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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
156
933
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
6 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthopidae (Burmeister, 1838)2SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids18SpeciesTaxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
27 Genera with 30 Species
#AGHIMNOPST
Acontiothespis Rehn, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ameles Burmeister, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Arvernineura Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Geomantis Pantel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1878Giant Asian mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomantis Handlirsch, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Perlamantis Guérin-Ménev..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Prochaeradodis Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Prochoeradodis Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Acontista multicolor (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914
Ameles decolor Charpentier, 1825Dwarf Mantis
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Ameles spallanziana (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792
Arvernineura insignis L. Piton, 1940
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896Wingless Ground Mantis
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von ..., 1878
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Odontomantis rhyssa Werner, 1930
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Perlamantis alliberti Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Perlamantis allibertii
Perlamantis allibertii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Prochaeradodis enigmaticus L. Piton, 1940
Prochoeradodis enigmaticus Piton, 1940
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Pseudoyersinia brevipennis Yersin, 1860
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in West Europe
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
21
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChaeteessidae
Handlirsch, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
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