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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
561
1694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
26
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
17 Genera with 26 Species
Ameles Burmeister, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Antemna Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1831
Hood Mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Eobruneria Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Litaneutria Saussure, 1907Ground Mantids5SpeciesTaxom
Lithophotina Sharov, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes1SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1869
Stick mantises0SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1896Grasshopper Mantids3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
26 Species
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Antemna rapax Stål, 1877
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Eobruneria tessellata T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872)⇒ Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896
Litaneutria obscura Scudder, 1872Obscure ground mantis
Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892
Litaneutria pacifica Scudder, 1896
Litaneutria skinneri Rehn, 1907Skinner´s ground mantis
Lithophotina costalis Cockerell, 1914
Lithophotina floccosa T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Stagmatoptera septentrionalis Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis californica Rehn & Hebard, 1909California Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877
Yersiniops newboldi Hebard, 1931Yersiniops newboldii
Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896Horned ground mantis
Yersiniops solitarius Scudder, 1896

Subnodes of Mantidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyAmelinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAngelinae
Beier, 1964
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAntemninae
Terra, 1995
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChoeradodinae
Kirby, 1904
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiomantinae
Westwood, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStagmatopterinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStagmomantinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVatinae
Saussure, 1893
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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