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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5715
17984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
507
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
10
71
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
46
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
2 Families width 108 Species and 7 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids80SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
46 Genera with 108 Species
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Achlaena Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Anoplosigerpes Werner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Chlidonoptera Karsch, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Chloroharpax Werner, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis7SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 1915Boxer mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870Grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Panurgica Karsch, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 2010African mantis15SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Tismomorpha Roy, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
108 Species and 7 Subspecies
Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes heydeni Werner, 1908
Anoplosigerpes tessmanni Beier, 1933
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Calospilota armicollis Karsch, 1892
Calospilota calabarica Westwood, 1889
Calospilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Calospilota pulchra Roy, 1991
Calospilota tristis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Catasigerpes camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes congicus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889
Cataspilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Chlidonoptera chopardi Karsch, 1892
Chlidonoptera lestoni Roy & Leston, 1975
Chlidonoptera vexillum Karsch, 1892
Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883Nigerian Flower Mantis
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Galinthias occidentalis Beier, 1930
Galinthias occidentals Beier, 1930
Gonypetella punctata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Heterochaeta bernardii Roy, 1972
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis werneri Giglio-Tos, 1916
Junodia lameyi Beier, 1942
Leptocola gracillima Gerstaecker, 1883
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883
Mantis eichleri
Mantis insignis Beier, 1954
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis diademata Werner, 1916
Miomantis milmilena Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis preussi Karsch, 1892
Miomantis steelae Uvarov, 1935
Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Omomantis sigma Rehn, 1949
Otomantis capirica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) enei Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) falcatus Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) guentheri Roy, 1966
Panurgica compressicollis Saussure, 1898
Panurgica duplex Karsch, 1896
Panurgica feae Griffini, 1907
Panurgica fusca Giglio-Tos, 1915
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phyllocrania insignis (Westwood, 1843)⇒ Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Plistospilota camerunensis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota guineensis Roy, 1965Giant Mantis
Plistospilota insignis Wood-Mason, 1882
Plistospilota maxima Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota nigerica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1911Griffin Mantis
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Prohierodula brunnea La Greca, 1956
Prohierodula flavipennis Karsch, 1892
Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892
Prohierodula mundamensis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Prohierodula picta Gerstaecker, 1883
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax francoisi Bolivar, 1908
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis pinguis
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis werneri Roy, 2010
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) extera Karsch, 1892
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) tenera Werner, 1908
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963
Taumantis cephalotes Gerstaecker, 1883
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tismomorpha inexpectata La Greca, 1966
Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
15
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
31
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom