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Checklist for Subfamily Mantinae Burmeister, 1838
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
439
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
39
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
29
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
23
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 8 Species
Mantis Linnaeus, 1815Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
8 Species
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis sacra (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis

Subnodes of Mantinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeMantini
Burmeister, 1838
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParamantini
Roy, 1972
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolyspilotini
Roy, 1972
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom