Hierodula (Burmeister 1838), Giant Asian mantis ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Genus

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Taxonomy of Genus Hierodula Burmeister, 1838
Giant Asian mantis, Giant Asian 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
Superfamily	Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903	4 381 3273	Families Genera Species
Family	Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises	286 2787	Genera Species
Subfamily	Hierodulinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Giant Oriental Praying Mantises	25 420	Genera Species
Tribe	Hierodulini Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1893	15 353	Genera Species
Genus	Hierodula Burmeister, 1838 Giant Asian mantis, Giant Asian Mantises	232	Species

Subnodes of Hierodula Burmeister, 1838

Subgenus	Hierodula (Hierodula) Burmeister, 1838 Giant Asian mantis	9	Species
Subgenus	Hierodula (Tamolanica) Werner, 1923 Hood Mantis, Hooded Mantis, Leaf Mantis, Leafy Mantis	0	Species
Species	Hierodula acutipennis Westwood, 1889
Species	Hierodula ansusana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula arabica Wood-Mason, 1882 ⇒ Sphodromantis trimacula
Species	Hierodula aruana Westwood, 1889
Species	Hierodula assamensis Mukherjee, 1995
Species	Hierodula athene Rehn, 1909 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula atricoxis Wood-Mason, 1878 ⇒ Tamolanica atricoxis Hooded horror	2	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula atrocoxata Mukherjee, 1995
Species	Hierodula bankae Giebel, 1861 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula beieri Mukherjee, 1995 Narrows Cave beetle
Species	Hierodula betanimena Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula betsilea Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula bhamoana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula biaka Deeleman-Reinhold, 1957
Species	Hierodula bicarinata Saussure, 1869
Species	Hierodula biocellata Werner, 1906
Species	Hierodula birivia Stoll, 1813 ⇒ Hierodula membranacea
Species	Hierodula biroi Brancsik, 1897
Species	Hierodula borneana Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula boschmai Deelemann-Reinhold, 1957
Species	Hierodula brachynota Wang & Dong, 1993
Species	Hierodula brevipennis Schulthes-Rechberg, 1899 ⇒ Cilnia humeralis humeralis
Species	Hierodula brevis
Species	Hierodula brunnea Beier, 1952
Species	Hierodula butleri Wood-Mason, 1878
Species	Hierodula chamoana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929
Species	Hierodula cinctipes Werner, 1916
Species	Hierodula coarctata Saussure, 1869
Species	Hierodula confusa Vermeersch & Unnahachote, 2020
Species	Hierodula conspurcata Lichtenstein, 1796 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula coxalis Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 ⇒ Alalomantis coxalis
Species	Hierodula crassa Giglio-Tos, 1927 ⇒ Rhombodera crassa
Species	Hierodula cuchingina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Species	Hierodula daphne Stal, 1877 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993 Timber Ridge Cave beetle
Species	Hierodula darvasica Lindt, 1963
Species	Hierodula deflexa Saussure, 1871
Species	Hierodula dentata
Species	Hierodula dentifrons Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula dhufarica Uvarov, 1933
Species	Hierodula dimorpha Werner, 1911
Species	Hierodula dispar Kirby, 1900 ⇒ Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera
Species	Hierodula dolichoptera Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula doveri Chopard, 1924
Species	Hierodula dubia Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula dyaka Westwood, 1889
Species	Hierodula everetti Kirby, 1904 Cudjo´s Cave beetle
Species	Hierodula excellens Werner, 1916
Species	Hierodula fratricida Wood-Mason, 1878
Species	Hierodula freyi Brancsik, 1893 ⇒ Tisma freyi
Species	Hierodula fruhstorferi Werner, 1916
Species	Hierodula fumipennis Werner, 1926 Garden cave beetle
Species	Hierodula fuscescens Blanchard, 1853 Hubbard´s cave beetle
Species	Hierodula gigliotosi Werner, 1922 Hubricht´s cave beetle
Species	Hierodula giraffa Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula gracilicollis Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula grandis Saussure, 1870 ⇒ Tamolanica atricoxis Giant Asian mantis, Giant Indian mantis	1	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula haani Kirby, 1904
