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Checklist for Family Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 (Flower mimic mantises)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
756
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
83
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
54
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
10 Genera with 17 Species
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 1890Boxer mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Setoxypilus Roy, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
17 Species
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Harpagomantis discolor Stål, 1877
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Junodia strigipennis Westwood, 1889
Otomantis scutigera Bolivar, 1890
Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872
Oxypiloidea subcornuta Westwood, 1889
Oxypilus (Anoxypilus) capensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787
Oxypilus (Anoxypilus) inscriptus Beier, 1955
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) villiersi Roy, 1966
Oxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871Bulls-eye mantis
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Hymenopodidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyAcromantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpaphroditinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHymenopodinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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