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Checklist for Family Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 (Flower mimic mantises)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
19
154
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
3 Genera with 4 Species
Oxypilus Serville, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
4 Species
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) hamatus Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) villiersi Roy, 1966
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis

Subnodes of Hymenopodidae with occurrences in Benin
SubfamilyEpaphroditinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHymenopodinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hymenopodidae at gbif.org
Hymenopodidae at irmng.org
Hymenopodidae at itis.gov