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Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
609
11807
34482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
606
11803
34480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
577
11648
34014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
509
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
43
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
19
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
16 Genera with 37 Species
Ameles Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Antemna Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Callimantis Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1813Hood Mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Melliera Saussure, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Parastagmatoptera Saussure, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomantis Saussure, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1836Stick mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 187012SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Xystropeltis Rehn, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Angela armata De Hann, 1842
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela perpulchra Westwood, 1889
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
Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis
Melliera brevipes Beier, 1935
Melliera chorotega Rehn, 1935
Melliera major Saussure, 1872
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
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Stagmatoptera biocellata Saussure, 1869
Stagmatoptera insatiabilis (Rehn, 1904)⇒ Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Stagmatoptera septentrionalis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis centralis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)⇒ Stagmomantis vicina Saussure, 1870
Stagmomantis gracilipes Rehn, 1907Arizona Tan Mantis
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
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

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAntemninae
Terra, 1995
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDeroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMellierinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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