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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
54
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
26
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
22
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
22 Genera with 58 Species
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Ameles Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Antemna Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Callimantis Stal, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1880Hood Mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Hondurantemna1SpeciesTaxom
Litaneutria Saussure, 1872Ground Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Lobovates Deeleman-Rei..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Melliera Saussure, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomantis Saussure, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1838Stick mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18389SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 187013SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantus
0SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Xystropeltis Rehn, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Yersinia van Loghem, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Zoolea Serville, 17921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Angela armata De Hann, 1842
Angela championi Saussure & Z..., 1894
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela miranda Saussure, 1871
Angela perpulchra Westwood, 1889
Angela subhyalina Chopard, 1913
Antemna rapax Stål, 1877
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Choeradodis rbombicollis Latreille, 1833
Choeradodis rhombicollis Latreille, 1833Peruvian Shield Mantis
Choeradodis rhomboidea Stoll, 1813Hooded Mantis
Choeradodis squilla (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869
Choeradodis stalii Wood-Mason, 1880Hooded Mantis
Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis
Hondurantemna chespiritoi Rodrigues, R..., 2017
Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872)⇒ Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896
Lobovates chopardi Deeleman-Rei..., 1957
Melliera brevipes Beier, 1935
Melliera chorotega Rehn, 1935
Melliera major Saussure, 1872
Melliera mordax Rehn, 1935
Parastagmatoptera flavoguttata Serville, 1839
Phasmomantis championi Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phasmomantis sumichrasti Saussure, 1861
Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836Mexican unicorn mantis
Phyllovates chlorophaena Blanchard, 1836Texas unicorn mantis
Phyllovates cornuta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Phyllovates maya (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Phyllovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudovates parallela de Haan, 1842
Pseudovates tripunctata Burmeister, 1838
Stagmatoptera abdominalis Olivier, 1792
Stagmatoptera binotata Scudder, 1869
Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869
Stagmatoptera flavipennis Serville, 1839
Stagmatoptera insatiabilis (Rehn, 1904)⇒ Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Stagmatoptera pia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmatoptera septentrionalis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmatoptera supplicaria Burmeister, 1838
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis centralis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)⇒ Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stagmomantis fraterna Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis gracilipes Rehn, 1907Arizona Tan Mantis
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis montana Rehn, 1935Mountain Mantis
Stagmomantis montana montana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis nahua Saussure, 1869Rustic borer
Stagmomantis parvidentata Beier, 1931
Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Stagmomantis venusta Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Vates pectinata Saussure, 1871
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877
Vates weyrauchi Beier, 1958
Xystropeltis lankesteri Rehn, 1935
Zoolea lobipes Olivier, 1792

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntemninae
Terra, 1995
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDeroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMellierinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Mantidae at gbif.org
Mantidae at irmng.org
Mantidae at itis.gov