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Checklist for Family Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
68
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
9
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
9 Genera with 31 Species
Amorphoscelis Stål, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Bolivaroscelis Roy, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cliomantis Giglio-Tos, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Gyromantis Giglio-Tos, 1918Bark Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Metoxypilus Gilio-Tos, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Paraoxypilus Saussure, 1870Boxer bark mantids8SpeciesTaxom
Phthersigena Stål, 192310SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
31 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amorphoscelis pellucida Westwood, 1889
Bolivaroscelis werneri Roy, 1962
Cliomantis cornuta Giglio-Tos, 1913
Cliomantis dispar Tindale, 1923
Cliomantis lateralis Hinton, 1939
Cliomantis obscura Hinton, 1939
Gyromantis kraussi (Saussure, 1872)⇒ Gyromantis kraussii Saussure, 1872
Gyromantis kraussii Saussure, 1872Spiny Bark Mantis
Gyromantis occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1918Eastern Bark Mantis
Metoxypilus costalis Westwood, 1889
Metoxypilus lobifrons Stål, 1877
Metoxypilus spinosus (Giglio-Tos, 1913)⇒ Metoxypilus costalis Westwood, 1889
Myrmecomantis atra Giglio-Tos, 1913Ant Mantis
Nesoxypilus albomaculatus Werner, 1933
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Paraoxypilus armatus Giglio-Tos, 1913
Paraoxypilus distinctus Beier, 1929
Paraoxypilus flavifemur Sjöstedt, 1918
Paraoxypilus insularis Tindale, 1923
Paraoxypilus kimberleyensis Sjöstedt, 1918
Paraoxypilus laticollis Tindale, 1923
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis Saussure, 1870
Paraoxypilus verreauxii Saussure, 1870
Phthersigena centralis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phthersigena conspersa Stål, 1871
Phthersigena insularis Beier, 1965
Phthersigena melania Tindale, 1923
Phthersigena minor Sjöstedt, 1918
Phthersigena nebulosa Sjöstedt, 1918
Phthersigena pallidifemur Tindale, 1923
Phthersigena unicornis Tindale, 1923Timor Unicorn Mantis
Phthersigena unicornis pallidifemur Tindale, 1923
Phthersigena unicornis unicornis Tindale, 1923

Subnodes of Amorphoscelidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyAmorphoscelinae
Stål, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParaoxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1913
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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