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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1189
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1188
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1169
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
24
135
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chad
9 Genera with 12 Species
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870Grass mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Iris deserti Uvarov, 1923
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis flavescens Chopard, 1940
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Chad
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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