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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
37
241
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
9
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
22
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
2 Families width 41 Species and 6 Subspecies
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises8SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids33SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
22 Genera with 41 Species
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Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Congoharpax La Greca, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Danuria Stal, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Elaea Stal, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaeta Westwood, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomantis Stal, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptocola Gerstaecker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ligaria Stål, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes2SpeciesTaxom
Miomantis Saussure, 1870African praying mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870Grass mantises2SpeciesTaxom
Oxypilus Serville, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Parentella Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoharpax Saussure, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Solygia Stal, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1906African mantis10SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
41 Species and 6 Subspecies
Catasigerpes occidentalis Wood-Mason, 1879
Congoharpax aberrans Roy, 1963
Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883
Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Heterochaeta kumari Roy, 1975
Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Heterochaeta strachani Kirby, 1904
Heterochaeta tenuipes (Westwood, 1841)⇒ Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier, 1963
Iris senegalensis Beier, 1931
Ischnomantis gigas Saussure, 1870
Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869
Ligaria clara Serville, 1839
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871Egyptian mantis
Miomantis pellucida Saussure, 1870
Oxyothespis flavipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) annulatus Serville, 1831
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) cherlonneixi Roy, 1999
Oxypilus (Oxypilus) distinctus (Beier, 1930)⇒ Oxypilus annulatus Serville, 1831
Parentella major Giglio-Tos, 1915
Plistospilota gasconi Rochebrune, 1884
Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805African flower mantis
Pseudoharpax ugandanus Giglio-Tos, 1915
Pseudoharpax virescens Serville, 1839Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis
Pseudoharpax virescens virescens Serville, 1839
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata La Greca & L..., 1982Delicate Teeth Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina tenuidentata
Solygia sulcatifrons Serville, 1839
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Senegal
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
17
33
Genera
Species

Taxom