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Checklist for Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
22
119
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
6
18
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niger
2 Families width 17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids15SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niger
10 Genera with 17 Species
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1871African praying mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Oxyothespis alata Chopard, 1950
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) descampsi Roy, 1966
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis barbara
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis barbara La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Niger
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom