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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1006
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1006
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
987
1996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
58
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
29
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Burkina Faso
2 Families width 29 Species and 4 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids24SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Burkina Faso
15 Genera with 29 Species
Compsothespis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
29 Species and 4 Subspecies
Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Burkina Faso
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom