Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4260
12512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4259
12510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4199
12362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 44
338
1205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 8
52
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 2
31
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises | 22
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
22 Genera with 73 Species
| Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomantis Uvarov, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1898 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mantes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microthespis Werner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1917 | African praying mantis | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1916 | Grass mantises | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 1917 | Twig Mantises | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somalithespis Lombardo, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1775 | African mantis | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
73 Species and 13 Subspecies | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Compsothespis abyssinica Beier, 1961 | | | Compsothespis zavattam La Greca, 1939 | | | Danuria (Danuria) impannosa Karsch, 1889 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | Elaea gestroi Capra, 1929 | | | Elaea gestroi gestroi Capra, 1929 | | | Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847 | | | Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | | Gonypetella fuscipes Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963 | | | Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883 | Cat Eye Mantis | | Heterochaeta zavattarii La Greca, 1951 | | | Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | Devils Flower Mantis | | Idolomantis diabolicum | | | Idolomantis diabroticum (Saussure, 1869) | ⇒ Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | | Ischnomantis aethiopica Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis fasciata Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis media Rehn, 1901 | | | Ischnomantis perfida Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Ischnomantis spinigera Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Ligaria chopardi Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria denticollis Werner, 1916 | | | Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758 | | | Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908 | | | Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis feminina Beier, 1930 | | | Miomantis griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis milmilena Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Oxyothespis brevicollis Beier, 1930 | Elm bark borer | | Oxyothespis mammillata Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Oxyothespis noctivaga La Greca, 1952 | | | Oxyothespis parva Beier, 1935 | | | Oxyothespis sudanensis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856 | | | Parasphendale affinis Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale albicosta Chopard, 1938 | | | Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904 | | | Parasphendale ghindana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale minor Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Polyspilota montana Beier, 1931 | | | Popa crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839 | | | Somalithespis minor Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Sphodromantis abessinica Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis aethiopica La Greca & L..., 1987 | Ethiopian mantis | | Sphodromantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Sphodromantis citernii citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931 | Congo Mantis | | Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis pachinota La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis simplex | | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis viridis simplex La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | |
Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
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