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Checklist for Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
201
3593
21769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
14
199
886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
6 Genera with 10 Species
Blepharodes Bolivar, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomantis Gistel, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicorypha Krauss, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Blepharodes cornutus cornutus Schulthess, 1894
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Blepharopsis nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Cephalomantis gracilis Gistel, 1856
Cephalomantis vindipennis Gistel, 1856
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Gongylus trachelophylla
Gongylus trachelophyllus Burmeister, 1838
Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838Sublime Conehead Mantis

Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyBlepharodinae
Beier, 1964
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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