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Checklist for Family Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
97
1072
3504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
77
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
12
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
12 Genera with 44 Species
Acanthops Serville, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Acontiothespis Rehn, 198614SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Callibia Stal, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lagrecacanthops Roy, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthops1SpeciesTaxom
Metilia Stal, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Paratithrone Lombardo, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthops Saussure, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Raptrix Terra, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Stenophylla Westwood, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tithrone Stål, 18703SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
44 Species
Acanthops amazonica (Beier, 1930)⇒ Metilia amazonica Beier, 1930
Acanthops erosa (Serville, 1839)⇒ Acanthops falcataria Goeze, 1778
Acanthops erosula Stal, 1877
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Acanthops falcataria Goeze, 1778South American Dead Leaf Mantis
Acanthops parva Beier, 1941
Acanthops tuberculata Saussure, 1870
Acanthops tuberculatus Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis amazonica Beier, 1929
Acontiothespis amoenula Gerstaecker, 1889
Acontiothespis brevipennis Saussure, 1872
Acontiothespis cayennensis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis concinna Perty, 1832
Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontiothespis eximia Pascoe, 1882
Acontiothespis festae Giglio-Tos, 1915
Acontiothespis maroniensis Chopard, 1912
Acontiothespis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis piracicabensis Piza, 1964
Acontiothespis quadrimaculata Serville, 1839
Acontiothespis semirufa Westwood, 1889
Acontiothespis travassosi Jantsch, 1986
Acontista amoenula (Gerstaecker, 1889)⇒ Acontiothespis amoenula Gerstaecker, 1889
Acontista brevipennis (Saussure, 1872)⇒ Acontiothespis brevipennis Saussure, 1872
Acontista concinna Perty, 1833
Acontista eximia Pascoe, 1882
Acontista festae (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Acontiothespis festae Giglio-Tos, 1915
Callibia diana Stoll, 1813
Lagrecacanthops brasiliensis Roy, 2004
Metacanthops fuscum Agudelo, Mal..., 2019
Metilia amazonica Beier, 1930
Metilia brunnerii Saussure, 1871
Paratithrone royi Lombardo, 1995
Pseudacanthops caelebs Saussure, 1869
Pseudacanthops spinulosa Saussure, 1870
Pseudacanthops spinulosus Saussure, 1870
Raptrix fusca (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Raptrix intermedia Lombardo & M..., 2004
Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Stenophylla cornigera Westwood, 1843
Stenophylla lobivertex Lombardo, 2000
Tithrone catharinensis Toledo Piza, 1961
Tithrone major Toledo Piza, 1961
Tithrone roseipennis Saussure, 1870

Subnodes of Acanthopidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAcanthopinae
Burmeister, 1838
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcontiothespinae
Hebard, 1924
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcontistinae
Hebard, 1924
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenophyllinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acanthopidae at gbif.org
Acanthopidae at irmng.org