Checklist for Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 708
20177
106478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 102
1509
5307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 13
155
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Africa
7 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for East Africa
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Blepharodes candelarius Bolivar, 1890 | | | Blepharodes cornutus Schulthess, 1894 | | | Blepharodes cornutus cornutus Schulthess, 1894 | | | Blepharodes cornutus minor Kevan, 1954 | | | Blepharodes minor Kevan, 1954 | | | Blepharodes sudanensis Werner, 1907 | | | Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Arab Mantis | | Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Blepharopsis nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Chopardempusa neglecta Paulian, 1958 | | | Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838 | | | 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 | |
Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in East Africa
Links, sources and further information Empusidae at gbif.org
Empusidae at irmng.org
|
