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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
10
76
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
46
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
34
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
34 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTY
Agrionopsis Werner, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eentella1SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Idolomantis Uvarov, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis33SpeciesTaxom
Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Paracilnia Werner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 18696SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises5SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis19SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
130 Species and 16 Subspecies
Agrionopsis brachyptera Beier, 1942
Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899
Agrionopsis modesta Werner, 1908
Betamantis aliena Werner, 1906
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Compsothespis marginipennis Werner, 1917
Danuria (Danuria) angusticollis Beier, 1931
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Danuria (Danuria) contorta Sjostedt, 1912
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Danuria (Danuriodes) affinis (Giglio-Tos, 1914)⇒ Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Danuria (Danuriodes) barbozae (Bolivar, 1889)⇒ Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889
Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909)⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914
Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889
Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Eentella meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870
Entella (Entella) grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909
Entella (Entella) meruensls Sjöstedt, 1909
Entella (Entella) minor Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) reussi Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) rukwaensis Kaltenbach, 1990
Entella (Entella) stegmanni Rehn, 1914
Entella (Entella) taborana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) vitticeps Sjöstedt, 1909
Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Gonypetella carinata Kaltenbach, 1990
Gonypetella flavicormis Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella flavicornis Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella fuscipes Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990
Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990
Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica similis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella similis⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883Cat Eye Mantis
Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976
Heterochaeta zavattarii La Greca, 1951
Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869Devils Flower Mantis
Idolomantis diabolicum
Idolomantis diabroticum (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869
Ischnomantis usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Ligaria brevis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Ligaria denticollis Werner, 1916
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911Egyptian mantis
Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904
Miomantis affinis Sjöstedt, 1909
Miomantis alata Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis amanica Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis annulipes Werner, 1916
Miomantis aurantiaca Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911African Pinstripe Mantis
Miomantis brevipennis Saussure, 1872
Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis cinnabarina Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis equalis (Otte, 1978)⇒ Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904
Miomantis fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis ornata Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis planivertex Sjöstedt, 1909
Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis rebeli Beier, 1929
Miomantis rubra Beier, 1929
Miomantis sangarana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Miomantis sjoestedti Giglio-Tos, 1927
Miomantis sjostedti Giglio-Tos, 1927
Miomantis tangana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis usambanca Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis vitrea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Neodanuria bolauana Saussure, 1869
Omomantis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1916
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Parasphendale affinis Werner, 1913Budwing mantis
Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913Budwing mantis
Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930
Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869
Parentella parva Saussure, 1899
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Popa crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis lineola speciosa Roy, 1971
Sphodromantis meridionales
Sphodromantis obscura Beier & Hocking, 1965
Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916)⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis speciosa La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1991Tanzanian mantis
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Taumantis globiceps Beier, 1969
Taumantis sigiana Giglio-Tos, 1911Lime mantis
Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906
Tenodera iringana (Giglio-Tos, 1912)⇒ Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa madagascariensis (Saussure & Z..., 1895)⇒ Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
6
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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