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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
11480
53072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
11453
53019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11333
52721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
75
614
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
44
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpusidae
Burmeister, 1838
Violin mantises
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
4 Genera with 6 Species
Blepharopsis Rehn, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomantis Gistel, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dilatempusa Roy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hypsicorypha Krauss, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775Arab Mantis
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Fabricius, 1775
Blepharopsis mendica nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Blepharopsis nuda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Cephalomantis gracilis Gistel, 1856
Cephalomantis vindipennis Gistel, 1856
Dilatempusa aegyptiaca Giglio-Tos, 1917
Hypsicorypha gracilis Burmeister, 1838Sublime Conehead Mantis

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


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