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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
42
168
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
12 Genera with 18 Species
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 2007Dead Leaf Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Euchomenella De Haan, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Gonypeta Saussure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1869Giant Asian mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Indomenella Roy, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Schizocephala Serville, 1758Order1SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amantis malabarensis Vyjayandi & ..., 2005
Amantis reticulata De Hann, 1842
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Deroplatys indica Roy, 2007
Euchomenella indica (Ghate & Mukh..., 2004)⇒ Indomenella indica Ghate & Mukh..., 2004
Gonypeta lateralis (Uvarov, 1933)⇒ Gonypeta punctata Haan, 1842
Gonypeta punctata Haan, 1842
Gonypeta punctata lateralis Werner, 1933
Gonypeta punctata punctata
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula coarctata Saussure, 1869
Hierodula keralensis Vyjayandi & ..., 2003
Hierodula nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869Giant Asian Mantis
Indomenella indica Ghate & Mukh..., 2004
Iris keralensis Vyjayandi, N..., 2006
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Rhombomantis woodmasoni Werner, 1931
Schizocephala bicornis Linné, 1758
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDeroplatinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHierodulinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Giant Oriental Praying Mantises
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySchizocephalinae
Beier, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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