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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
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
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
22
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
22 Genera with 73 Species
#CDEGHILMOPRST
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Idolomantis Uvarov, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Microthespis Werner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis13SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1916Grass mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 18986SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 1917Twig Mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Somalithespis Lombardo, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis22SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
73 Species and 13 Subspecies
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-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, 1883Cat Eye Mantis
Heterochaeta zavattarii La Greca, 1951
Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869Devils 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, 1911Egyptian 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, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Oxyothespis brevicollis Beier, 1930Elm 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, 1913Budwing mantis
Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913Budwing mantis
Parasphendale albicosta Chopard, 1938
Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
Parasphendale ghindana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Parasphendale minor Schulthess-S..., 1898
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan 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..., 1987Ethiopian mantis
Sphodromantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917
Sphodromantis citernii citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African 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, 1775African 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
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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