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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
47
213
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
5
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
12 Genera with 27 Species
Ameles Burmeister, 17927SpeciesTaxom
Apteromantis Werner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Geomantis Pantel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1916Grass mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Paraseverinia Lombardo, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
27 Species and 7 Subspecies
Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914
Ameles assoi Bolivar, 1873Asso's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles dumonti Chopard, 1943
Ameles maroccana Uvarov, 1931
Ameles modesta Bolivar, 1914
Ameles moralesi Bolivar, 1936
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Apteromantis aptera Fuente, 1894Wingless Mantis
Apteromantis bolivari Werner, 1929
Elaea gestroi Capra, 1929
Elaea gestroi gestroi Capra, 1929
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896Wingless Ground Mantis
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Mantis fasciata (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Iris fasciata Olivier, 1792
Mantis maroccana Thunberg, 1815
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Oxyothespis maroccana Bolivar, 1908
Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Paraseverinia finoti Chopard, 1943
Pseudoyersinia maroccana Battiston, C..., 2018
Pseudoyersinia occidentalis Bolivar, 1914
Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Tenodera rungsi Uvarov, 1935

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Morocco
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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