Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 938
35674
239642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 934
35600
239346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 891
35179
237293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 141
2470
10467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 15
217
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 3
127
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises | 105
528 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
105 Genera with 528 Species
| Achlaena Karsch, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acithespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrothespis Roy, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrionopsis Werner, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ameles Burmeister, 1792 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Apteromantis Werner, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asiadodis Roy, 1869 | Hood Mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bisanthe Stal, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 2007 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brancsikia Saussure & Z..., 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calidomantis Rehn, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Carvilia Stal, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1991 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choeradodis Serville, 1833 | Hood Mantis | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chroicoptera Stal, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1939 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Congomantis Werner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1907 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriella Westwood, 1961 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deroplatys Westwood, 1889 | Dead Leaf Mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 2006 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eentella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1996 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Entelloptera Beier, 1872 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1963 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eremoplana Stal, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchomena Saussure, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geomantis Pantel, 1916 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1951 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hierodula Burmeister, 1870 | Giant Asian mantis | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomantis Uvarov, 1869 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iris Saussure, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1916 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1889 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1961 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macracanthopus Chopard, 1995 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropopa Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantasoa Mériguet, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mantilia Roy, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1815 | Mantes | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Melliera Saussure, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microthespis Werner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1954 | African praying mantis | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Namamantis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neocilnia Beier, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1843 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1950 | Grass mantises | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythespis Saussure, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeomantis Handlirsch, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracilnia Werner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraligaria Beier, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1872 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Paraseverinia Lombardo, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1869 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1901 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1883 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1899 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Prohierodula Bolivar, 1956 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodystacta Kaltenbach, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudovates Saussure, 1869 | Stick mantises | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1942 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhachimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhombodera Burmeister, 1968 | Hood Mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1949 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rogermantis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schizocephala Serville, 1758 | Order | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinaiella Karsch, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solygia Stal, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somalithespis Lombardo, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromantis Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 2010 | African mantis | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodropoda Stal, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmomantis Saussure, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Statilia Stal, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopyga Karsch, 1916 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachomantis Brancsik, 1863 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tismomorpha Roy, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yersiniops Hebard, 1908 | Grasshopper Mantids | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
528 Species and 39 Subspecies | Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889 | | | Achlaenella adolphifrederici Rehn, 1914 | | | Acithespis gigas Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Afrothespis dudleyi (Roy, 2006) | ⇒ Afrothespis rhodesiaca Beier, 1973 | | Afrothespis rhodesiaca Beier, 1973 | | | Agrionopsis brachyptera Beier, 1942 | | | Agrionopsis congica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899 | | | Agrionopsis modesta Werner, 1908 | | | Alalomantis coxalis Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889 | Cameroon Mantis | | Ameles aegyptiaca Werner, 1913 | | | Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914 | | | Ameles assoi Bolivar, 1873 | Asso's Dwarf Mantis | | Ameles decolor Charpentier, 1825 | Dwarf Mantis | | Ameles dumonti Chopard, 1943 | | | Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840 | Delicate Dwarf Mantis | | Ameles heldreichi Brunner von ..., 1882 | Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis | | Ameles limbata (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840 | | Ameles maroccana Uvarov, 1931 | | | Ameles modesta Bolivar, 1914 | | | Ameles moralesi Bolivar, 1936 | | | Ameles picteti Saussure, 1869 | Pictet's Dwarf Mantis | | Ameles poggii Lombardo, 1986 | | | Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792 | European dwarf mantis | | Apteromantis aptera Fuente, 1894 | Wingless Mantis | | Apteromantis bolivari Werner, 1929 | | | Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869 | Asian Shield Mantis | | Betamantis aliena Werner, 1906 | | | Betamantis marginella Thunberg, 1815 | | | Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Bisanthe menyharthi Brancsik, 1895 | | | Bisanthe menyharthi menyharthi Brancsik, 1895 | | | Bisanthe menyharthi raggei Kaltenbach, 1994 | | | Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876 | | | Bisanthe raggei | | | Bolbella affinis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Bolbella brevis Beier, 1953 | | | Bolbella kaltenbachi Stiewe, 2007 | | | Bolbella punctigera Stal, 1871 | | | Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930 | | | Bolbella uhligi Stiewe, 2007 | | | Brancsikia aeroplana Lamberton, 1911 | | | Brancsikia freyi Brancsik, 1893 | Madagascan Dead Leaf Mantis | | Brancsikia simplex Beier, 1935 | | | Calidomantis bosia (Rehn, 1912) | ⇒ Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Calidomantis hosia Rehn, 1912 | | | Calospilota armicollis Karsch, 1892 | | | Calospilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 | | | Calospilota duchaillui Rehn, 1960 | | | Calospilota guineensis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Calospilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Calospilota pulchra Roy, 1991 | | | Calospilota tristis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Carvilia gracilis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Carvilia obscura Fabricius, 1781 | | | Carvilia saussurii Stål, 1876 | | | Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 | | | Cataspilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Cataspilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Cataspilota pulchra Roy, 1991 | | | Catoxyopsis dubiosa Giglio-Tos, 1898 | | | Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833 | Peruvian Shield Mantis | | Chopardentella backlundi Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Chopardentella royi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Chroicoptera longa Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Chroicoptera vidua Stal, 1856 | | | Cilnia chopardi Werner, 1927 | | | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871 | | | Compsothespis abyssinica Beier, 1961 | | | Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872 | | | Compsothespis brevipennis Lombardo, 1989 | | | Compsothespis cinnabarina Beier, 1955 | | | Compsothespis ebneri Werner, 1918 | | | Compsothespis falcifera Rehn, 1901 | | | Compsothespis hispida Beier, 1954 | | | Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | | Compsothespis marginipennis Werner, 1917 | | | Compsothespis michaelseni Werner, 1923 | | | Compsothespis natalica Westwood, 1889 | | | Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Compsothespis zavattam La Greca, 1939 | | | Congomantis femoralis Werner, 1929 | | | Danuria (Danuria) angusticollis Beier, 1931 | | | Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Danuria (Danuria) contorta Sjostedt, 1912 | | | Danuria (Danuria) gracilis Schulthess-S..., 1899 | | | Danuria (Danuria) impannosa Karsch, 1889 | | | Danuria (Danuria) obscuripennis Chopard, 1914 | | | Danuria (Danuria) sublineata Werner, 1929 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | Danuria (Danuriodes) affinis (Giglio-Tos, 1914) | ⇒ Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | Danuria (Danuriodes) barbozae (Bolivar, 1889) | ⇒ Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909) | ⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | Danuria anglolensis | | | Danuria angolensis (Rehn, 1912) | ⇒ Danuria barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | Danuria schweinfurthi (Werner, 1907) | ⇒ Danuria impannosa Karsch, 1889 | | Danuriella irregularis Westwood, 1889 | | | Danuriella madagascariensis Beier, 1929 | | | Danuriella marojejyensis Paulian, 1961 | | | Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | | Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889 | Dead Leaf Mantis | | Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852 | | | Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Dystactula kaltenbachi Roy, 2006 | | | Eentella meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Elaea gestroi Capra, 1929 | | | Elaea gestroi gestroi Capra, 1929 | | | Elaea infumata Beier, 1931 | | | Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847 | | | Entella (Entella) angolensis Beier, 1937 | | | Entella (Entella) angolica Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) brunni Werner, 1923 | | | Entella (Entella) congica Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870 | | | Entella (Entella) exilis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) femina Karny, 1908 | | | Entella (Entella) grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) machadoi Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) maesta (Rehn, 1927) | ⇒ Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927 | | Entella (Entella) meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Entella) meruensls Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Entella) minor Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) natalica Beier, 1955 | | | Entella (Entella) nebulosa Serville, 1839 | | | Entella (Entella) obscura Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) personata Beier, 1954 | | | Entella (Entella) pusilla Beier, 1953 | | | Entella (Entella) reussi Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) rudebecki Beier, 1955 | | | Entella (Entella) rukwaensis Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Entella (Entella) stegmanni Rehn, 1914 | | | Entella (Entella) taborana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) transvaalica Beier, 1955 | | | Entella (Entella) vitticeps Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Euentella) gaerdesi (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927 | | | Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872 | | | Entelloptera rogenhoferi maesta Rehn, 1927 | | | Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872 | | | Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871 | | | Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | | Epitenodera equatoriana La Greca, 1993 | | | Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839 | | | Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928 | | | Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963 | | | Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924 | | | Euchomena madecassa Saussure, 1870 | | | Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Geomantis algenca Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Geomantis algerica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896 | Wingless Ground Mantis | | Geomantis larvoides algenca Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Geothespis australis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Gonypetella atra Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella