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Checklist for Family Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
15
217
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
9
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 49 Species
Amorphoscelis Stål, 198431SpeciesTaxom
Bolivaroscelis Roy, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Caudatoscelis Roy, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Exparoxypilus Beier, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gigliotoscelis Roy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Maculatoscelis Roy, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Paramorphoscelis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Perlamantis Guérin-Ménev..., 18433SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
49 Species
Amorphoscelis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1914
Amorphoscelis angolica Beier, 1969
Amorphoscelis ascalaphoides (Bolivar, 1908)⇒ Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis austrogermanica Werner, 1923
Amorphoscelis brevialata C. Giebel, 1862
Amorphoscelis chopardi Roy, 1962
Amorphoscelis elegans Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis gnffini Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis griffini Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis grisea Giglio-Tos, 1931
Amorphoscelis hamata Roy, 2009
Amorphoscelis kenyensis Stiewe, 2009
Amorphoscelis lagrecai (Roy, 1964)⇒ Caudatoscelis lagrecai Roy, 1964
Amorphoscelis lamottei Roy, 1963
Amorphoscelis laxeretis Karsch, 1894
Amorphoscelis machadoi Beier, 1969
Amorphoscelis maculata (Roy, 1965)⇒ Maculatoscelis maculata Roy, 1965
Amorphoscelis morini Roy, 2013
Amorphoscelis nigriventer Beier, 1930
Amorphoscelis nubeculosa Werner, 1908
Amorphoscelis opaca Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pallida Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pinheyi Roy, 2007
Amorphoscelis pulchella Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pulchra Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis punctata Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis simulans (Giglio-Tos, 1913)⇒ Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis tuberculata Roy, 1963
Amorphoscelis villiersi Roy, 1984
Bolivaroscelis bolivarii Giglio-Tos, 1913
Bolivaroscelis carinata Bolivar, 1908
Bolivaroscelis werneri Roy, 1962
Caudatoscelis annulipes Karsch, 1892
Caudatoscelis caudata Giglio-Tos, 1914
Caudatoscelis collarti Roy, 1964
Caudatoscelis lagrecai Roy, 1964
Caudatoscelis marmorata Roy, 1965
Exparoxypilus africanus Beier, 1929
Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913
Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908
Maculatoscelis gilloni Roy, 1964
Maculatoscelis maculata Roy, 1965
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907
Perlamantis algerica Giglio-Tos, 1914
Perlamantis alliberti Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Perlamantis allibertii
Perlamantis allibertii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843

Subnodes of Amorphoscelidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAmorphoscelinae
Stål, 1877
5
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParaoxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1913
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPerlamantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1913
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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