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Checklist of Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
for Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
15103
59523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
748
15065
59380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
713
14835
58655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
94
793
2214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
86
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
2 Genera with 3 Species
Hemiempusa Saussure & Z..., 18132SpeciesTaxom
Idolomorpha Burmeister, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
3 Species
Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838
Hemiempusa fronticornis Stoll, 1813
Idolomorpha dentifrons Saussure & Z..., 1895Alien head mantis

Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyEmpusinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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