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Checklist for Family Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
522
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
43
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthopidae
Burmeister, 1838
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
7 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthops Serville, 18706SpeciesTaxom
Acontiothespis Rehn, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Acontista Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Metilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthops Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Raptrix Terra, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tithrone Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
17 Species
Acanthops centralis Lombardo & I..., 2004
Acanthops erosula Stal, 1877
Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877Boxer Mantis
Acanthops godmani Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acanthops tuberculata Saussure, 1870
Acanthops tuberculatus Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontiothespis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis mexicana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontiothespis multicolor Saussure, 1870
Acontiothespis vitrea Saussure & Z..., 1894
Acontista cordillerae (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Acontiothespis cordillerae Saussure, 1869
Acontista fraterna (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Acontiothespis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Metilia brunnerii Saussure, 1871
Pseudacanthops caelebs Saussure, 1869
Raptrix perspicua Fabricius, 1787
Tithrone roseipennis Saussure, 1870

Subnodes of Acanthopidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAcanthopinae
Burmeister, 1838
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcontiothespinae
Hebard, 1924
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcontistinae
Hebard, 1924
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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