atrocephala Beier, 1930 | | | Gonypetella australis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella carinata Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927 | | | Gonypetella flavicormis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella flavicornis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella fusca Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella fuscipes Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella infumata Saussure, 1872 | | | Gonypetella ivoirensis Gillon & Roy, 1969 | | | Gonypetella ivoriensis Gillon & Roy, 1968 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica similis (Giglio-Tos, 1915) | ⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909 | | Gonypetella punctata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella similis | ⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | Heterochaeta bernardii Roy, 1972 | | | Heterochaeta girardi Roy, 1975 | | | Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975 | | | Heterochaeta lamellosa Roy, 1976 | | | Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | | Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883 | Cat Eye Mantis | | Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872 | | | Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976 | | | Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904 | | | Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | Heterochaeta zavattarii La Greca, 1951 | | | Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839 | Asian Mantis | | Hierodula quinquecallosa Werner, 1916 | | | Hierodula salomonis Werner, 1930 | Jade mantis | | Hierodula scutata (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | Hierodula trimacula (Saussure, 1870) | ⇒ Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870 | | Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | Devils Flower Mantis | | Idolomantis diabolicum | | | Idolomantis diabroticum (Saussure, 1869) | ⇒ Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | | Iris coeca Uvarov, 1931 | | | Iris deserti Uvarov, 1923 | | | Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Iris Mantis | | Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931 | | | Ischnomantis aethiopica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis fasciata Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856 | | | Ischnomantis flavescens Chopard, 1940 | | | Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870 | | | Ischnomantis gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis media Rehn, 1901 | | | Ischnomantis perfida Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Ischnomantis spinigera Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Ischnomantis usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Leptocola fragilis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Leptocola gracilis Lombardo, 1989 | | | Leptocola gracillima Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869 | | | Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892 | | | Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889 | | | Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877) | ⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877 | | | Ligaria brevicollis ignota Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligaria brevicollis umtalica (Giglio-Tos, 1915) | ⇒ Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877 | | Ligaria aberrans Karny, 1908 | | | Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligaria backlundi (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Chopardentella backlundi Kaltenbach, 1990 | | Ligaria brevis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria chopardi Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria clara Serville, 1839 | | | Ligaria culicivora Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria dentata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria denticollis Werner, 1916 | | | Ligaria diabolica Beier, 1969 | | | Ligaria ignota | | | Ligaria inexpectata Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | | Ligaria senegalensis Roy, 1961 | | | Ligariella bicornuta Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligariella diabolica Beier, 1969 | | | Ligariella gracilis Karny, 1908 | | | Ligariella trigonalis Saussure, 1899 | | | Ligentella beieri Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligentella lacualis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligentella zairensis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Macracanthopus costalis Werner, 1909 | | | Macracanthopus schoutedeii Chopard, 1929 | | | Macracanthopus seydeli Roy, 1995 | | | Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883 | | | Macropopa lobata Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Mantasoa lebbei Mériguet, 2005 | | | Mantasoa macula Saussure & Z..., 2005 | | | Mantasoa maculata Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Mantilia ehrmanni Roy, 1993 | | | Mantis beieri Roy, 1999 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis emortualis (Saussure, 1869) | ⇒ Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839 | | Mantis fasciata (Olivier, 1792) | ⇒ Iris fasciata Olivier, 1792 | | Mantis insignis Beier, 1954 | | | Mantis maroccana Thunberg, 1815 | | | Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mantid | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Mantis religiosa griveaudi Paulian, 1958 | | | Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758 | | | Mantis sacra (Thunberg, 1815) | ⇒ Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815 | | Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908 | | | Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis acuticeps Beier, 1969 | | | Miomantis acutipes Beier, 1969 | | | Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904 | | | Miomantis affinis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis alata Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis amanica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis annulipes Werner, 1916 | | | Miomantis aurantiaca Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis australis (Beier, 1930) | ⇒ Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | African Pinstripe Mantis | | Miomantis bintumanensis Roy, 1971 | | | Miomantis brachyptera Saussure, 1899 | | | Miomantis brevipennis Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis buettneri Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871) | ⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787 | | Miomantis cinnabarina Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis ciprianii La Greca, 1939 | | | Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis devylderi Sjostedt, 1924 | | | Miomantis diademata Werner, 1916 | | | Miomantis ehrenbergi Werner, 1928 | | | Miomantis equalis (Otte, 1978) | ⇒ Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904 | | Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis feminina Beier, 1930 | | | Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781 | | | Miomantis griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis gyldenstolpei Sjostedt, 1924 | | | Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968 | | | Miomantis longicollis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis menelikii Bormans, 1881 | | | Miomantis milmilena Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis minuta Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis moerana Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787 | | | Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis multipunctata Werner, 1915 | | | Miomantis nairobiensis Bolivar, 1922 | | | Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930 | | | Miomantis nyassensis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis ornata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis paykulli Stål, 1871 | | | Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis pellucida Saussure, 1870 | | | Miomantis planivertex Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis prasina Burmeister, 1838 | | | Miomantis preussi Karsch, 1892 | | | Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis rebeli Beier, 1929 | | | Miomantis rehni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis rouxi Werner, 1926 | | | Miomantis rubra Beier, 1929 | | | Miomantis sangarana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis saussurei Schulthess-R..., 1899 | | | Miomantis scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis sjoestedti Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | | Miomantis sjostedti Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | | Miomantis steelae Uvarov, 1935 | | | Miomantis tangana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis usambanca Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis vitrea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis wittei Beier, 1954 | | | Namamantis cruciata Beier, 1953 | | | Namamantis nigropunctata Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Neocilnia gracilis Beier, 1930 | | | Neodanuria bolauana Saussure, 1869 | | | Neodanuria simonettai La Greca & L..., 1986 | | | Omomantis sigma Rehn, 1949 | | | Omomantis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843 | | | Oxyothespis acuticeps Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis alata Chopard, 1950 | | | Oxyothespis brevicollis Beier, 1930 | Elm bark borer | | Oxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941 | African grass mantis | | Oxyothespis flavipennis Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxyothespis longicollis Beier, 1931 | | | Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxyothespis mammillata Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis maroccana Bolivar, 1908 | | | Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996 | Firtree borer | | Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Oxyothespis noctivaga La Greca, 1952 | | | Oxyothespis parva Beier, 1935 | | | Oxyothespis pellucida Chopard, 1938 | | | Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870 | | | Oxyothespis sudanensis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Oxyothespis tricolor Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxyothespis villiersi Chopard, 1950 | | | Oxythespis granulata (Saussure, 1870) | ⇒ Severinia granulata Saussure, 1870 | | Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909 | | | Paraligaria jeanneli Chopard, 1914 | | | Paraligaria malawica Beier, 1969 | | | Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856 | | | Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839 | | | Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815 | | | Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908 | | | Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872 | | | Paraseverinia finoti Chopard, 1943 | | | Parasphendale affinis Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale albicosta Chopard, 1938 | | | Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904 | | | Parasphendale ghindana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale minor Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Parasphendale scioana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata Serville, 1839 | | | Parentella benguelae Saussure, 1869 | | | Parentella laticollis Karny, 1908 | | | Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parentella parva Saussure, 1899 | | | Parentella producta Rehn, 1901 | | | Plistospilota camerunensis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota congica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota gasconi Rochebrune, 1884 | | | Plistospilota guineensis Roy, 1965 | Giant Mantis | | Plistospilota insignis Wood-Mason, 1882 | | | Plistospilota mabirica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota maxima Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota nigerica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889 | | | Polyspilota caffra transvaaliana (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | ⇒ Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889 | | Polyspilota comorana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Polyspilota griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Griffin Mantis | | Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Polyspilota montana Beier, 1931 | | | Polyspilota pavani La Greca, 1966 | | | Polyspilota robusta Roy, 1989 | | | Polyspilota seychelliana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Seychelles mantis | | Polyspilota voelzkowiana Saussure, 1899 | | | Popa crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | | Popa spurca undata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | Popa undata | | | Prohierodula brunnea La Greca, 1956 | | | Prohierodula congica Beier, 1942 | | | Prohierodula enghoffii Lombardo, 1997 | | | Prohierodula flavipennis Karsch, 1892 | | | Prohierodula grassei Roy, 1965 | | | Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892 | | | Prohierodula lineata Roy, 1967 | | | Prohierodula mundamensis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Prohierodula nigrispinis Roy, 1967 | | | Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893 | | | Prohierodula picta Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Prohierodula viridimarginata La Greca, 1956 | | | Pseudodystacta braueri Karny, 1908 | | | Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973 | | | Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993 | Betancurian Dwarf Mantis | | Pseudoyersinia canariensis Chopard, 1942 | Canary Dwarf Mantis | | Pseudoyersinia inaspectata Lombardo, 1986 | | | Pseudoyersinia kabilica Lombardo, 1986 | | | Pseudoyersinia maroccana Battiston, C..., 2018 | | | Pseudoyersinia occidentalis Bolivar, 1914 | | | Pseudoyersinia pilipes Chopard, 1954 | Hairy Legged Dwarf Mantis | | Pseudoyersinia salvinae Lombardo, 1986 | | | Pseudoyersinia subaptera Chopard, 1942 | Short-winged Dwarf Mantis | | Pseudoyersinia teydeana Chopard, 1942 | Teydean Dwarf Mantis | | Rhachimantis carinata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Rhombodera rennellana Beier, 1968 | | | Rhomboderella gabonica Roy, 1973 | | | Rhomboderella parmata La Greca, 1955 | | | Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | | Rhomboderella thorectes Rehn, 1949 | | | Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839 | Baetic