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Checklist for Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
949
3121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
11
111
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
4 Genera with 6 Species
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Blepharodes candelarius Bolivar, 1890
Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838
Idolomorpha sagitta Sjöstedt, 1900

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

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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