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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
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
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
39
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
39 Genera with 109 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTY
Afrothespis Roy, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Agrionopsis Werner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Idolomantis Uvarov, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Macropopa Giglio-Tos, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mantilia Roy, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis20SpeciesTaxom
Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1938Grass mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Paraligaria Beier, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 18698SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises4SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis19SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


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, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Betamantis marginella Thunberg, 1815
Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-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, 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 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, 1911African 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, 1871Egyptian 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, 1913Budwing mantis
Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913Budwing 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, 1778Madagascan 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..., 1987Giant African Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis citernii kenyana La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis kenyana
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African 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, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Stenopyga (Stenopygella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Taumantis sigiana Giglio-Tos, 1911Lime mantis
Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
11
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
5
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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