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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
634
2075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
7
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Europe
7 Families width 52 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids41SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 19270SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18773SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Europe
30 Genera with 52 Species
#ABCGHIMNPRSV
Acanthops Serville, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Ameles Burmeister, 17929SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Apteromantis Werner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1831
Hood Mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Geomantis Pantel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1869Giant Asian mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicorypha Krauss, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Mantoida Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacromantis Beier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Metilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1787African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Musonia Stal, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Perlamantis Guérin-Ménev..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1836Stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Raptrix Terra, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 05SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantus
0SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
52 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Ameles abjecta Cyrillo, 1787
Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914
Ameles andreae Galvagni, 1976Galvagni Dwarf Mantis
Ameles assoi Bolivar, 1873Asso's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles decolor Charpentier, 1825Dwarf Mantis
Ameles fasciipennis Kaltenbach, 1963Spined dwarf mantis
Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840Delicate Dwarf Mantis
Ameles picteti Saussure, 1869Pictet's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela minor Giglio-Tos, 1916
Apteromantis aptera Fuente, 1894Wingless Mantis
Apteromantis bolivari Werner, 1929
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896Wingless Ground Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869Giant Asian Mantis
Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838Sublime Conehead Mantis
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Metacromantis oxyops Beier, 1930
Metilia brunnerii Saussure, 1871
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Musonia margharethae Battiston & ..., 2008
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Perlamantis alliberti Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Perlamantis allibertii
Perlamantis allibertii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Pseudoyersinia andreae Galvagni, 19..., 2000
Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993Betancurian Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia brevipennis Yersin, 1860
Pseudoyersinia lagrecai Lombardo, 1984La Greca's Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia paui Bolivar, 1898Pau's Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia pilipes Chopard, 1954Hairy Legged Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia teydeana Chopard, 1942Teydean Dwarf Mantis
Raptrix occidentalis Lombardo & M..., 2004
Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Stagmatoptera binotata Scudder, 1869
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Vates lobata Fabricius, 1798
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in South Europe
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
21
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
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