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Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4713
10300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4711
10298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4618
10112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
42
278
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
7
41
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
27
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
19 Genera with 36 Species
Bisanthe Stal, 04SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1899African praying mantis8SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 19303SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
36 Species and 5 Subspecies
Bisanthe menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi raggei Kaltenbach, 1994
Bisanthe raggei
Bolbella punctigera Stal, 1871
Cilnia chopardi Werner, 1927
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Danuria (Danuria) sublineata Werner, 1929
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) vitticeps Sjöstedt, 1909
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877
Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis rehni Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis saussurei Schulthess-R..., 1899
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Parasphendale ghindana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota comorana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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