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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8791
39463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8777
39440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8681
39128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
616
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
10
84
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
59
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
2 Families width 143 Species and 8 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids106SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises37SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
59 Genera with 143 Species
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Achlaena Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Achlaenella Giglio-Tos, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Agrionopsis Werner, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Calidomantis Rehn, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chlidonoptera Karsch, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chloroharpax Werner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chopardentella Kaltenbach, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Cilnia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Congomantis Werner, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Dystacta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Entella Stal, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 19724SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ligariella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ligentella Kaltenbach, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Macracanthopus Chopard, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1954African praying mantis11SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Otomantis Bolivar, 1934Boxer mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1996Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Panurgica Karsch, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Paracilnia Werner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 19568SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 0African mantis12SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Tismomorpha Roy, 19083SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
143 Species and 8 Subspecies
Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889
Achlaenella adolphifrederici Rehn, 1914
Agrionopsis congica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899
Agrionopsis modesta Werner, 1908
Alalomantis coxalis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Anasigerpes amieti Roy, 1963
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes centralis Roy, 1966
Anasigerpes grilloti Roy, 1978
Anasigerpes heydeni Werner, 1908
Anasigerpes nigripes Roy, 1964
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Calidomantis bosia (Rehn, 1912)⇒ Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911
Calidomantis hosia Rehn, 1912
Calospilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Catasigerpes congicus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cataspilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Chlidonoptera vexillum Karsch, 1892
Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883Nigerian Flower Mantis
Chopardentella royi Kaltenbach, 1996
Chrysomantis cachani Roy, 1964
Chrysomantis centralis (La Greca & L..., 1987)⇒ Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chrysomantis cervoides (La Greca & L..., 1987)⇒ Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Chrysomantis congica La Greca & L..., 1987
Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871Wide-armed Mantis
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Congomantis femoralis Werner, 1929
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Danuria (Danuria) gracilis Schulthess-S..., 1899
Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856
Danuria (Danuriodes) barbozae (Bolivar, 1889)⇒ Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889
Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909)⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889
Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852
Entella (Entella) congica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Entella (Entella) personata Beier, 1954
Entella (Entella) stegmanni Rehn, 1914
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871
Gonypetella infumata Saussure, 1872
Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella kilimandjarica similis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909
Gonypetella punctata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Gonypetella similis⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Heterochaeta bernardii Roy, 1972
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Ischnomantis fatiloqua Stal, 1856
Junodia beieri Roy, 1972
Junodia congicus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Junodia lameyi Beier, 1942
Junodia spinosa Roy, 1972
Leptocola fragilis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892
Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889
Ligentella lacualis Kaltenbach, 1996
Ligentella zairensis Kaltenbach, 1996
Macracanthopus costalis Werner, 1909
Macracanthopus schoutedeii Chopard, 1929
Macracanthopus seydeli Roy, 1995
Mantis beieri Roy, 1999
Mantis eichleri
Mantis insignis Beier, 1954
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis ciprianii La Greca, 1939
Miomantis devylderi Sjostedt, 1924
Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781
Miomantis helenae Giglio-Tos, 1914
Miomantis misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Miomantis multipunctata Werner, 1915
Miomantis prasina Burmeister, 1838
Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898
Miomantis wittei Beier, 1954
Omomantis sigma Rehn, 1949
Otomantis capirica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Otomantis casaica Beier, 1934Tooth Cave Ground Beetle
Oxyothespis acuticeps Sjostedt, 1930
Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996Firtree borer
Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) falcatus Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) polyacantha Gerstaecker, 1889
Panurgica basilewskyi La Greca, 1954
Panurgica langi Rehn, 1949
Panurgica rehni La Greca, 1954
Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930
Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Plistospilota congica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota mabirica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota maxima Giglio-Tos, 1917
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Polyspilota pavani La Greca, 1966
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Prohierodula brunnea La Greca, 1956
Prohierodula congica Beier, 1942
Prohierodula grassei Roy, 1965
Prohierodula laticollis Karsch, 1892
Prohierodula lineata Roy, 1967
Prohierodula nigrispinis Roy, 1967
Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893
Prohierodula viridimarginata La Greca, 1956
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871Bulls-eye mantis
Pseudoharpax centralis
Pseudoharpax dubius La Greca, 1954
Pseudoharpax nigericus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839
Pseudoharpax virescens centralis La Greca, 1954
Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973
Rhomboderella parmata La Greca, 1955
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Rhomboderella thorectes Rehn, 1949
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis pinguis
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963
Telomantis robusta Beier, 1950
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tismomorpha cherlonneixi Roy, 1995
Tismomorpha inexpectata La Greca, 1966
Tismomorpha vitripennis Bolivar, 1908

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
43
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom