Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 51
306
537 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 8
55
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namibia
8 Families width 116 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Namibia
55 Genera with 116 Species
| Amorphoscelis Stål, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antistia Stål, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ariusia Stål, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asiadodis Roy, 1869 | Hood Mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bisanthe Stal, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calamothespis Werner, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carvilia Stal, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiropus Saussure, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chroicoptera Stal, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1996 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Episcopomantis Uvarov, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galepsus Stål, 1996 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Galinthias Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hapalomantis Saussure, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpagomantis Kirby, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocorypha Stal, 1930 | African stick mantises | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocoryphella Giglio-Tos, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1996 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygdamia Stål, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macracanthopus Chopard, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mantes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1872 | African praying mantis | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nothgalepsus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothogalepsus Beier, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onychogalepsus Beier, 1996 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1996 | Grass mantises | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 1872 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypilus Serville, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodystacta Kaltenbach, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Setoxypilus Roy, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1906 | African mantis | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachina Werner, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodes Burmeister, 1923 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zouza Strand, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
116 Species and 7 Subspecies | Amorphoscelis austrogermanica Werner, 1923 | | | Amorphoscelis tuberculata Roy, 1963 | | | Antistia maculipennis Stål, 1876 | | | Antistia parva Beier, 1953 | | | Antistia vicina Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ariusia conspersa Stål, 1877 | | | Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869 | Asian Shield Mantis | | Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876 | | | Bolbena (Bolbena) assimilis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta Karny, 1908 | Hottentot mantis | | Bolbena (Bolbena) maraisi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Bolbena (Bolbena) minor Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Calamothespis linatipennis Werner, 1923 | | | Calamothespis lineatipennis Werner, 1923 | | | Carvilia saussurii Stål, 1876 | | | Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912 | | | Chiropus bispinosus Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Chroicoptera vidua Stal, 1856 | | | Cilnia chopardi Werner, 1927 | | | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Compsothespis michaelseni Werner, 1923 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852 | | | Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) brunni Werner, 1923 | | | Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870 | | | Entella (Entella) femina Karny, 1908 | | | Entella (Euentella) gaerdesi (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Episcopomantis chalybea Burmeister, 1838 | | | Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Galepsus (Galepsus) tenuis Stål, 1877 | | | Galepsus (Lygdamia) brincki (Beier, 1955) | ⇒ Lygdamia brincki Beier, 1955 | | Galepsus (Lygdamia) lenticularis Saussure, 1872 | | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) damaranus (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Onychogalepsus damaranus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) femoratus (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Onychogalepsus femoratus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) focki (Werner, 1923) | ⇒ Onychogalepsus focki Werner, 1923 | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) meridionalis Saussure, 1872 | | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) pentheri (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Onychogalepsus pentheri Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) ulricae (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Onychogalepsus ulricae Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871 | | | Geothespis australis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Gonypetella australis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927 | | | Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758 | | | Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | | Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | Hoplocorypha galeata Saussure, 1870 | | | Hoplocorypha garuana Giglio-Tos, 1916 | Twig pruner | | Hoplocorypha macra Stål, 1856 | | | Hoplocorypha perplexa Rehn, 1912 | | | Hoplocorypha saussurii Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Hoplocorypha striata Beier, 1930 | | | Hoplocorypha turneri Beier, 1930 | | | Hoplocoryphella grandis Brancsik, 1895 | | | Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856 | | | Ligaria brevicollis ignota Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligaria aberrans Karny, 1908 | | | Ligaria dentata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria ignota | | | Ligaria inexpectata Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligariella bicornuta Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligariella gracilis Karny, 1908 | | | Ligariella trigonalis Saussure, 1899 | | | Ligentella beieri Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Lygdamia brincki Beier, 1955 | | | Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mantid | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758 | | | Miomantis australis (Beier, 1930) | ⇒ Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781 | | | Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930 | | | Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872 | | | Nothgalepsus planivertex | | | Nothogalepsus planivertex Beier, 1953 | | | Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843 | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) damaranus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) femoratus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) focki Werner, 1923 | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) orientalis | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) pentheri Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) ulricae Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996 | Firtree borer | | Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) margarethae (Werner, 1912) | ⇒ Oxypiloidea tridens Saussure, 1872 | | Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) namibiana Roy, 2013 | | | Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872 | | | Oxypilus (Anoxypilus) transvalensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915) | ⇒ Setoxypilus transvalensis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | Oxypilus (Oxypilus) villiersi Roy, 1966 | | | Parentella laticollis Karny, 1908 | | | Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838 | Ghost Mantis | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | | Popa undata | | | Pseudodystacta braueri Karny, 1908 | | | Pyrgomantis nasuta Thunberg, 1784 | | | Pyrgomantis rhodesica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Setoxypilus transvalensis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906) | ⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906 | | | Tarachina constricta Werner, 1923 | | | Tarachina raphidioides Werner, 1907 | | | Tarachina schultzei Karny, 1908 | | | Tarachodes (Chiropus) bispinosus (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Chiropus bispinosus Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Tarachodes (Chiropus) dives Saussure, 1869 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) bicornis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Two-horned Mantis | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) gigas Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) lucubrans Burchell, 1822 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) maurus Saussure, 1871 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) namibiensis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) nubifer Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) okahandyanus Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Tarachodes (Tarachodes) thomseni Werner, 1923 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Zouza radiosa Giglio-Tos, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Mantodea (Burmeister 1838) |
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