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Checklist for Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
216
2038
6578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
12
66
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
47
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
3 Families width 88 Species and 8 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids81SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises7SpeciesTaxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 19270SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Europe
47 Genera with 88 Species
#ABCEGHILMOPRSTVY
Ameles Burmeister, 190312SpeciesTaxom
Angela Serville, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Apterameles Beier, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Apteromantis Werner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Archimantis Saussure, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Armene Stal, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Bolbella Giglio-Tos, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolivaria Stal, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1831
Hood Mantis0SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Geomantis Pantel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomantis Kirby, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1878Giant Asian mantis3SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Litaneutria Saussure, 1892Ground Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes11SpeciesTaxom
Mantoida Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacromantis Beier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1787African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Orthodera Burmeister, 1882New Zealand praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomantis Handlirsch, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Prochaeradodis Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Prochoeradodis Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1836Stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyops Saussure & Z..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Rhodomantis Giglio-Tos, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 07SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatoptera Burmeister, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantis Saussure, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Stagmomantus
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarachomantis Brancsik, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Vates Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Yersinia van Loghem, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Yersiniops Hebard, 1908Grasshopper Mantids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
88 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ameles abjecta Cyrillo, 1787
Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914
Ameles andreae Galvagni, 1976Galvagni Dwarf Mantis
Ameles assoi Bolivar, 1873Asso's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles decolor Charpentier, 1825Dwarf Mantis
Ameles fasciipennis Kaltenbach, 1963Spined dwarf mantis
Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840Delicate Dwarf Mantis
Ameles heldreichi Brunner von ..., 1882Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles picteti Saussure, 1869Pictet's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Ameles spallanziana (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792
Ameles taurica Jakovlev, 1903
Angela guianensis Rehn, 1906
Angela minor Giglio-Tos, 1916
Apterameles rammei Beier, 1950
Apteromantis aptera Fuente, 1894Wingless Mantis
Apteromantis bolivari Werner, 1929
Archimantis latistyla Serville, 1838Australian Mantis
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Bolivaria brachyptera Pallas, 1773Bolivar's Short Winged Mantis
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896Wingless Ground Mantis
Harpagomantis tricolor Linné, 1758
Heterochaeta costata Claparède, 1863
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von ..., 1878
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Iris polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846Dot-Winged Mantis
Iris pumilaPygmy Iris
Litaneutria minor (Scudder, 1872)⇒ Yersiniops solitaria Scudder, 1896
Litaneutria ocularis Saussure, 1892
Mantis boettingensis F. E. Zeuner, 1931
Mantis macedonica
Mantis macroalata longidorsa Lindt, 1990
Mantis octospilota Westwood, 1889Blackbarred Mantid
Mantis polonica Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis protogaea O. Heer, 1849
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis religiosa macedonica Karaman, 1961
Mantis religiosa polonica Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Metacromantis oxyops Beier, 1930
Miomantis caffra (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Miomantis monacha Fabricius, 1787
Odontomantis rhyssa Werner, 1930
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Orthodera ministralis Fabricius, 1775Australian Green Mantis
Orthodera novaezealandiae Colenso, 1882New Zealand mantis
Palaeomantis hangardi P. Guthörl, 1962
Palaeomantis macroptera Bolton, 1916
Palaeomantis ostertali P. Guthörl, 1962
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Prochaeradodis enigmaticus L. Piton, 1940
Prochoeradodis enigmaticus Piton, 1940
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871Spiny Flower Mantis
Pseudovates chlorophaea Blanchard, 1836
Pseudoxyops perpulchra Westwood, 1889
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Pseudoyersinia andreae Galvagni, 19..., 2000
Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993Betancurian Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia brevipennis Yersin, 1860
Pseudoyersinia lagrecai Lombardo, 1984La Greca's Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia paui Bolivar, 1898Pau's Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia pilipes Chopard, 1954Hairy Legged Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia teydeana Chopard, 1942Teydean Dwarf Mantis
Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina balcanica Kaltenbach, 1963
Rivetina caucasica Saussure, 1871
Rivetina fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Stagmatoptera binotata Scudder, 1869
Stagmatoptera hyaloptera Perty, 1832Argentine White Crested Mantis
Stagmatoptera precaria Linnaeus, 1758
Stagmatoptera supplicaria Burmeister, 1838
Stagmomantis californica Rehn & Hebard, 1909California Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina Johansson, 1763Carolina mantid
Stagmomantis heterogamia Saussure & Z..., 1894
Stagmomantis limbata Hahn, 1835Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis theophila Rehn, 1904
Tarachomantis (Madamantis) tsaratanana Mériguet, 2013
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Vates lobata Fabricius, 1798
Vates pectinicornis Stål, 1877
Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908Yersin´s ground mantis

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
38
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMantoididae
Giglio-Tos, 1927
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom