Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Continents
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 2109
116061
1221557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 2100
115859
1220540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1811
113709
1208758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 368
9132
56804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 23
477
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 3
255
1641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises | 200
1310 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Continents
200 Genera with 1310 Species
| Achlaena Karsch, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acithespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrothespis Roy, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrionopsis Werner, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alangularis Svenson, Med..., 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Ambivia Stal, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ameles Burmeister, 1838 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Angela Serville, 1839 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Antemna Stal, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apterameles Beier, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apteromantis Werner, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archimantis Saussure, 1869 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Armene Stal, 1877 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Armeniola Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arria Stal, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asiadodis Roy, 2004 | Hood Mantis | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Austromantis Sjöstedt, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrovates Sjostedt, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Beesonula Uvarov, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bisanthe Stal, 1876 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bolivaria Stal, 1877 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brancsikia Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calidomantis Rehn, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callimantis Stal, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callivates Roy, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Camelomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carvilia Stal, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocrania Westwood, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choeradodis Serville, 1831 | Hood Mantis | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chopardiella Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chroicoptera Stal, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chromatophotina Rivera, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsomantis Saussure, 1872 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1872 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Congomantis Werner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coptopteryx Saussure, 1869 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Corthylomantis Milledge, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cruentosaga | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1856 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriella Westwood, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deiphobe Stal, 1877 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Deiphobella Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deroplatys Westwood, 1839 | Dead Leaf Mantis | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dracomantis Shcherbakov ..., 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eentella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1877 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elmantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1877 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Entelloptera Beier, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eobruneria Cockerell, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eremoplana Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchomena Saussure, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchomenella De Haan, 1842 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Euentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geomantis Pantel, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypeta Saussure, 1869 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetoides Beier, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetyllis Wood-Mason, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hagiotata Saussure & Z..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1843 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaetula Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterovates Saussure, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hierodula Burmeister, 1838 | Giant Asian mantis | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holaptilon Beier, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hondurantemna | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomantis Uvarov, 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Indomenella Roy, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indothespis Werner, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iris Saussure, 1869 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1871 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Kishinouyeum Ouchi, 1938 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1883 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1877 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ligentella Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Litaneutria Saussure, 1892 | Ground Mantids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lithophotina Sharov, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobocneme Rehn, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobothespis La Greca & L..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobovates Deeleman-Rei..., 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macracanthopus Chopard, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropopa Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantasoa Mériguet, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mantilia Roy, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mantes | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehr..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melliera Saussure, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Memantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesopteryx Saussure, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microthespis Werner, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1870 | African praying mantis | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Montamantis Yang, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrcinus Stal, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mythomantis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Namamantis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neocilnia Beier, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notomantis Tindale, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nullabora Tindale, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthodera Burmeister, 1838 | New Zealand praying mantis | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Orthoderina Sjostedt, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870 | Grass mantises | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythespis Saussure, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeomantis Handlirsch, 1904 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Paracilnia Werner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraligaria Beier, 1969 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1967 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pararivetina Beier, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraseverinia Lombardo, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 1871 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parhierodula Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paroxyopsis Rehn, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmomantis Saussure, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Photiomantis Toledo Piza, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phtherisigena | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllothelys Wood-Mason, 1877 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllovates Kirby, 1904 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pnigomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podocanthus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1838 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 1839 | Twig Mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prochaeradodis Piton, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prochoeradodis Piton, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prohierodula Bolivar, 1908 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudempusa Brunner von ..., 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodystacta Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomantis Saussure, 1869 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudovates Saussure, 1869 | Stick mantises | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoxyops Saussure & Z..., 1894 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 1904 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Rhachimantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Rhombodera Burmeister, 1838 | Hood Mantis | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 2015 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 1922 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Rivetinula La Greca, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rogermantis Kaltenbach, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schizocephala Serville, 1831 | Order | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shodropoda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinaiella Karsch, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solygia Stal, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somalithespis Lombardo, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromantis Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1871 | African mantis | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodropoda Stal, 1871 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphordopoda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphoropoda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 1838 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmomantis Saussure, 1869 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Stagmomantus | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Statilia Stal, 1877 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopyga Karsch, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Stictomantis Beier, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagalomantis Hebard, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tamolanica Werner, 1923 | Hood Mantis | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachomantis Brancsik, 1893 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Teddia Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1838 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Thespoides Chopard, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tismomorpha Roy, 1973 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Titanodula Vermeersch, 2020 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Toxodanuria Uvarov, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymantis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vates Burmeister, 1838 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Xystropeltis Rehn, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yersinia van Loghem, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yersiniops Hebard, 1931 | Grasshopper Mantids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zoolea Serville, 1839 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheromantis Tindale, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Continents | Subfamily | Amelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 26
148 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Angelinae
Beier, 1964
| 9
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Antemninae
Terra, 1995
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Choeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
| 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
| 13
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Compsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
| 1
14 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Deroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 3
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 8
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises | 22
228 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Mantinae
Burmeister, 1838
| 23
225 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Mellierinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miomantinae
Westwood, 1889
| 24
177 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Orthoderinae
Saussure, 1869
| 2
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 7
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Photinainae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 3
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Phyllotheliinae
Wang, 1993
| 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Schizocephalinae
Beier, 1964
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Stagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 7
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Stagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
| 3
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Vatinae
Saussure, 1893
| 22
120 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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