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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 14 Species
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Chloroharpax Werner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes unifasciata Roy, 1979
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes nigericus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Catasigerpes toganus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883Nigerian Flower Mantis
Chrysomantis tessmanni Werner, 1928
Chrysomantis tristis (Beier, 1930)⇒ Chrysomantis tessmanni Werner, 1928
Congoharpax judithae Roy, 1972
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) enei Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) guentheri Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) hamatus Roy, 1966
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839

Subnodes of Hymenopodidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyAcromantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHymenopodinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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