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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
37
241
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
22
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
17
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
17 Genera with 33 Species
Danuria Stal, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1870African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis10SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Ligaria clara Serville, 1839
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis pellucida Saussure, 1870
Oxyothespis flavipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Plistospilota gasconi Rochebrune, 1884
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina tenuidentata
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Senegal
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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