Species	Hierodula harpyia Westwood, 1889 Illinois cave beetle
Species	Hierodula heinrichi Beier, 1935 Surprising cave beetle
Species	Hierodula heterodera Westwood, 1889
Species	Hierodula heteroptera Werner, 1906
Species	Hierodula hova Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula hybrida Burmeister, 1838 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula immaculifemorata Werner, 1922 Crossroads cave beetle
Species	Hierodula inconspicua Beier, 1952 Grassy Cove cave beetle
Species	Hierodula inermis Werner, 1911 ⇒ Hierodula heteroptera
Species	Hierodula inexpectata La Greca, 1966
Species	Hierodula ingens Werner, 1911 Kramer´s cave beetle
Species	Hierodula italii Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula javana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula jianfenglingensis Liu, Liu, Chen, Yuan & Shi, 2020
Species	Hierodula jobina Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula kapaurana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula keiana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula keralensis Vyjayandi & Narendran, 2003
Species	Hierodula laevicollis Saussure, 1871 Dry Fork Valley cave beetle
Species	Hierodula lamasonga Giglio-Tos, 1912 Nelson´s cave beetle
Species	Hierodula latipennis Brunner, 1893 Ohio cave beetle
Species	Hierodula latipronotum Zhang, 1990
Species	Hierodula lingulata Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula longa Yang, 1997
Species	Hierodula longedentata Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula macrodentata Wang, Zhou & Zhang, 2020
Species	Hierodula macrosticmata Deelemann-Reinhold, 1957
Species	Hierodula macrostigmata Deeleman-Reinhold, 1957
Species	Hierodula macula Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula maculata Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula maculisternum Werner, 1925 Thin-neck cave beetle
Species	Hierodula maculistrenum Werner, 1925
Species	Hierodula major Saussure, 1871 Tatum cave beetle
Species	Hierodula malaccana Giglio-Tos, 1912 Greater Adams cave beetle
Species	Hierodula malagassa Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula malaya Stål, 1877 Natural Bridge cave beetle
Species	Hierodula manillana Giglio-Tos, 1912 ⇒ Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera
Species	Hierodula manillensis Saussure, 1870 ⇒ Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera
Species	Hierodula meihuashana Yang, 1999
Species	Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838 Giant Asian mantis, Green mantis, Sri Lanka mantis	1	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula microdon Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula mindanensis Werner, 1930 Spotted cave beetle
Species	Hierodula mjoebergi Werner, 1930
Species	Hierodula modesta Brunner v.W., 1898	2	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula monochroa Montrouzier, 1855
Species	Hierodula morokana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
Species	Hierodula multispinulosa Brunner, 1893
Species	Hierodula muta Wood-Mason, 1882
Species	Hierodula nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995
Species	Hierodula notata Stoll, 1813 ⇒ Hierodula unimaculata
Species	Hierodula novemdentata Saussure, 1869 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula obiensis Hebard, 1920 Meridith Cave beetle
Species	Hierodula obtusata Brunner v.W., 1898
Species	Hierodula oraea Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula ovata Saussure, 1871 ⇒ Hierodula laevicollis
Species	Hierodula palawanensis Beier, 1966
Species	Hierodula palawensis Beier, 1966
Species	Hierodula papua Werner, 1928 ⇒ Hierodula pygmaea
Species	Hierodula parviceps Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula perakana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula philippina Beier, 1966 Indian Grave Point cave beetle
Species	Hierodula phryne Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula pistillinota Wang, Zhou & Zhang, 2020
Species	Hierodula prosternalis Werner, 1916 Louisville cave beetle
Species	Hierodula pulchra Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula pulchripes Werner, 1930
Species	Hierodula punctata Stoll, 1813 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula punctipectus Brunner, 1898
Species	Hierodula purpurescens Brunner v.W., 1898
Species	Hierodula purpuresces Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
Species	Hierodula pygmaea Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula quadridens Werner, 1916
Species	Hierodula quadripunctata Werner, 1930
Species	Hierodula quinquecallosa Werner, 1916
Species	Hierodula quinquepatellata Werner, 1911
Species	Hierodula rajah Werner, 1911
Species	Hierodula ralumina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Species	Hierodula raptoria Stal, 1877 ⇒ Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera
Species	Hierodula rennellana Beier, 1968
Species	Hierodula reticulata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
Species	Hierodula rhomboidalis Saussure, 1870
Species	Hierodula robusta Saussure, 1871 ⇒ Hierodula timorensis
Species	Hierodula roseinervis Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula rotunda Giglio-Tos, 1917
Species	Hierodula rubiginosa Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula rufomaculata Werner, 1922
Species	Hierodula rufopatellata Werner, 1925
Species	Hierodula sakalava Saussure & Zehntner, 1895
Species	Hierodula salomonis Werner, 1930 Jade mantis	1	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula samangensis Otte, 2004
Species	Hierodula sapitina Giglio-Tos, 1912 ⇒ Hierodula quinquepatellata
Species	Hierodula sarasinorum Werner, 1926
Species	Hierodula sarsinorum Werner, 1926
Species	Hierodula schultzei Giglio-Tos, 1912	2	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula schulzei Giglio-Tos, 1912	1	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula scutata Karsch, 1892 ⇒ Rhomboderella scutata
Species	Hierodula simbangana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula similis Beier, 1935
Species	Hierodula simulacrum Saussure, 1871 ⇒ Hierodula sarasinorum
Species	Hierodula siporana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula sjoestedti Werner, 1930
Species	Hierodula sorongana Giglio-Tos, 1912	2	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula splendida Hebard, 1920
Species	Hierodula squalida Beier, 1965
Species	Hierodula stahlli
Species	Hierodula sternosticta Wood-Mason, 1882	4	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula stigmata Brunner v.W., 1898
Species	Hierodula striata Giglio-Tos, 1917
Species	Hierodula striatipes Werner, 1933
Species	Hierodula suavis Brancsik, 1897
Species	Hierodula sumatrana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula szentivanyi Beier, 1965
Species	Hierodula taprobana Wood-Mason, 1878
Species	Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869 Giant Asian Mantis	3	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula tertiata Brunner v.W., 1898 ⇒ Hierodula aruana
Species	Hierodula timorensis De Haan, 1842 Timor Giant Mantis
Species	Hierodula titania Stål, 1877
Species	Hierodula togiana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula tonkinensis Beier, 1935
Species	Hierodula torinca Beier, 1935
Species	Hierodula tornica Beier, 1935
Species	Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Species	Hierodula trimacula Saussure, 1870 ⇒ Sphodromantis trimacula
Species	Hierodula trimaculata Tindale, 1924 ⇒ Zopheromantis loripes
Species	Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Species	Hierodula valida Burmeister, 1838
Species	Hierodula veneratoria Saussure, 1870 ⇒ Hierodula membranacea
Species	Hierodula venosa Olivier, 1792
Species	Hierodula ventralis Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula versicolor Henry, 1932
Species	Hierodula viridis Bush mantis, Giant Asian mantis	1	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula vitrea Stoll, 1813 ⇒ Hierodula venosa
Species	Hierodula vitreoides Giglio-Tos, 1912
Species	Hierodula voelzkowiana Saussure, 1899
Species	Hierodula werneri Giglio-Tos, 1912	2	Subspecies
Species	Hierodula westwoodi Kirby, 1904 ⇒ Hierodula tenuidentata
Species	Hierodula woodmasoni Werner, 1931
Species	Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993
Species	Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993
Species	Hierodula zhangi Wang & Dong, 1993 ⇒ Rhombodera zhangi

Synonyms

Ephierodula (Giglio-Tos, 1912)

Parhierodula (Giglio-Tos, 1912)

Rhomboderula (Giglio-Tos, 1912)

Zopheromantis (Tindale, 1924)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hierodula

German	Baumgottesanbeterinnen
English	Giant Asian mantis, Giant Asian Mantises

Distribution of Hierodula Burmeister, 1838

Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Fiji, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Links, sources and further information

Hierodula at gbif.org
Hierodula at irmng.org