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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
26
100
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
4
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
7 Genera with 7 Species
Ischnomantis Stal, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1911African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
7 Species
Ischnomantis usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892
Miomantis amanica Giglio-Tos, 1911
Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913Budwing mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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