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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
13
96
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
58
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
14
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
14 Genera with 52 Species
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Chlidonoptera Karsch, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Chloroharpax Werner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18793SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 196612SpeciesTaxom
Panurgica Karsch, 19496SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18394SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anasigerpes amieti Roy, 1963
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes heydeni Werner, 1908
Anasigerpes nigripes Roy, 1964
Anasigerpes unifasciata Roy, 1979
Catasigerpes camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes granulatus Roy, 1965
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes nigericus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Catasigerpes occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Catasigerpes toganus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chlidonoptera chopardi Karsch, 1892
Chlidonoptera lestoni Roy & Leston, 1975
Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883Nigerian Flower Mantis
Chrysomantis cachani Roy, 1964
Chrysomantis girardi Gillon & Roy, 1968
Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chrysomantis tessmanni Werner, 1928
Chrysomantis tristis (Beier, 1930)⇒ Chrysomantis tessmanni Werner, 1928
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Congoharpax judithae Roy, 1972
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Galinthias occidentalis Beier, 1930
Galinthias occidentals Beier, 1930
Junodia lameyi Beier, 1942
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) ivoirensis Roy, 2013
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) maldesi Roy, 2013
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) descampsi Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) enei Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) flavicoxa Roy, 1964
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) gillonae Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) guentheri Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) hamatus Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) lamottei Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) pallidus Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) villiersi Roy, 1966
Panurgica compressicollis Saussure, 1898
Panurgica duplex Karsch, 1896
Panurgica feae Griffini, 1907
Panurgica fratercula Rehn, 1912
Panurgica liberiana Rehn, 1912
Panurgica mende Rehn, 1949
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax francoisi Bolivar, 1908
Pseudoharpax ugandanus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839

Subnodes of Hymenopodidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyAcromantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEpaphroditinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHymenopodinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxypilinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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