Checklist of Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
for Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 938
35674
239642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 934
35600
239346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 891
35179
237293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 141
2470
10467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 15
217
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises | 7
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Africa
19 Species and 4 Subspecies | Blepharodes candelarius Bolivar, 1890 | | | Blepharodes cornutus Schulthess, 1894 | | | Blepharodes cornutus cornutus Schulthess, 1894 | | | Blepharodes cornutus minor Kevan, 1954 | | | Blepharodes minor Kevan, 1954 | | | Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930 | | | Blepharodes sudanensis Werner, 1907 | | | Blepharodes sudanesis Werner, 1907 | | | Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Arab Mantis | | Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Blepharopsis nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Chopardempusa neglecta Paulian, 1958 | | | Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Hemiempusa fronticornis Stoll, 1813 | | | Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838 | Sublime Conehead Mantis | | Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895 | Alien head mantis | | Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Idolomorpha madagascanemis Westwood, 1889 | | | Idolomorpha madagascariensis Westwood, 1889 | | | Idolomorpha sagitta Sjöstedt, 1900 | | | Idolomorpha spinifrons (Saussure, 1859) | ⇒ Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838 |
Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in Africa
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