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Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
698
14124
57109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
694
14107
57082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
13942
56498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
84
675
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
37
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
8 Families width 86 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids50SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 191912SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mexico
37 Genera with 86 Species
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A
B
C
G
H
I
L
M
N
O
P
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Acanthops Serville, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Acontiothespis Rehn, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bactromantis Kirby, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1880Hood Mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Ciulfina Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gyromantis Giglio-Tos, 1872Bark Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Hondurantemna2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1912African stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Litaneutria Saussure, 1892Ground Mantids3SpeciesTaxom
Liturgousa Saussure, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusa Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lobovates Deeleman-Rei..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Mantoida Newman, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Melliera Saussure, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Mellierella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oligonicella Giglio-Tos, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomantis Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthops Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1904Stick mantises7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 187017SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thesprotia Stal, 1877American grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaconyx Saussure, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Yersinia van Loghem, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
86 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthops bidens Hebard, 1922
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Acanthops falcataria Goeze, 1778South American Dead Leaf Mantis
Acanthops godmani Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acanthops tuberculata Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontiothespis inquinata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis vitrea Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontista cordillerae (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontista mexicana (Saussure & Z..., 1871)⇒ Tithrone roseipennis Saussure, 1870
Acontista vitrea (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Acontiothespis vitrea Saussure & Z..., 1894
Angela miranda Saussure, 1871
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Bactromantis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Bactromantis mexicanus Saussure & Z..., 1894
Bactromantis toltecus (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Bactromantis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Bactromantis virga Scudder, 1896Savannah primrose-willow
Choeradodis rbombicollis Latreille, 1833
Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833Peruvian Shield Mantis
Choeradodis servillei (Wood-Mason, 1880)⇒ Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833
Ciulfina liturgusa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Galepsus (Lygdamia) oxycephalus Gerstaecker, 1883
Gyromantis kraussii Saussure, 1872Spiny Bark Mantis
Hondurantemna chespiritoi Rodrigues, R..., 2017
Hoplocorypha perplexa Rehn, 1912
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872)⇒ Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896
Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892
Liturgousa maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Liturgusa maya Saussure & Z..., 1894
Liturgusa cayennensis Saussure, 1869
Liturgusa maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Mantis
Lobovates chopardi Deeleman-Rei..., 1957
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantoida maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Little Yucatan Mantid
Mantoida nitida Newman, 1838
Melliera brevipes Beier, 1935
Melliera chorotega Rehn, 1935
Melliera major Saussure, 1872
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Oligonicella bolliana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Oligonicella mexicanus Saussure and..., 1894
Oligonicella punctulata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Oligonicella scudderi Saussure, 1870Scudder´s Mantid
Oligonicella tessellata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phasmomantis sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836Mexican unicorn mantis
Phyllovates chlorophaena Blanchard, 1836Texas unicorn mantis
Phyllovates cingulata Drury, 1773
Phyllovates cornuta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phyllovates maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Phyllovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838
Pseudacanthops caelebs Saussure, 1869
Pseudomiopteryx infuscata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudovates annectens (Rehn, 1900)⇒ Pseudovates tolteca Saussure, 1859
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudovates longicollis Stål, 1877Bamboo borer
Pseudovates paraensis Saussure, 1871
Pseudovates tolteca Saussure, 1859
Pseudovates townsendi Rehn, 1904
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869
Stagmomantis californica Rehn & Hebard, 1909California Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis centralis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)⇒ Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stagmomantis colorata Hebard, 1922
Stagmomantis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis gracilipes Rehn, 1907Arizona Tan Mantis
Stagmomantis hebardi Rehn, 1935
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis montana Rehn, 1935Mountain Mantis
Stagmomantis montana montana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis montana sinaloae Rehn, 1935
Stagmomantis nahua Saussure, 1869Rustic borer
Stagmomantis sinaloae Rehn, 1935
Stagmomantis venusta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Theopompella heterochroa Gerstaecker, 1883
Thesprotia graminis Scudder, 1877American grass mantis
Vates annectens (Rehn, 1900)⇒ Pseudovates tolteca Saussure, 1859
Vates chopardi Deeleman-Rei..., 1957
Vates festae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Vates pectinata Saussure, 1871
Yersinia mexicana Saussure, 1859
Yersiniops newboldi Hebard, 1931Yersiniops newboldii
Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896Horned ground mantis
Yersiniops sophronicus Rehn & Hebard, 1908

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Mexico
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
19
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)
Mantodea (Burmeister 1838)


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