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Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
3227
9276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
3227
9276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
3147
9047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
174
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
7
26
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
13 Genera with 24 Species
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1955African mantis9SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Tismomorpha Roy, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Heterochaeta bernardii Roy, 1972
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883
Plistospilota maxima Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911Griffin Mantis
Prohierodula grassei Roy, 1965
Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892
Prohierodula picta Gerstaecker, 1883
Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973
Rhomboderella gabonica Roy, 1973
Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967African Mantis
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) belinga Roy, 1973
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ipassa Roy, 1973
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Gabon
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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