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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
69
418
904
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
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids39SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
29 Genera with 46 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
I
L
M
N
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Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Carvilia Stal, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Chroicoptera Stal, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dystactula Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Geothespis Giglio-Tos, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1815Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1872African praying mantis10SpeciesTaxom
Namamantis Kaltenbach, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Neocilnia Beier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Setoxypilus Roy, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1858African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Bolbella punctigera Stal, 1871
Carvilia gracilis Kaltenbach, 1996
Chroicoptera saussurei Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Cilnia humeralis humeralis Saussure, 1871
Compsothespis anomala Saussure, 1872
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Dystactula grisea Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870
Entella (Entella) exilis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) nebulosa Serville, 1839
Geothespis australis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Harpagomantis discolor Stål, 1877
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Ligariella trigonalis Saussure, 1899
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis sacra (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Miomantis brachyptera Saussure, 1899
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis coxalis Saussure, 1898
Miomantis exilis Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis minuta Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis prasina Burmeister, 1838
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872
Namamantis cruciata Beier, 1953
Namamantis nigropunctata Kaltenbach, 1996
Neocilnia gracilis Beier, 1930
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Oxypilus (Anoxypilus) capensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota caffra Westwood, 1889
Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos, 1911
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
23
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom