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Checklist of Tribe Hierodulini Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1893
for Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
588
9130
32303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
585
9123
32295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
559
8972
31925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
72
544
1537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
28
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
15
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
13
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHierodulini
Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1893
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 14 Species
Hierodula Burmeister, 1792Giant Asian mantis12SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1968Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Tamolanica Werner, 1923Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hierodula (Hierodula) majuscula Tindale, 1923Petrunkevitch´s cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula fuscescens Blanchard, 1853Hubbard´s cave beetle
Hierodula lamasonga Giglio-Tos, 1912Nelson´s cave beetle
Hierodula pulchra Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula pygmaea Werner, 1933
Hierodula ralumina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Hierodula salomonis Werner, 1930Jade mantis
Hierodula sternosticta Wood-Mason, 1882
Hierodula sternosticta sternosticta Wood-Mason, 1882
Hierodula venosa Olivier, 1792
Rhombodera papuana Werner, 1929Painted hickory borer
Rhombodera rennellana Beier, 1968
Tamolanica katauana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Tamolanica tamolana Werner, 1923New Guinea shield mantis