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Checklist for Family Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 (Mantids)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
233
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
47
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
31
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
24
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
24 Genera with 56 Species
#BCDEGILMOPRST
Bisanthe Stal, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Chroicoptera Stal, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Entelloptera Beier, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1872African praying mantis13SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Rogermantis Kaltenbach, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1901African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
56 Species and 5 Subspecies
Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876
Bolbella brevis Beier, 1953
Bolbella kaltenbachi Stiewe, 2007
Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier, 1930
Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chroicoptera vidua Stal, 1856
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Compsothespis cinnabarina Beier, 1955
Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870
Entella (Entella) maesta (Rehn, 1927)⇒ Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927
Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) pusilla Beier, 1953
Entella (Entella) transvaalica Beier, 1955
Entelloptera maesta Rehn, 1927
Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Entelloptera rogenhoferi maesta Rehn, 1927
Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Gonypetella atrocephala Beier, 1930
Gonypetella deletrix Rehn, 1927
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Ligaria brevicollis brevicollis Stal, 1877
Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Miomantis buettneri Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898
Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis moerana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis natalica Beier, 1930
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Rogermantis royi (Kaltenbach, 1996)⇒ Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilis Lombardo, 1991
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChroicopterinae
Saussure, 1869
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCompsothespinae
Handlirsch, 1926
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDystactinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
4
16
Genera
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