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Checklist for Family Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
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
 
FamilyIridopterygidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
5 Genera with 6 Species
Bolbena Giglio-Tos, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chloromantis Kaltenbach, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hapalogymnes Kaltenbach, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hapalomantis Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
6 Species
Bolbena (Bolbena) hottentotta Karny, 1908Hottentot mantis
Chloromantis rhombica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Hapalogymnes gymnes Rehn, 1927
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) orba Stal, 1856
Tarachina schultzei Karny, 1908
Tarachina transvaalensis Beier, 1953

Subnodes of Iridopterygidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyHapalomantinae
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidomantinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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