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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Taxonomy of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
44
702
5002
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
4
381
3273
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
286
2787
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Mantidae Burmeister, 1838
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
29
279
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
11
83
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAntemninae
Terra, 1995
2
4
Genera
Species
SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
3
22
Genera
Species
SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
13
119
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
15
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDeroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
  ⇒ Deroplatyinae
3
26
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDeroplatyinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
  ⇒ Deroplatinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
8
36
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises
25
420
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
27
766
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMellierinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
8
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
24
270
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOrthoderinae
Saussure, 1869
2
21
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
7
40
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhotinae
Gray, 1857
  ⇒ Photininae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhotinainae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
46
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhotininae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
  ⇒ Photinainae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhyllotheliinae
Wang, 1993
2
23
Genera
Species
SubfamilySchizocephalinae
Beier, 1964
1
5
Genus
Species
SubfamilyStagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
7
91
Genera
Species
SubfamilyStagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
6
94
Genera
Species
SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
22
191
Genera
Species
GenusAgriomantis
Giglio-Tos, 1916
  ⇒ Stenopyga
1Species
GenusAlphamantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915
1Species
GenusAmblythespis
Chopard, 1943
2Species
GenusArdesca
Stål, 1877
0Species
GenusAuchmomantis
Werner, 1908
1Species
GenusAuromantis
Giglio-Tos, 1917
1Species
GenusBolidena
Blanchard, 1853
0Species
GenusBrachypteromantis
Piza, 1960
1Species
GenusCalidomantis
Rehn, 1901
  ⇒ Miomantis
49Species
GenusCimantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915
3Species
GenusColombiella
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0Species
GenusCraurusa
Burmeister, 1838
0Species
GenusCruentosaga
1Species
GenusDaniura
Saussure, 1869
0Species
GenusDanuriodes
Giglio-Tos, 1907
  ⇒ Danuria
4Species
GenusDystactella
Giglio-Tos, 1915
1Species
GenusEentella
1Species
GenusEobruneria
Cockerell, 1913
1Species
GenusEuentella
Kaltenbach, 1996
  ⇒ Entella
1Species
GenusEufischeriella
Giglio-Tos, 1927
0Species
GenusEumantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915
1Species
GenusEuryderes
Brancsik, 1897
0Species
GenusGuaraunia
Rehn, 1941
1Species
GenusHeirodula
Burmeister, 1838
0Species
GenusHeterarchimantis
Werner, 1922
1Species
GenusHondurantemna
1Species
GenusIdolomantis
Uvarov, 1940
3Species
GenusIdolum
Saussure, 1869
2Species
GenusIris
Saussure, 1869
  ⇒ Iridana
48Species
GenusKinzelbachia
Harz, 1988
2Species
GenusKishinouyea
Ouchi, 1938
1Species
GenusLeomantis
Rehn, 1903
1Species
GenusLeptochoche
Giglio-Tos, 1914
0Species
GenusLeptococe
Rehn, 1911
2Species
GenusLiganona
Giglio-Tos, 1915
0Species
GenusLombardoa
Özdikmen, 2008
0Species
GenusMadamantis
Mériguet, 2013
  ⇒ Tarachomantis
0Species
GenusMantes
Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
  ⇒ Mantis
1Species
GenusMantides
Latreille, 1802
Praying mantis
0Species
GenusMantosoa
1Species
GenusMenta
Sonnini in Ledru, 1810
  ⇒ Mantis
0Species
GenusMetentella
Giglio-Tos, 1915
7Species
GenusMicrentella
Giglio-Tos, 1915
1Species
GenusMicropopa
Beier, 1929
1Species
GenusNausicaamantis
Meriguet, 2018
1Species
GenusNeacromantis
Beier, 1935
1Species
GenusNgawala
Tindale, 1923
0Species
GenusOmmatentella
Werner, 1923
1Species
GenusOpsomantis
Giglio-Tos, 1915
0Species
GenusOreomantis
Uvarov, 1935
1Species
GenusOxythespis
Saussure, 1871
  ⇒ Oxyothespis
5Species
GenusPalaeomantis
Handlirsch, 1904
11Species
GenusParadanuria
La Greca, 1954
1Species
GenusParaoxyophthalmus
1Species
GenusParatenodera
Rehn, 1903
  ⇒ Tenodera
1Species
GenusParhierodula
Giglio-Tos, 1912
  ⇒ Hierodula
18Species
GenusParoxyops
Chopard, 1916
  ⇒ Pseudoxyops
0Species
GenusPaula
Liana, 2009
1Species
GenusPhaeomantis
Beier, 1935
1Species
GenusPhitrus
Karsch, 1892
2Species
GenusPhlaebarodes
Giglio-Tos, 1917
  ⇒ Blepharodes
0Species
GenusPhtherisigena
1Species
GenusPhyllomantis
Saussure, 1892
1Species
GenusPhyllothelis
Westwood, 1889
0Species
GenusPictomantis
Sjöstedt, 1930
1Species
GenusPodocanthus
2Species
GenusPseudentella
Beier in Hanström & al., 1955
0Species
GenusRawarena
Tindale, 1930
1Species
GenusRheomantis
Giglio-Tos, 1917
0Species
GenusRhodomatis
1Species
GenusRhomboderula
Giglio-Tos, 1912
1Species
GenusShodropoda
1Species
GenusSphendale
Stål, 1877
0Species
GenusSphordopoda
1Species
GenusSphoropoda
1Species
GenusSphrodropoda
1Species
GenusStagmomantus
0Species
GenusStauromantis
Giglio-Tos, 1917
1Species
GenusStenopygella
Giglio-Tos, 1916
  ⇒ Stenopyga
3Species
GenusStenovates
Saussure, 1873
1Species
GenusTbeoclytes
Serville, 1839
0Species
GenusTenoderopsis
Werner, 1928
0Species
GenusTheoclytes
Saussure, 1869
15Species
GenusThorodia
Tindale, 1923
1Species
GenusTruxomantis
Sjöstedt, 1918
3Species
