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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
724
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
723
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
710
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
85
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
16
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
6 Families width 31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids15SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
16 Genera with 31 Species
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chiropacha Charpentier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Eremiaphila Lefèbvre, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Nilomantis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Chiropacha (Chiropacha) saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1911
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Eremiaphila denticollis Lucas, 1855
Eremiaphila maculata
Eremiaphila maculipennis Chopard, 1940
Eremiaphila moreli Bolivar, 1886
Eremiaphila murati Chopard, 1940
Eremiaphila typhon Lefèbvre, 1835
Eremiaphila voltaensis Sjostedt, 1930
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Nilomantis floweri Werner, 1907
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Mauritania
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEremiaphilidae
Wood-Mason, 1889
1
7
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


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