Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 60
434
1010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 9
78
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 2
53
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises | 39
109 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
39 Genera with 109 Species
| Afrothespis Roy, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrionopsis Werner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomantis Uvarov, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macropopa Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantilia Roy, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1960 | Mantes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1917 | African praying mantis | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1938 | Grass mantises | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paraligaria Beier, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1869 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1775 | African mantis | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopyga Karsch, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Yersiniops Hebard, 1908 | Grasshopper Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
109 Species and 10 Subspecies | Afrothespis dudleyi (Roy, 2006) | ⇒ Afrothespis rhodesiaca Beier, 1973 | | Afrothespis rhodesiaca Beier, 1973 | | | Agrionopsis modesta Werner, 1908 | | | Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889 | Cameroon Mantis | | Betamantis marginella Thunberg, 1815 | | | Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930 | | | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Compsothespis falcifera Rehn, 1901 | | | Danuria (Danuria) contorta Sjostedt, 1912 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | Danuria (Danuriodes) barbozae (Bolivar, 1889) | ⇒ Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | | Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852 | | | Elaea infumata Beier, 1931 | | | Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847 | | | Entella (Entella) grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) meruensls Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Entella) vitticeps Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | | Gonypetella carinata Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella flavicormis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella flavicornis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella punctata Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975 | | | 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 gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Ischnomantis media Rehn, 1901 | | | Ischnomantis spinigera Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869 | | | Ligaria brevis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria chopardi Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | | Macropopa lobata Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Mantilia ehrmanni Roy, 1993 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Miomantis affinis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis aurantiaca Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | African Pinstripe Mantis | | Miomantis brevipennis Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis longicollis Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis nairobiensis Bolivar, 1922 | | | Miomantis ornata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis tangana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis vitrea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Neodanuria bolauana Saussure, 1869 | | | Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843 | | | Oxyothespis longicollis Beier, 1931 | | | Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxyothespis parva Beier, 1935 | | | Oxyothespis pellucida Chopard, 1938 | | | Paraligaria jeanneli Chopard, 1914 | | | Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856 | | | Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839 | | | Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908 | | | Parasphendale affinis Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale albicosta Chopard, 1938 | | | Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904 | | | Parasphendale minor Schulthess-S..., 1898 | | | Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Plistospilota mabirica Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Polyspilota montana Beier, 1931 | | | Popa crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa undata | | | Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | | Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & L..., 1987 | Giant African Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis citernii kenyana La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis kenyana | | | Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989 | | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916) | ⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis stigmosa Roy, 2010 | | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775 | | | Stenopyga (Stenopygella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Taumantis sigiana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Lime mantis | | Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908 | Yersin´s ground mantis |
Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Kenya
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