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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
454
5302
18742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
5298
18737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
430
5208
18534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
244
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
5
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
9 Genera with 22 Species
Acromantis Saussure, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1792Giant Asian mantis10SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1758Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Orthodera Burmeister, 1841New Zealand praying mantis3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomantis Saussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1929Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tamolanica Werner, 1923Hood Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 18534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acromantis australis Saussure, 1871Island Mantis
Hierodula (Hierodula) majuscula Tindale, 1923Petrunkevitch´s cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula lamasonga Giglio-Tos, 1912Nelson´s cave beetle
Hierodula pulchra Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula pygmaea Werner, 1933
Hierodula ralumina Giglio-Tos, 1917
Hierodula sternosticta Wood-Mason, 1882
Hierodula sternosticta sternosticta Wood-Mason, 1882
Hierodula venosa Olivier, 1792
Mantis octospilota Westwood, 1889Blackbarred Mantid
Mantis religiosa religiosa Linné, 1758
Orthodera burmeisteri Wood-Mason, 1889Burmeister mantid
Orthodera gunni Le Guillou, 1841
Orthodera gunnii Le Guillou, 1841
Pseudomantis albofimbriata Stål, 1860False garden mantid
Rhombodera papuana Werner, 1929Painted hickory borer
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Tamolanica katauana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Tamolanica tamolana Werner, 1923New Guinea shield mantis
Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814Australian mantid
Tenodera blanchardi Giglio-Tos, 1912
Tenodera costalis Blanchard, 1853

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom