, 1925
Toxodera maculata Beier, 1913
Toxodera maxima Roy, 2009
Toxodera pfanneri Roy, 2009
Tropidomantis (Tropidomantis) tenera Stål, 1860
Werneriana latipennis Werner, 1930

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Malaysia
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
40
110
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEremiaphilidae
Wood-Mason, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMetallyticidae
Handlirsch, 1925
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyToxoderidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
16
Genera
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