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Checklist for Family Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
368
9143
57034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
23
477
2715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmorphoscelidae
Stål, 1877
16
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
16 Genera with 105 Species
Amorphoscelis Stål, 198456SpeciesTaxom
Amorphoscelites Gratshev & Z..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Bolivaroscelis Roy, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Caudatoscelis Roy, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Cliomantis Giglio-Tos, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Exparoxypilus Beier, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gigliotoscelis Roy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Gyromantis Giglio-Tos, 1918Bark Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Maculatoscelis Roy, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Metoxypilus Gilio-Tos, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecomantis Giglio-Tos, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxypilus Beier, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Paramorphoscelis Werner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paraoxypilus Saussure, 1870Boxer bark mantids8SpeciesTaxom
Perlamantis Guérin-Ménev..., 18433SpeciesTaxom
Phthersigena Stål, 192311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
105 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amorphoscelis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1914
Amorphoscelis angolica Beier, 1969
Amorphoscelis annulicornis Stål, 1871
Amorphoscelis ascalaphoides (Bolivar, 1908)⇒ Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis asymmetrica Ingrisch, 1999
Amorphoscelis austrogermanica Werner, 1923
Amorphoscelis bimaculata Roy, 2010
Amorphoscelis borneana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis brevialata C. Giebel, 1862
Amorphoscelis brunneipennis Beier, 1956
Amorphoscelis ceylonica (Roy, 1965)⇒ Amorphoscelis pellucida Westwood, 1889
Amorphoscelis chinensis Tinkham, 1937
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 hainana Yang, 2002
Amorphoscelis hamata Roy, 2009
Amorphoscelis huismani Roy, 2010
Amorphoscelis javana Roy, 1966
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 naumanni Kaltenbach, 1983
Amorphoscelis nigriventer Beier, 1930
Amorphoscelis nubeculosa Werner, 1908
Amorphoscelis opaca Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pallida Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pantherina Roy, 1966
Amorphoscelis papua Giglio-Tos, 1914
Amorphoscelis parva Beier, 1952
Amorphoscelis pellucida Westwood, 1889
Amorphoscelis philippina Werner, 1926
Amorphoscelis phlippina Werner, 1926
Amorphoscelis pinheyi Roy, 2007
Amorphoscelis pulchella Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis pulchra Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis punctata Bolivar, 1908
Amorphoscelis reticulata Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis rufula Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis siebersi Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis simulans (Giglio-Tos, 1913)⇒ Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis singaporana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amorphoscelis spinosa Beier, 1942
Amorphoscelis subnigra Werner, 1933
Amorphoscelis sulawesiana Roy, 2010
Amorphoscelis sumatrana Roy, 2010
Amorphoscelis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1913
Amorphoscelis tuberculata Roy, 1963
Amorphoscelis villiersi Roy, 1984
Amorphoscelites sharovi V. G. Gratshev, 1993
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
Cliomantis cornuta Giglio-Tos, 1913
Cliomantis dispar Tindale, 1923
Cliomantis lateralis Hinton, 1939
Cliomantis obscura Hinton, 1939
Exparoxypilus africanus Beier, 1929
Gigliotoscelis simulans Giglio-Tos, 1913
Gyromantis kraussi (Saussure, 1872)⇒ Gyromantis kraussii Saussure, 1872
Gyromantis kraussii Saussure, 1872Spiny Bark Mantis
Gyromantis occidentalis Sjöstedt, 1918Eastern Bark Mantis
Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908
Maculatoscelis gilloni Roy, 1964
Maculatoscelis maculata Roy, 1965
Metoxypilus costalis Westwood, 1889
Metoxypilus lobifrons Stål, 1877
Metoxypilus spinosus (Giglio-Tos, 1913)⇒ Metoxypilus costalis Westwood, 1889
Metoxypilus werneri Beier, 1929
Myrmecomantis atra Giglio-Tos, 1913Ant Mantis
Nesoxypilus albomaculatus Werner, 1933
Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex Milledge, 1990
Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis Werner, 1907
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
Perlamantis algerica Giglio-Tos, 1914
Perlamantis alliberti Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Perlamantis allibertii
Perlamantis allibertii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
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 timorensis Beier, 1952
Phthersigena unicornis Tindale, 1923Timor Unicorn Mantis
Phthersigena unicornis pallidifemur Tindale, 1923
Phthersigena unicornis unicornis Tindale, 1923

Subnodes of Amorphoscelidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyAmorphoscelinae
Stål, 1877
6
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParaoxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1913
8
32
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