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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
427
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
42
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
9 Families width 64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids26SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises9SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
42 Genera with 64 Species
#ACDEGHILMOPRST
Aethalochroa Wood-Mason, 1841Stick Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ambivia Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Armeniola Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cheddikulama Henry, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1758Hood Mantis3SpeciesTaxom
Compsomantis Saussure, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Creobroter Westwood, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobe Stal, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobella Giglio-Tos, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Didymocorypha Wood-Mason, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dysaules Stål, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Elmantis Giglio-Tos, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopeza Stål, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopezella Giglio-Tos, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hestiasula Saussure, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaetula Wood-Mason, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1932Giant Asian mantis6SpeciesTaxom
Humbertiella Saussure, 1891bark mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Iridopteryx Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Leptomantella Uvarov, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Metacromantis Beier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Micromantis Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Muscimantis Henry, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Oxyophthalma Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Parathespis Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pezomantis Uvarov, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1878Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Schizocephala Serville, 1758Order1SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderopsis Wood-Mason, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tropidomantis Stal, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethalochroa ashmoliana Westwood, 1841Iranian Stick Mantis
Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
Ambivia popa (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ambivia undata Fabricius, 1793
Amorphoscelis annulicornis Stål, 1871
Amorphoscelis brunneipennis Beier, 1956
Amorphoscelis ceylonica (Roy, 1965)⇒ Amorphoscelis pellucida Westwood, 1889
Amorphoscelis pellucida Westwood, 1889
Amorphoscelis spinosa Beier, 1942
Armeniola laevis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Calofulcinia vindula Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cheddikulama straminea Giglio-Tos, 1927
Choeradodis cancellata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Choeradodis strumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Choeradodis squilla (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869
Choeradodis strumaria Linnaeus, 1758Leaf Mantis
Compsomantis ceylonica Werner, 1929
Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878Indian Flower Mantis
Creobroter signifer Walker, 1859
Deiphobe infuscata Saussure, 1870
Deiphobella laticeps Wood-Mason, 1876
Didymocorypha lanceolata Fabricius, 1798
Dysaules uvana Henry, 1932
Elmantis lata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Elmantis trincomaliae Saussure, 1869
Euantissa pulchra Fabricius, 1787
Galepsus (Lygdamia) oxycephalus Gerstaecker, 1883
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Hapalopeza (Hapalopeza) tigrina Westwood, 1889
Hapalopezella maculata Kirby, 1904
Hestiasula brunneriana Saussure, 1871
Hestiasula ceylonica Beier, 1956
Heterochaetula straminea Giglio-Tos, 1927
Hierodula dyaka Westwood, 1889
Hierodula harpyia Westwood, 1889Illinois cave beetle
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Hierodula versicolor Henry, 1932
Humbertiella affinis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Humbertiella ceylonica Saussure, 1869
Humbertiella indica Saussure, 1869
Humbertiella similis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Humbertiella taprobanarum Wood-Mason, 1891
Iridopteryx iridipennis Saussure, 1869
Leptomantella (Leptomantella) ceylonica Beier, 1956
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Metacromantis oxyops Beier, 1930
Micromantis glauca Saussure, 1870
Muscimantis montana Henry, 1931
Odontomantis micans Saussure, 1871
Odontomantis pulchra Olivier, 1792
Oxyophthalma engaea Wood-Mason, 1889
Oxyophthalma engaeus Wood-Mason, 1889
Oxyophthalma gracillis Saussure, 1861
Parathespis humbertiana Saussure, 1869
Pezomantis henryi Uvarov, 1927
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Rhombodera taprobana Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera taprobanae Wood-Mason, 1878
Schizocephala bicornis Linné, 1758
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784Ko-kamakiri {Japanese}
Statilia maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera fasciata Olivier, 1792
Toxoderopsis spinigera Wood-Mason, 1889

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
22
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyToxoderidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
3
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