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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
78
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
5 Genera with 8 Species
Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bolbira Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hapalomantis Saussure, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Melomantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
8 Species
Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta Karny, 1908Hottentot mantis
Bolbira (Bolbira) minima Werner, 1906
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) orba Stal, 1856
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) rhombochir Werner, 1908
Melomantis africana Werner, 1906
Tarachina brevipennis Beier, 1954
Tarachina raphidioides Werner, 1907
Tarachina werneri Chopard, 1914

Subnodes of Iridopterygidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyHapalomantinae
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidomantinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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