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Checklist of Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
102
1254
4784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
11
101
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
2 Genera with 5 Species
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Gongylus Thunberg, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Blepharopsis nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758Indian Rose Mantis
Gongylus trachelophylla
Gongylus trachelophyllus Burmeister, 1838

Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyBlepharodinae
Beier, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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