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Checklist for Family Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
15
217
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
19
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
19 Genera with 60 Species
Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Bolbira Giglio-Tos, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Bolbula Giglio-Tos, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Enicophlebia Westwood, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Fulciniella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hapalomantis Saussure, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Hedigerella Werner, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomantis Giglio-Tos, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Ichromantis Paulian, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Ilomantis Giglio-Tos, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Melomantis Giglio-Tos, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Mimomantis Giglio-Tos, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Nilomantis Werner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Papugalepsus Werner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Platycalymma Westwood, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 195411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
60 Species
Bolbena (Bolbena) assimilis Kaltenbach, 1996
Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta Karny, 1908Hottentot mantis
Bolbena (Bolbena) maraisi Kaltenbach, 1996
Bolbena (Bolbena) minor Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bolbena (Bolbena) orientalis Beier, 1930
Bolbena (Bolboda) minutissima Karny, 1908
Bolbira (Bolbira) congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bolbira (Bolbira) katangica
Bolbira (Bolbira) lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bolbira (Bolbira) minima Werner, 1906
Bolbula debilis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bolbula exigua Giglio-Tos, 1915
Bolbula widenmanni Werner, 1906
Chloromantis impunctata Werner, 1929
Chloromantis rhombica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Enicophlebia hilara Saussure & Z..., 1895
Enicophlebia pallida Westwood, 1889
Fulciniella loriae Giglio-Tos, 1915
Hapalogymnes gymnes Rehn, 1927
Hapalomantis (Bolbira) katangica (Beier, 1935)⇒ Bolbira katangica
Hapalomantis (Bolbira) minima Werner, 1906
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) abyssinica Beier, 1931
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) orba Stal, 1856
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) rhombochir Werner, 1908
Hedigerella fasciatella Werner, 1932
Hyalomantis antsingica Svenson & Roy, 2011
Hyalomantis madagascariensis Saussure, 1870
Hyalomantis murzini Svenson & Roy, 2011
Hyalomantis punctata (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Hyalomantis madagascariensis Saussure, 1870
Hyalomantis whitingi Svenson & Roy, 2011
Ichromantis befascia Paulian, 1957
Ichromantis dichroica Paulian, 1957
Ilomantis ginsburgae Brannoch & S..., 2016
Ilomantis thalassina Saussure, 1899
Melomantis africana Werner, 1906
Melomantis asema Beier, 1969
Mimomantis milloti R. Paulian, 1957
Negromantis gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Negromantis gracillima Kaltenbach, 1996
Negromantis lutescens Sjöstedt, 1900
Negromantis modesta Giglio-Tos, 1915
Nilomantis edmundsi Roy & Leston, 1975
Nilomantis floweri Werner, 1907
Papugalepsus elongatus Werner, 1928
Platycalymma annulicornis Roy & Svenson, 2011
Platycalymma dichroica Paulian, 1957
Platycalymma latipennis Westwood, 1889
Platycalymma mahafalica Roy & Svenson, 2011
Platycalymma viettei Roy & Svenson, 2011
Tarachina brevipennis Beier, 1954
Tarachina congica Beier, 1954
Tarachina constricta Werner, 1923
Tarachina occidentalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Tarachina rammei Werner, 1928
Tarachina raphidioides Werner, 1907
Tarachina schultzei Karny, 1908
Tarachina seriepunctata Beier, 1954
Tarachina transvaalensis Beier, 1953
Tarachina werneri Chopard, 1914
Tarachina zernyi Beier, 1954

Subnodes of Iridopterygidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyHapalomantinae
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNanomantinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNilomantinae
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidomantinae
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Iridopterygidae at gbif.org
Iridopterygidae at irmng.org