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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
47
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
9 Families width 101 Species and 8 Subspecies
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 193023SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids56SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises8SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
47 Genera with 101 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTZ
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Antistia Stål, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Bisanthe Stal, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Calamothespis Werner, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chroicoptera Stal, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Episcopomantis Uvarov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1856African stick mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocoryphella Giglio-Tos, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1872African praying mantis13SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Onychogalepsus Beier, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 1890Boxer mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Rogermantis Kaltenbach, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1901African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Zouza Strand, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
101 Species and 8 Subspecies
Amorphoscelis austrogermanica Werner, 1923
Amorphoscelis tuberculata Roy, 1963
Antistia maculipennis Stål, 1876
Antistia robusta Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876
Bolbella brevis Beier, 1953
Bolbella kaltenbachi Stiewe, 2007
Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930
Calamothespis oxyops Rehn, 1927
Chloromantis rhombica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chroicoptera vidua Stal, 1856
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Compsothespis cinnabarina Beier, 1955
Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870
Entella (Entella) maesta (Rehn, 1927)⇒ Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927
Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) pusilla Beier, 1953
Entella (Entella) transvaalica Beier, 1955
Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927
Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Entelloptera rogenhoferi maesta Rehn, 1927
Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Episcopomantis chalybea Burmeister, 1838
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Galepsus (Lygdamia) lenticularis Saussure, 1872
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) meridionalis Saussure, 1872
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) rhodesicus (Beier, 1954)⇒ Onychogalepsus rhodesicus Beier, 1954
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Gonypetella atrocephala Beier, 1930
Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927
Hapalogymnes gymnes Rehn, 1927
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Hoplocorypha bicornis Deelemann-Re..., 1957
Hoplocorypha galeata Saussure, 1870
Hoplocorypha macra Stål, 1856
Hoplocoryphella grandis Brancsik, 1895
Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895Alien head mantis
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877
Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Miomantis buettneri Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898
Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis moerana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) capitata Saussure, 1869
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) intermedius Werner, 1907
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) letabaensis Kaltenbach, 1996
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) orientalis
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) pentheri Giglio-Tos, 1911
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) transvaalensis Beier, 1954
Otomantis scutigera Bolivar, 1890
Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872
Oxypiloidea subcornuta Westwood, 1889
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871Bulls-eye mantis
Pyrgomantis fasciata Giglio-Tos, 1917
Pyrgomantis fasciata fasciata
Pyrgomantis nasuta Thunberg, 1784
Pyrgomantis rhodesica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Pyrgomantis simillima Beier, 1954
Pyrgomantis simillima simillima Beier, 1954
Pyrgomantis singularis Gerstaecker, 1869
Rogermantis royi (Kaltenbach, 1996)⇒ Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilis Lombardo, 1991
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Tarachina schultzei Karny, 1908
Tarachina transvaalensis Beier, 1953
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) beieri Kaltenbach, 1996
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) insidiator Wood-Mason, 1882
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) lucubrans Burchell, 1822
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) maurus Saussure, 1871
Tarachodes pujoli sanctus
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Zouza radiosa Giglio-Tos, 1907

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Transvaal
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
31
64
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
6
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyToxoderidae
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