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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
28
103
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
4
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
15
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
15 Genera with 19 Species
Bisanthe Stal, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Chroicoptera Stal, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1911African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 1856Twig Mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876
Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Entelloptera rogenhoferi maesta Rehn, 1927
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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