Ground Mantis | | Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839 | | | Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982 | Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis | | Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815 | | | Rivetina tenuidentata | | | Rogermantis nalalensis | ⇒ Rogermantis natalensis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Rogermantis natalensis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Rogermantis royi (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | Schizocephala bicornis Linné, 1758 | | | Sinaiella sabulosa Uvarov, 1939 | | | Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839 | | | Somalithespis minor Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Sphaeromantis spinicollis Beier, 1930 | | | Sphaeromantis spinulosa Schulthess, 1898 | | | Sphodromantis abessinica Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis aethiopica La Greca & L..., 1987 | Ethiopian mantis | | Sphodromantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis annobonensis Llorente, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | Congo Green Mantis | | Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & L..., 1987 | Giant African Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis barbara | | | Sphodromantis belachowski | African mantis | | Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906 | | | Sphodromantis bioculata (Burmeister, 1838) | ⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | | Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Sphodromantis citernii citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Sphodromantis citernii kenyana La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931 | Congo Mantis | | Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969 | | | Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis giubana La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis gracilicollis centroccidentalis Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis gracilis Lombardo, 1991 | | | Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955 | | | Sphodromantis kenyana | | | Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989 | | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968 | | | Sphodromantis lineola speciosa Roy, 1971 | | | Sphodromantis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis obscura Beier & Hocking, 1965 | | | Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906) | ⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | | Sphodromantis pachinota La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis pardii La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955 | | | Sphodromantis pinguis | | | Sphodromantis quinquecallosa Werner, 1916 | | | Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916) | ⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis simplex | | | Sphodromantis speciosa La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis stigmosa Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1991 | Tanzanian mantis | | Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870 | | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis barbara La Greca, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis viridis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906 | | | Sphodromantis viridis simplex La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775 | | | Sphodromantis werneri Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodropoda papua (Beier, 1965) | ⇒ Sphodropoda tristis Saussure, 1871 | | Stagmatoptera pia Saussure & Z..., 1894 | | | Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763 | Carolina mantid | | Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) belinga Roy, 1973 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) extera Karsch, 1892 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ipassa Roy, 1973 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) rhodesiaca Beier, 1973 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) tenera Werner, 1908 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopygella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Tarachomantis (Madamantis) analamazoatra Mériguet, 2013 | | | Tarachomantis (Madamantis) betsilea Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tarachomantis (Madamantis) confusa Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Tarachomantis (Madamantis) marojeziensis Mériguet, 2013 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) alaotrana Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) betanimena Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) caldwelli Bates, 1863 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) hova Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) macula (Saussure & Z..., 1895) | ⇒ Mantasoa macula Saussure & Z..., 2005 | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) rubiginosa Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) sakalava Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tarachomantis caldwellii Bates, 1863 | | | Taumantis cephalotes Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Taumantis globiceps Beier, 1969 | | | Taumantis sigiana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Lime mantis | | Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906 | | | Telomantis robusta Beier, 1950 | | | Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814 | Australian mantid | | Tenodera iringana (Giglio-Tos, 1912) | ⇒ Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | Tenodera madagascariensis Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Tenodera rungsi Uvarov, 1935 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa madagascariensis (Saussure & Z..., 1895) | ⇒ Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tismomorpha cherlonneixi Roy, 1995 | | | Tismomorpha inexpectata La Greca, 1966 | | | Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908 | | | Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908 | Yersin´s ground mantis |
Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Africa | Subfamily | Amelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 10
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Angelinae
Beier, 1964
| 4
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Choeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
| 13
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Compsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
| 1
13 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Deroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Mantinae
Burmeister, 1838
| 19
147 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Mellierinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miomantinae
Westwood, 1889
| 15
118 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 5
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Schizocephalinae
Beier, 1964
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Stagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Stagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Vatinae
Saussure, 1893
| 8
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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