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Taxonomy of Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
44
702
5002
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
13
56
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Empusidae Burmeister, 1838
SubfamilyBlepharodinae
Beier, 1964
2
14
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
34
Genera
Species
GenusAmpusa
Rambur, 1838
0Species
GenusBlepharode
Bolivar, 1890
4Species
GenusCephalomantis
Gistel, 1856
3Species
GenusChersomantis
Gistl, 1856
0Species
GenusPhantoma
Leach & Risso, 1826
1Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Empusidae
EnglishViolin mantises
FinnishLiuskarukoilijasirkat
FrenchEmpusidés


Distribution and Species lists of Empusidae Burmeister, 1838
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A
B
C
D
E
G
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
Y
Z

Afghanistan
1 Genus  2 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  2 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Burkina Faso
3 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
2 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  1 Species
Egypt
4 Genera  5 Species
Ethiopia
5 Genera  7 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  0 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  0 Species
India
2 Genera  4 Species
Indonesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Genera  2 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  6 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
3 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  2 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  1 Species
Niger
2 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Oman
2 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  2 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Genera  3 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  2 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Somalia
4 Genera  7 Species
Somaliland
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
2 Genera  2 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Sudan
4 Genera  8 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Togo
2 Genera  2 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  2 Species
United Arab Emirates
2 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  2 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


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