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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1949
3914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1949
3914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
1911
3830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
28
262
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
35
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
24
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
16
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Togo
16 Genera with 28 Species
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
Grass mantises0SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis3SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
28 Species and 4 Subspecies
Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola fragilis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola gracillima Gerstaecker, 1883
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911African Pinstripe Mantis
Miomantis milmilena Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917Congo Green Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Togo
SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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