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Checklist of Order Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 (Mantes)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
48
313
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
57
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
9 Families width 110 Species and 12 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids59SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 193021SpeciesTaxom
Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises12SpeciesTaxom
Empusidae Burmeister, 1838Violin mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 19193SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
57 Genera with 110 Species
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Agrionopsis Werner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelis Stål, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Ariusia Stål, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bisanthe Stal, 05SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bolbira Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calamothespis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Galepsus Stål, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocorypha Stal, 1912African stick mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocoryphella Giglio-Tos, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Macracanthopus Chopard, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1872African praying mantis7SpeciesTaxom
Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nothgalepsus1SpeciesTaxom
Nothogalepsus Beier, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Onychogalepsus Beier, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Paracilnia Werner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 19302SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomantis Gerstaecker, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 0African mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Tarachodes Burmeister, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Theopompella Giglio-Tos, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Zouza Strand, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
110 Species and 12 Subspecies
Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899
Amorphoscelis pulchella Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis tuberculata Roy, 1963
Ariusia conspersa Stål, 1877
Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi raggei Kaltenbach, 1994
Bisanthe raggei
Bolbella punctigera Stal, 1871
Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930
Bolbella uhligi Stiewe, 2007
Bolbena (Bolbena) maraisi Kaltenbach, 1996
Bolbira (Bolbira) minima Werner, 1906
Calamothespis adusta Werner, 1907
Chloromantis rhombica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Danuria (Danuriodes) affinis (Giglio-Tos, 1914)⇒ Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909)⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870
Entella (Entella) transvaalica Beier, 1955
Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) capitatus Saussure, 1869
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) damaranus (Giglio-Tos, 1911)⇒ Onychogalepsus damaranus Giglio-Tos, 1911
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) intermedius (Werner, 1907)⇒ Onychogalepsus intermedius Werner, 1907
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) meridionalis Saussure, 1872
Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) rhodesicus (Beier, 1954)⇒ Onychogalepsus rhodesicus Beier, 1954
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927
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
Hapalogymnes gymnes Rehn, 1927
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976
Hoplocorypha dentata Giglio-Tos, 1916
Hoplocorypha jumosa Giglio-Tos, 1916
Hoplocorypha perplexa Rehn, 1912
Hoplocoryphella grandis Brancsik, 1895
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Junodia congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Junodia maculata (Roy, 1972)⇒ Junodia congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Junodia strigipennis Westwood, 1889
Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877
Ligaria brevicollis ignota Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria aberrans Karny, 1908
Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria ignota
Ligaria inexpectata Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Macracanthopus seydeli Roy, 1995
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis acuticeps Beier, 1969
Miomantis acutipes Beier, 1969
Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Negromantis gracillima Kaltenbach, 1996
Nothgalepsus planivertex
Nothogalepsus planivertex Beier, 1953
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) capitata Saussure, 1869
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) intermedius Werner, 1907
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) meridionalis Saussure, 1872
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) orientalis
Onychogalepsus (Onychogalepsus) rhodesicus Beier, 1954
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) sinuata Roy, 2013
Oxypiloidea subcornuta Westwood, 1889
Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871Bulls-eye mantis
Pseudoharpax ugandanus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pyrgomantis rhodesica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Pyrgomantis simillima Beier, 1954
Pyrgomantis simillima simillima Beier, 1954
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis pinguis
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) rhodesiaca Beier, 1973
Tarachina schultzei Karny, 1908
Tarachina transvaalensis Beier, 1953
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) beieri Kaltenbach, 1996
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) circuliferoides Kaltenbach, 1996
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) insidiator Wood-Mason, 1882
Tarachodes pujoli sanctus
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) rhodesicus Lombardo, 1997
Tarachodes (Tarachodes) sanctus Saussure, 1871
Taumantis globiceps Beier, 1969
Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814Australian mantid
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Theopompella fusca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Theopompella westwoodi Kirby, 1904
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis
Zouza radiosa Giglio-Tos, 1907

Subnodes of Mantodea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyMantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLiturgusidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTarachodidae
Handlirsch, 1930
7
21
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)


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