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Checklist of Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
3768
6674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3766
6672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
374
3723
6624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
40
168
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
33
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
23
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
19 Genera with 41 Species
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Chroicoptera Stal, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1872African praying mantis11SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Rogermantis Kaltenbach, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
41 Species and 3 Subspecies
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Bolbella affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Bolbella punctigera Stal, 1871
Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chroicoptera vidua Stal, 1856
Cilnia chopardi Werner, 1927
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Compsothespis cinnabarina Beier, 1955
Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Compsothespis natalica Westwood, 1889
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Entella (Entella) natalica Beier, 1955
Entella (Entella) nebulosa Serville, 1839
Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911African Pinstripe Mantis
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898
Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis saussurei Schulthess-R..., 1899
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Rogermantis nalalensis⇒ Rogermantis natalensis Kaltenbach, 1996
Rogermantis natalensis Kaltenbach, 1996
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Stagmatoptera pia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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