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Checklist for Subfamily Mantinae Burmeister, 1838
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
436
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
78
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
53
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
39
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
11 Genera with 30 Species
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mantilia Roy, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis19SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
30 Species and 8 Subspecies
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Mantilia ehrmanni Roy, 1993
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Plistospilota mabirica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota montana Beier, 1931
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & L..., 1987Giant African Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis citernii kenyana La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis kenyana
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis meridionales
Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916)⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis stigmosa Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeMantini
Burmeister, 1838
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParamantini
Roy, 1972
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolyspilotini
Roy, 1972
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom