Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 21
118
179 | 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
Genera for Niger
10 Genera with 17 Species | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iris Saussure, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1960 | Mantes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1871 | African praying mantis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyothespis Saussure, 1941 | Grass mantises | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypilus Serville, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoharpax Saussure, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1906 | African mantis | 8 | Species | Taxom |
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, 1871 | Egyptian mantis | | Oxyothespis alata Chopard, 1950 | | | Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941 | | | Oxypilus (Oxypilus) descampsi Roy, 1966 | | | Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839 | Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis | | Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839 | | | Sphodromantis barbara | | | Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906) | ⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | | Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis barbara La Greca, 1967 | | | Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Niger
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