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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
378
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
59
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 62 Species and 5 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids37SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
37 Genera with 62 Species
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Achlaena Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Cataspilota Giglio-Tos, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chlidonoptera Karsch, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Chloroharpax Werner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Galinthias Stal, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Junodia Schulthess-R..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Macrodanuria Sjostedt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Panurgica Karsch, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Popa Serville, 0Twig Mantises3SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1838African mantis5SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyga Karsch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
62 Species and 5 Subspecies
Achlaena grandis Westwood, 1889
Anasigerpes amieti Roy, 1963
Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Anasigerpes nigripes Roy, 1964
Anasigerpes unifasciata Roy, 1979
Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Catasigerpes camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)⇒ Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catasigerpes occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Catasigerpes toganus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889
Cataspilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Chlidonoptera chopardi Karsch, 1892
Chlidonoptera lestoni Roy & Leston, 1975
Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883Nigerian Flower Mantis
Chrysomantis cachani Roy, 1964
Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Compsothespis occidentalis Sjostedt, 1930
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Galinthias occidentalis Beier, 1930
Galinthias occidentals Beier, 1930
Heterochaeta girardi Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Junodia lameyi Beier, 1942
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Ligaria senegalensis Roy, 1961
Macrodanuria elongata Borre, 1883
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917
Miomantis lamtoensis Gillon & Roy, 1968
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1883
Miomantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1917
Oxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) hamatus Roy, 1966
Panurgica compressicollis Saussure, 1898
Panurgica feae Griffini, 1907
Panurgica fratercula Rehn, 1912
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Plistospilota guineensis Roy, 1965Giant Mantis
Plistospilota validissima Gerstaecker, 1883
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Popa spurca (Stal, 1856)⇒ Popa undata
Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856
Popa undata
Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917Congo Green Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
14
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
23
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom