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Checklist for Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1243
6194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
52
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
34
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
2 Families width 106 Species and 7 Subspecies
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises39SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids67SpeciesTaxom


Genera for China
34 Genera with 106 Species
#ACDEGHIKMOPRST
Acromantis Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Ambivia Stal, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Anaxarcha Stal, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Anoplosigerpes Werner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1995Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Astyliasula Schwarz & Sh..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1995Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Creobroter Westwood, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobe Stal, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dracomantis Shcherbakov ..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Gonypeta Saussure, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hestiasula Saussure, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1993Giant Asian mantis12SpeciesTaxom
Hierodulella Giglio-Tos, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopus Audinet-Serv..., 1792Orchid mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Kishinouyeum Ouchi, 20049SpeciesTaxom
Majangella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 0Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Mekongomantis Schwarz, Ehr..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteryx Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Montamantis Yang, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 198911SpeciesTaxom
Parablepharis Saussure, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phyllothelys Wood-Mason, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1993Hood Mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1870African mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 200510SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Theopropus Saussure, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Titanodula Vermeersch, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
106 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acromantis hesione Stål, 1877Burmese Mantis
Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889Japanese Boxer Mantis
Amantis hainanensis Tinkham, 1937
Amantis lofaoshanensis Tinkham, 1937
Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
Amantis wuzhishana Yang, 2002
Ambivia parapopa Wang, 1993
Anaxarcha hyalina Zhang, 1988
Anaxarcha maculata Mao & Yang, 2002
Anaxarcha sinensis Beier, 1933
Anaxarcha tianmushanensis Zheng, 1985
Anoplosigerpes tessmanni Beier, 1933
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Asiadodis yunnanensis Wang & Liang, 1995Chinese Shield Mantis
Astyliasula major Beier, 1929
Ceratomantis yunnanensis Zhang, 1986
Choeradodis yunnanensis (Wang & Liang, 1995)⇒ Asiadodis yunnanensis Wang & Liang, 1995
Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869
Creobroter geminata Stoll, 1813
Creobroter gemmatus Stoll, 1813Indian Flower Mantis
Creobroter jiangxiensis Zheng, 1988
Creobroter nebulosa Zheng, 1988
Creobroter urbana Fabricius, 1775
Creobroter vitripennis Beier, 1933
Deiphobe yunnanensis Tinkham, 1937
Dracomantis mirofraternus Shcherbakov ..., 2020
Euantissa pulchra Fabricius, 1787
Euantissa sinensis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Gonypeta brunneri Giglio-Tos, 1915
Hestiasula basinigra Zhang, 1992
Hestiasula hoffmanni Tinkham, 1937
Hestiasula major Beier, 1929
Hestiasula seminigra Zhang, 1992
Hestiasula zhejiangensis Zhou & Shen, 1992
Hierodula (Hierodula) formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912Holsinger´s cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula (Hierodula) saussurei (Kirby, 1904)⇒ Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839
Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929
Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993Timber Ridge Cave beetle
Hierodula macrodentata Wang, Zhou &..., 2020
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
Hierodula trimacula (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993
Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993
Hierodulella albomaculata Zhang, 1991
Hymenopus coronatoides Wang, Liu & Yin, 1994
Hymenopus coronatus Olivier, 1792Malaysian Orchid Mantis
Iris mongolica
Iris polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846Dot-Winged Mantis
Iris polystictica mongolica Sjostedt, 1932
Iris polystictica polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846
Kishinouyeum breve Wang, 1993
Kishinouyeum cangshanensis Mao, 2001
Kishinouyeum cornutus Zhang, 1988
Kishinouyeum hepatica Zhang, 1988
Kishinouyeum jianfenglingensis Hua, 1984
Kishinouyeum parvula Xu & Mao, 2004
Kishinouyeum robusta Niu & Liu, 1998
Kishinouyeum sinensis Ouchi, 1938
Kishinouyeum stigmosus Zhou & Zhou, 2004
Majangella moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1915
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Mantis religiosa sinica Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis sinica
Mekongomantis quinquespinosa Schwarz, Ehr..., 2018
Mesopteryx alata Saussure, 1870
Montamantis meihuashana Yang, 1999
Odontomantis brachyptera Zheng, 1989
Odontomantis chayuensis Zheng, 1989
Odontomantis foveafrons Zhang, 1985
Odontomantis hainana Tinkham, 1937
Odontomantis laticollis Beier, 1933
Odontomantis longipennis Zheng, 1989
Odontomantis monticola Beier, 1933
Odontomantis nigrimarginalis Zhang, 1985
Odontomantis planiceps Giglio-Tos, 1913Asian ant mantis
Odontomantis sinensis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Odontomantis xizangensis Zheng, 1989
Parablepharis kuhlii De Hann, 1842
Phyllothelys breve Wang, 1993
Phyllothelys sinensis Ouchi, 1938
Phyllothelys werneri Karny, 1915
Rhombodera brachynota Wang & Dong, 1993
Rhombodera javana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Rhombodera latipronotum Zhang, 1990
Rhombodera valida Burmeister, 1838
Rhombodera zhangi Wang & Dong, 1993
Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870
Statilia agresta Zheng, 1987
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Statilia chayuensis Zhang, 1983Poplar-butt borer
Statilia flavobrunnea Zhang, 1984Birch and beech girdler
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784Ko-kamakiri {Japanese}
Statilia maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
Statilia nemoralis Saussure, 1870
Statilia spanis Wang, 1993
Statilia viridibrunnea Zhang, 1984
Statilia yangi Niu, Hou & Z..., 2005
Tenodera acuticauda Yang, 1997
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure, 1871Chinese mantid
Tenodera brevicollis (Beier, 1933)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Tenodera caudafissilis Wang, 1992
Tenodera fasciata Olivier, 1792
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Tenodera sinensis sinensisChinese Mantis
Tenodera stotzneri Werner, 1929
Theopropus cattulus Westwood, 1889
Titanodula menglaensis Liu, 2021

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in China
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
13
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
21
67
Genera
Species

Taxom