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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
56
332
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
42
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
9 Families width 105 Species
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 183814SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids49SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 191922SpeciesTaxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
42 Genera with 105 Species
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Acanthops Serville, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Acontiothespis Rehn, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Bantia Stal, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bantiella Giglio-Tos, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Callibia Stal, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Chaeteessa Burmeister, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1833Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Ciulfina Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hagiomantis Saussure & Z..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Heterovates Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusa Saussure, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Lobocneme Rehn, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Macromusonia Hebard, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mantoida Newman, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Melliera Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Metilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Musonia Stal, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Musoniola Giglio-Tos, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopsis Caudell, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Paramantoida Agudelo, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paramusonia Rehn, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Promiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthops Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomusonia Werner, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1836Stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Raptrix Terra, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 18707SpeciesTaxom
Stenophylla Westwood, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thespis Serville, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Thesprotia Stal, 1894American grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Tithrone Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Zoolea Serville, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
105 Species
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Acanthops tuberculatus Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis concinna Perty, 1832
Acontiothespis eximia Pascoe, 1882
Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Acontista multicolor (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela lemoulti Chopard, 1910
Angela minor Giglio-Tos, 1916
Angela quinquemaculata Olivier, 1792
Angela saussurii Giglio-Tos, 1927
Angela trifasciata Stål, 1877
Angela werneri Chopard, 1913
Bantia simoni Chopard, 1916
Bantiella columbina Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bantiella pallida Giglio-Tos, 1915
Callibia diana Stoll, 1813
Chaeteessa caudata Saussure, 1871
Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833Peruvian Shield Mantis
Ciulfina liturgusa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Galepsus (Lygdamia) oxycephalus Gerstaecker, 1883
Hagiomantis mesopoda Westwood, 1889
Heterovates pardalina Saussure, 1871
Liturgusa annulipes Serville, 1839
Liturgusa cayennensis Saussure, 1869
Liturgusa cura Svenson, 2014
Liturgusa maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Mantis
Liturgusa mesopoda Westwood, 1889
Liturgusa nubeculosa Gerstaecker, 1889
Lobocneme colombiae Hebard, 1919
Macromusonia major Saussure & Z..., 1894
Mantoida brunneriana Saussure, 1871
Mantoida fulgidipennis Westwood, 1889
Mantoida maya Saussure & Z..., 1894Little Yucatan Mantid
Mantoida nitida Newman, 1838
Melliera major Saussure, 1872
Metilia brunnerii Saussure, 1871
Musonia fuscescens Chopard, 1911
Musonia surinama Saussure, 1869
Musoniola conservatrix Terra, 1982
Musoniola venezuelana Terra, 1982
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Oxyopsis rubicunda Stoll, 1813
Paramantoida amazonica Agudelo, 2014
Paramusonia cubensis Saussure, 1869
Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata Serville, 1839
Parastagmatoptera hoorie (Caudell, 1910)⇒ Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata Serville, 1839
Parastagmatoptera pellucida Giglio-Tos, 1914
Parastagmatoptera serricornis (Kirby, 1904)⇒ Parastagmatoptera unipunctata Burmeister, 1838
Parastagmatoptera unipunctata Burmeister, 1838
Parastagmatoptera vitrepennis (Bruner, 1906)⇒ Parastagmatoptera unipunctata Burmeister, 1838
Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836Mexican unicorn mantis
Phyllovates chlorophaena Blanchard, 1836Texas unicorn mantis
Phyllovates cornuta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phyllovates maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Phyllovates minor Saussure, 1872
Phyllovates parallela De Haan, 1842
Phyllovates stolli Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phyllovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838
Promiopteryx fallax Giglio-Tos, 1915
Promiopteryx simplex Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudacanthops caelebs Saussure, 1869
Pseudomiopteryx bogotensis Saussure, 1870Oak bark scarrer
Pseudomiopteryx columbica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudomiopteryx decipiens Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudomiopteryx guyanensis Chopard, 1911
Pseudomiopteryx infuscata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudomiopteryx maculata Beier, 1942
Pseudomiopteryx meridana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudomiopteryx spinifrons Saussure, 1870
Pseudomusonia fera Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudomusonia rapax Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Raptrix fusca (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Stagmatoptera binotata Scudder, 1869
Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869
Stagmatoptera diana M.Rodrigues, 2016
Stagmatoptera femoralis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera flavipennis Serville, 1839
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmatoptera septentrionalis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera supplicaria Burmeister, 1838
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis centralis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)⇒ Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stagmomantis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis latipennis (Beier, 1935)⇒ Stagmomantis limbatus Hahn, 1835
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbatus Hahn, 1835
Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stenophylla cornigera Westwood, 1843
Thespis major Giglio-Tos, 1916
Thespis media Giglio-Tos, 1916
Thespis parva Drury, 1773
Thesprotia macilenta Saussure & Z..., 1894Bolivian Grass Mantis
Tithrone laeta Lombardo, 1996
Tithrone roseipennis Saussure, 1870
Vates amazonicus Westwood, 1889
Vates biplagiata Sjostedt, 1930
Vates multilobata Chopard, 1910
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877
Zoolea gigas (Giglio-Tos, 1914)⇒ Zoolea lobipes Olivier, 1792
Zoolea lobipes Olivier, 1792
Zoolea major Giglio-Tos, 1914

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Venezuela
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
18
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChaeteessidae
Handlirsch, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
9
22
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