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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
10480
37403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
626
10462
37350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
604
10336
37066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
76
585
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
10
51
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
29
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
2 Families width 90 Species and 14 Subspecies
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids78SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
29 Genera with 90 Species
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Ameles Burmeister, 179213SpeciesTaxom
Apteromantis Werner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Catoxyopsis Giglio-Tos, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Compsothespis Saussure, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Eremoplana Stal, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Geomantis Pantel, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes6SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1917African praying mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopsis Caudell, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1950Grass mantises9SpeciesTaxom
Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 18725SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Oxythespis Saussure, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paraseverinia Lombardo, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocrania Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoyersinia Kirby, 194211SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 05SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis17SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
90 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ameles africana Bolivar, 1914
Ameles assoi Bolivar, 1873Asso's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles decolor Charpentier, 1825Dwarf Mantis
Ameles dumonti Chopard, 1943
Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840Delicate Dwarf Mantis
Ameles heldreichi Brunner von ..., 1882Heldreich's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles limbata (Brullé, 1840)⇒ Ameles gracilis Brullé, 1840
Ameles maroccana Uvarov, 1931
Ameles modesta Bolivar, 1914
Ameles moralesi Bolivar, 1936
Ameles picteti Saussure, 1869Pictet's Dwarf Mantis
Ameles poggii Lombardo, 1986
Ameles spallanzania Rossi, 1792European dwarf mantis
Apteromantis aptera Fuente, 1894Wingless Mantis
Apteromantis bolivari Werner, 1929
Catasigerpes margarethae Werner, 1912
Catoxyopsis dubiosa Giglio-Tos, 1898
Compsothespis ebneri Werner, 1918
Danuria (Danuria) impannosa Karsch, 1889
Danuria schweinfurthi (Werner, 1907)⇒ Danuria impannosa Karsch, 1889
Elaea gestroi Capra, 1929
Elaea gestroi gestroi Capra, 1929
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Epitenodera equatoriana La Greca, 1993
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924
Geomantis algenca Giglio-Tos, 1916
Geomantis algerica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896Wingless Ground Mantis
Geomantis larvoides algenca Giglio-Tos, 1916
Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883Cat Eye Mantis
Heterochaeta pantherina Saussure, 1872
Iris coeca Uvarov, 1931
Iris deserti Uvarov, 1923
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Ischnomantis perfida Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mantis eichleri
Mantis fasciata (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Iris fasciata Olivier, 1792
Mantis maroccana Thunberg, 1815
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911Egyptian mantis
Miomantis annulipes Werner, 1916
Miomantis tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1917
Oxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941African grass mantis
Oxyothespis maroccana Bolivar, 1908
Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Oxyothespis sudanensis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis tricolor Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis villiersi Chopard, 1950
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) margarethae (Werner, 1912)⇒ Oxypiloidea tridens Saussure, 1872
Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) maroccana Roy, 2013
Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) acuminata Kevan, 1954
Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) descampsi Roy, 1966
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) falcatus Roy, 1966
Oxythespis granulata (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Severinia granulata Saussure, 1870
Paraseverinia finoti Chopard, 1943
Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838Ghost Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993Betancurian Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia canariensis Chopard, 1942Canary Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia inaspectata Lombardo, 1986
Pseudoyersinia kabilica Lombardo, 1986
Pseudoyersinia maroccana Battiston, C..., 2018
Pseudoyersinia occidentalis Bolivar, 1914
Pseudoyersinia pilipes Chopard, 1954Hairy Legged Dwarf Mantis
Pseudoyersinia salvinae Lombardo, 1986
Pseudoyersinia subaptera Chopard, 1942Short-winged 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 fasciata Thunberg, 1815
Rivetina tenuidentata
Sphodromantis barbara
Sphodromantis bioculata (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis giubana La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis meridionales
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis pachinota La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis barbara La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Tenodera rungsi Uvarov, 1935
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in North Africa
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
24
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom