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


Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 6 Species
Hapalomantis Saussure, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Melomantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Negromantis Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nilomantis Werner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tarachina Werner, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
6 Species
Hapalomantis (Hapalomantis) rhombochir Werner, 1908
Melomantis africana Werner, 1906
Negromantis modesta Giglio-Tos, 1915
Nilomantis edmundsi Roy & Leston, 1975
Nilomantis floweri Werner, 1907
Tarachina occidentalis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Subnodes of Iridopterygidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyHapalomantinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNilomantinae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidomantinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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