Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Central Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 613
12312
61419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 609
12291
61380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 586
12155
60783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 79
948
3118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 11
111
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 2
70
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises | 52
183 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Africa
52 Genera with 183 Species
| Achlaena Karsch, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrionopsis Werner, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asiadodis Roy, 1869 | Hood Mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidomantis Rehn, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Congomantis Werner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1912 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1996 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1963 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1841 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hierodula Burmeister, 1892 | Giant Asian mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iris Saussure, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1916 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macracanthopus Chopard, 1995 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1960 | Mantes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1954 | African praying mantis | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870 | Grass mantises | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paracilnia Werner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1872 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1883 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prohierodula Bolivar, 1956 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1949 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solygia Stal, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 2010 | African mantis | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Statilia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopyga Karsch, 1963 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tismomorpha Roy, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Africa
183 Species and 12 Subspecies | Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889 | | | Achlaenella adolphifrederici Rehn, 1914 | | | 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 | | Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869 | Asian Shield Mantis | | Calidomantis bosia (Rehn, 1912) | ⇒ Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | Calidomantis hosia Rehn, 1912 | | | Calospilota armicollis Karsch, 1892 | | | Calospilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 | | | Calospilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Calospilota pulchra Roy, 1991 | | | Calospilota tristis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 | | | Cataspilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Chopardentella royi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Congomantis femoralis Werner, 1929 | | | Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Danuria (Danuria) gracilis Schulthess-S..., 1899 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | 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 | | Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | | Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852 | | | Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847 | | | Entella (Entella) angolensis Beier, 1937 | | | Entella (Entella) angolica Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) congica Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) machadoi Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) obscura Beier, 1969 | | | Entella (Entella) personata Beier, 1954 | | | Entella (Entella) stegmanni Rehn, 1914 | | | Entella (Euentella) gaerdesi (Kaltenbach, 1996) | ⇒ Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871 | | | Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | | Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839 | | | Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928 | | | Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963 | | | Euentella gaerdesi Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Gonypetella australis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927 | | | Gonypetella infumata Saussure, 1872 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | 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 occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | | Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872 | | | Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976 | | | Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841) | ⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | Hierodula scutata (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | Iris deserti Uvarov, 1923 | | | Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931 | | | Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856 | | | Ischnomantis flavescens Chopard, 1940 | | | Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870 | | | Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Leptocola fragilis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Leptocola gracillima Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869 | | | Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892 | | | Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889 | | | Ligaria culicivora Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligariella diabolica Beier, 1969 | | | Ligentella lacualis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Ligentella zairensis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | | Macracanthopus costalis Werner, 1909 | | | Macracanthopus schoutedeii Chopard, 1929 | | | Macracanthopus seydeli Roy, 1995 | | | Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883 | | | Mantis beieri Roy, 1999 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis insignis Beier, 1954 | | | Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mantid | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Miomantis acuticeps Beier, 1969 | | | Miomantis acutipes Beier, 1969 | | | Miomantis brevipennis Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis ciprianii La Greca, 1939 | | | Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis devylderi Sjostedt, 1924 | | | Miomantis diademata Werner, 1916 | | | Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781 | | | Miomantis griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Miomantis milmilena Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis moerana Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis multipunctata Werner, 1915 | | | Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis prasina Burmeister, 1838 | | | Miomantis preussi Karsch, 1892 | | | Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Miomantis steelae Uvarov, 1935 | | | Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis wittei Beier, 1954 | | | Omomantis sigma Rehn, 1949 | | | Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843 | | | Oxyothespis acuticeps Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996 | Firtree borer | | Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870 | | | Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909 | | | 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 | | | Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Parentella benguelae Saussure, 1869 | | | Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Plistospilota camerunensis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Plistospilota congica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | 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 griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Griffin Mantis | | Polyspilota pavani La Greca, 1966 | | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | | Popa undata | | | Prohierodula brunnea La Greca, 1956 | | | Prohierodula congica Beier, 1942 | | | 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 | | | Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973 | | | Rhomboderella gabonica Roy, 1973 | | | Rhomboderella parmata La Greca, 1955 | | | Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | | Rhomboderella thorectes Rehn, 1949 | | | Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982 | Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis | | Rivetina tenuidentata | | | Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839 | | | Sphodromantis annobonensis Llorente, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906 | | | Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931 | Congo Mantis | | Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis gracilicollis centroccidentalis Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955 | | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968 | | | Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906) | ⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | | Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955 | | | Sphodromantis pinguis | | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906 | | | Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775 | | | Sphodromantis werneri Roy, 2010 | | | Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) belinga Roy, 1973 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) extera Karsch, 1892 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ipassa Roy, 1973 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) tenera Werner, 1908 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963 | | | Taumantis cephalotes Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Telomantis robusta Beier, 1950 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tismomorpha cherlonneixi Roy, 1995 | | | Tismomorpha inexpectata La Greca, 1966 | | | Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Central Africa | Subfamily | Amelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Angelinae
Beier, 1964
| 3
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Choeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
| 7
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Mantinae
Burmeister, 1838
| 15
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miomantinae
Westwood, 1889
| 8
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Vatinae
Saussure, 1893
| 4
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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