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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1243
6194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
52
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
34
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
21
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
21 Genera with 67 Species
#ACDGHIKMPRST
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Ambivia Stal, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1995Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1995Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobe Stal, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dracomantis Shcherbakov ..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Gonypeta Saussure, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1993Giant Asian mantis12SpeciesTaxom
Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Kishinouyeum Ouchi, 20049SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 0Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehr..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteryx Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Montamantis Yang, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phyllothelys Wood-Mason, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1993Hood Mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1870African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 200510SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Titanodula Vermeersch, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
67 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amantis hainanensis Tinkham, 1937
Amantis lofaoshanensis Tinkham, 1937
Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
Amantis wuzhishana Yang, 2002
Ambivia parapopa Wang, 1993
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Asiadodis yunnanensis Wang & Liang, 1995Chinese Shield Mantis
Choeradodis yunnanensis (Wang & Liang, 1995)⇒ Asiadodis yunnanensis Wang & Liang, 1995
Deiphobe yunnanensis Tinkham, 1937
Dracomantis mirofraternus Shcherbakov ..., 2020
Gonypeta brunneri Giglio-Tos, 1915
Hierodula (Hierodula) formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912Holsinger´s cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula (Hierodula) saussurei (Kirby, 1904)⇒ Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839
Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929
Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993Timber Ridge Cave beetle
Hierodula macrodentata Wang, Zhou &..., 2020
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
Hierodula trimacula (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993
Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993
Hierodulella albomaculata Zhang, 1991
Iris mongolica
Iris polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846Dot-Winged Mantis
Iris polystictica mongolica Sjostedt, 1932
Iris polystictica polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846
Kishinouyeum breve Wang, 1993
Kishinouyeum cangshanensis Mao, 2001
Kishinouyeum cornutus Zhang, 1988
Kishinouyeum hepatica Zhang, 1988
Kishinouyeum jianfenglingensis Hua, 1984
Kishinouyeum parvula Xu & Mao, 2004
Kishinouyeum robusta Niu & Liu, 1998
Kishinouyeum sinensis Ouchi, 1938
Kishinouyeum stigmosus Zhou & Zhou, 2004
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Mantis religiosa sinica Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis sinica
Mekongomantis quinquespinosa Schwarz, Ehr..., 2018
Mesopteryx alata Saussure, 1870
Montamantis meihuashana Yang, 1999
Phyllothelys breve Wang, 1993
Phyllothelys sinensis Ouchi, 1938
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915
Rhombodera brachynota Wang & Dong, 1993
Rhombodera javana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Rhombodera latipronotum Zhang, 1990
Rhombodera valida Burmeister, 1838
Rhombodera zhangi Wang & Dong, 1993
Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870
Statilia agresta Zheng, 1987
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Statilia chayuensis Zhang, 1983Poplar-butt borer
Statilia flavobrunnea Zhang, 1984Birch and beech girdler
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784Ko-kamakiri {Japanese}
Statilia maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
Statilia nemoralis Saussure, 1870
Statilia spanis Wang, 1993
Statilia viridibrunnea Zhang, 1984
Statilia yangi Niu, Hou & Z..., 2005
Tenodera acuticauda Yang, 1997
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure, 1871Chinese mantid
Tenodera brevicollis (Beier, 1933)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Tenodera caudafissilis Wang, 1992
Tenodera fasciata Olivier, 1792
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Tenodera sinensis sinensisChinese Mantis
Tenodera stotzneri Werner, 1929
Titanodula menglaensis Liu, 2021

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhyllotheliinae
Wang, 1993
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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