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Checklist for Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
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
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
9
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
9 Genera with 24 Species
Blepharodes Bolivar, 19078SpeciesTaxom
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomantis Gistel, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Chopardempusa Paulian, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18132SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicorypha Krauss, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18596SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
24 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, 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
Chopardempusa neglecta Paulian, 1958
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Gongylus trachelophylla
Gongylus trachelophyllus Burmeister, 1838
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Hemiempusa fronticornis Stoll, 1813
Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838Sublime Conehead Mantis
Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895Alien 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 Continents
SubfamilyBlepharodinae
Beier, 1964
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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