GenusUromantis
Giglio-Tos, 1917
4Species
GenusZulumantis
Sjöstedt, 1930
1Species

Synonyms
Manteidae (Saussure, 1859)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Mantidae
GermanFangschrecken, Gottesanbeterinnen
EnglishMantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
FinnishRukoilijasirkat
FrenchMantes, Mantidés


Distribution and Species lists of Mantidae Burmeister, 1838
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Afghanistan
9 Genera  15 Species
Albania
3 Genera  5 Species
Algeria
12 Genera  26 Species
Angola
28 Genera  57 Species
Argentina
17 Genera  46 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  4 Species
Australia
37 Genera  99 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
4 Genera  5 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  2 Species
Belize
3 Genera  7 Species
Benin
4 Genera  3 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
8 Genera  23 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  2 Species
Botswana
15 Genera  22 Species
Brazil
25 Genera  111 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
3 Genera  3 Species
Burkina Faso
12 Genera  24 Species
Cambodia
4 Genera  6 Species
Cameroon
31 Genera  80 Species
Canada
6 Genera  7 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  3 Species
Central African Republic
6 Genera  15 Species
Chad
9 Genera  12 Species
Chile
8 Genera  10 Species
China
21 Genera  67 Species
Colombia
20 Genera  50 Species
Comoros
4 Genera  5 Species
Costa Rica
16 Genera  37 Species
Croatia
3 Genera  6 Species
Cuba
9 Genera  7 Species
Cyprus
5 Genera  8 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Genera  40 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
East Timor
2 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
19 Genera  35 Species
Egypt
12 Genera  20 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  5 Species
Equatorial Guinea
4 Genera  5 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  2 Species
Ethiopia
22 Genera  73 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
France
10 Genera  11 Species
Gabon
13 Genera  24 Species
Gambia
8 Genera  7 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  6 Species
Germany
7 Genera  8 Species
Ghana
23 Genera  37 Species
Greece
8 Genera  11 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  2 Species
Guatemala
9 Genera  21 Species
Guinea
21 Genera  29 Species
Guyana
6 Genera  11 Species
Haiti
3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
9 Genera  11 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
37 Genera  100 Species
Indonesia
30 Genera  144 Species
Iran
11 Genera  26 Species
Iraq
4 Genera  8 Species
Israel
9 Genera  12 Species
Italy
9 Genera  16 Species
Ivory Coast
15 Genera  26 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  4 Species
Japan
10 Genera  20 Species
Jordan
5 Genera  4 Species
Kazakhstan
5 Genera  10 Species
Kenya
39 Genera  109 Species
Laos
9 Genera  9 Species
Lebanon
5 Genera  6 Species
Lesotho
5 Genera  6 Species
Liberia
19 Genera  17 Species
Libya
7 Genera  11 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
13 Genera  33 Species
Malawi
23 Genera  36 Species
Malaysia
19 Genera  66 Species
Maldives
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
6 Genera  7 Species
Malta
1 Genus  2 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
8 Genera  15 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  6 Species
Mexico
17 Genera  50 Species
Micronesia
9 Genera  12 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
4 Genera  6 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
12 Genera  27 Species
Mozambique
19 Genera  36 Species
Myanmar
24 Genera  45 Species
Namibia
29 Genera  50 Species
Nepal
16 Genera  27 Species
Netherlands
4 Genera  6 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  8 Species
Nicaragua
12 Genera  17 Species
Niger
8 Genera  15 Species
Nigeria
14 Genera  23 Species
Norway
2 Genera  1 Species
Oman
4 Genera  5 Species
Pakistan
8 Genera  12 Species
Palau
7 Genera  8 Species
Palestine
7 Genera  7 Species
Panama
14 Genera  34 Species
Papua New Guinea
8 Genera  21 Species
Paraguay
9 Genera  28 Species
Peru
17 Genera  43 Species
Philippines
17 Genera  43 Species
Poland
2 Genera  4 Species
Portugal
8 Genera  12 Species
Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  5 Species
Republic South Africa
44 Genera  120 Species
Romania
2 Genera  2 Species
Russia
11 Genera  17 Species
Rwanda
8 Genera  15 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
14 Genera  28 Species
Senegal
17 Genera  33 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  6 Species
Sierra Leone
8 Genera  8 Species
Singapore
9 Genera  15 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
7 Genera  9 Species
Somalia
21 Genera  59 Species
South Korea
5 Genera  8 Species
South Sudan
3 Genera  3 Species
Spain
10 Genera  21 Species
Sri Lanka
16 Genera  26 Species
Sudan
14 Genera  28 Species
Suriname
11 Genera  31 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  1 Species
Switzerland
3 Genera  3 Species
Syria
4 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  27 Species
Tajikistan
6 Genera  43 Species
Tanzania
34 Genera  130 Species
Thailand
29 Genera  57 Species
Togo
16 Genera  28 Species
Transnistria
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
9 Genera  15 Species
Tunisia
9 Genera  16 Species
Turkey
8 Genera  19 Species
Turkmenistan
6 Genera  8 Species
Uganda
26 Genera  57 Species
Ukraine
5 Genera  6 Species
United Arab Emirates
4 Genera  5 Species
United Kingdom
9 Genera  8 Species
Uruguay
7 Genera  11 Species
USA
26 Genera  50 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  5 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
13 Genera  49 Species
Vietnam
14 Genera  34 Species
Yemen
12 Genera  19 Species
Zambia
17 Genera  24 Species
Zimbabwe
30 Genera  59 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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