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Checklist for Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
238
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
8 Families width 49 Species and 8 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids24SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 19308SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises8SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19192SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
35 Genera with 49 Species
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Agrionopsis Werner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ariusia Stål, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bisanthe Stal, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Calamothespis Werner, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1916African stick mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Macracanthopus Chopard, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1870
African praying mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Onychogalepsus Beier, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 2014Boxer mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 0African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Zouza Strand, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
49 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899
Ariusia conspersa Stål, 1877
Bisanthe menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Calamothespis nathani Roy & Stiewe, 2016
Chopardentella backlundi Kaltenbach, 1990
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909)⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Galepsus (Galepsus) tenuis Stål, 1877
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) fumipennis (Beier, 1954)⇒ Onychogalepsus fumipennis Beier, 1954
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) meridionalis Saussure, 1872
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) rhodesicus (Beier, 1954)⇒ Onychogalepsus rhodesicus Beier, 1954
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica similis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella similis⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Hoplocorypha boromensis Brancsik, 1897
Hoplocorypha macra Stål, 1856
Hoplocorypha narocana Giglio-Tos, 1916
Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895Alien head mantis
Junodia congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Junodia maculata (Roy, 1972)⇒ Junodia congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877
Ligaria brevicollis ignota Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria backlundi (Kaltenbach, 1996)⇒ Chopardentella backlundi Kaltenbach, 1990
Ligaria ignota
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Negromantis gracillima Kaltenbach, 1996
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) fumipennis Beier, 1954
Otomantis rendalli Kirby, 1899
Otomantis trimacula Stiewe & Lom..., 2014
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871Bulls-eye mantis
Pseudoharpax ugandanus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pyrgomantis rhodesica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Rhomboderella thorectes Rehn, 1949
Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis pinguis
Tarachina zernyi Beier, 1954
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871
Taumantis globiceps Beier, 1969
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Theopompella fusca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Zouza radiosa Giglio-Tos, 1907

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Zambia
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
23
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
3
Genus
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