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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
378
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
59
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
23
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
23 Genera with 37 Species
#ACDEHLMOPST
Achlaena Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
37 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889
Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889
Cataspilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Heterochaeta girardi Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Ligaria senegalensis Roy, 1961
Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1883
Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Oxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Plistospilota guineensis Roy, 1965Giant Mantis
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893
Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917Congo Green Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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