Checklist for Family Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 (Violin mantises)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 78
771
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 13
96
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Empusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for West Africa
7 Species and 2 Subspecies | Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier, 1930 | | | Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Arab Mantis | | Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Hemiempusa capensis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838 | Sublime Conehead Mantis | | Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838 | | | Idolomorpha spinifrons (Saussure, 1859) | ⇒ Idolomorpha lateralis Burmeister, 1838 |
Subnodes of Empusidae with occurrences in West Africa
Links, sources and further information Empusidae at gbif.org
Empusidae at irmng.org
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