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Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
102
1254
4784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
11
101
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
60
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
2 Families width 179 Species and 10 Subspecies
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises49SpeciesTaxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838Mantids130SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
60 Genera with 179 Species
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Acromantis Saussure, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Amantis Giglio-Tos, 189711SpeciesTaxom
Ambivia Stal, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Ameles Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Anaxarcha Stal, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Armene Stal, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Armeniola Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Arria Stal, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Asiadodis Roy, 1869Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Astyliasula Schwarz & Sh..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Beesonula Uvarov, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Bolivaria Stal, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocrania Westwood, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomantis Wood-Mason, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Choeradodis Serville, 1758Hood Mantis4SpeciesTaxom
Compsomantis Saussure, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Creobroter Westwood, 177512SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobe Stal, 17927SpeciesTaxom
Deiphobella Giglio-Tos, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Deroplatys Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis2SpeciesTaxom
Elmantis Giglio-Tos, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Ephestiasula Giglio-Tos, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Euchomenella De Haan, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Gimantis Giglio-Tos, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Gonypeta Saussure, 05SpeciesTaxom
Gonypetyllis Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heliomantis Giglio-Tos, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hestiasula Saussure, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Heterochaetula Wood-Mason, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Hierodula Burmeister, 1932Giant Asian mantis22SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopus Audinet-Serv..., 1792Orchid mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Indomenella Roy, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Indothespis Werner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Iris Saussure, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1930Mantes4SpeciesTaxom
Memantis Giglio-Tos, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteryx Saussure, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Metacromantis Beier, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Microthespis Werner, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Odontomantis Saussure, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1849Grass mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Parablepharis Saussure, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parahestiasula Lombardo, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pararivetina Beier, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Phyllothelys Wood-Mason, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Phyllovates Kirby, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovates Saussure, 1869Stick mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Rhombodera Burmeister, 1931Hood Mantis11SpeciesTaxom
Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rivetina Berland & Ch..., 19823SpeciesTaxom
Rivetinula La Greca, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Schizocephala Serville, 1758Order1SpeciesTaxom
Statilia Stal, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Tamolanica Werner, 1878Hood Mantis1SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17819SpeciesTaxom
Titanodula Vermeersch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Toxodanuria Uvarov, 18892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
179 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acromantis elegans Lombardo, 1993Elegant Acromantis
Acromantis grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Acromantis insulans Giglio-Tos, 1915
Acromantis insularis Giglio-Tos, 1915Luzon Mantis
Acromantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915Mountain Acromantis
Acromantis nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995
Acromantis oligoneura Haan, 1842
Amantis biroi Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amantis bolivarii Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amantis fuliginosa Werner, 1931
Amantis fumosa Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amantis indica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amantis malabarensis Vyjayandi & ..., 2005
Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
Amantis reticulata De Hann, 1842
Amantis saussurei Bolivar, 1897
Amantis subirina Giglio-Tos, 1915
Amantis testacea Bolivar, 1897
Ambivia popa (Stål, 1877)⇒ Ambivia undata Fabricius, 1793
Ambivia undata Fabricius, 1793
Ameles crassinervis Dirsch, 1927
Ameles persa Bolivar, 1911
Anaxarcha acuta Beier, 1963
Anaxarcha graminea Stål, 1877
Anaxarcha intermedia Mukherjee, 1995
Anaxarcha limbata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Armene pusilla Eversmann, 1854
Armene pusilla pusilla Eversmann, 1854
Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956
Armeniola laevis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Arria cinctipes Stål, 1877
Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869Asian Shield Mantis
Beesonula pallida Werner, 1935
Bolivaria brachyptera Pallas, 1773Bolivar's Short Winged Mantis
Bolivaria xanthoptera Olivier, 1792
Ceratocrania macra Westwood, 1889
Ceratomantis ghatei Roy & Svenson, 2007
Choeradodis cancellata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Choeradodis strumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Choeradodis squilla (Saussure, 1869)⇒ Asiadodis squilla Saussure, 1869
Choeradodis strumaria Linnaeus, 1758Leaf Mantis
Compsomantis ceylonica Werner, 1929
Compsomantis crassiceps De Hann, 1842
Creobroter apicalis Saussure, 1869
Creobroter discifera Serville, 1839
Creobroter elongata Beier, 1929
Creobroter geminata Stoll, 1813
Creobroter gemmatus Stoll, 1813Indian Flower Mantis
Creobroter laevicollis Saussure, 1870
Creobroter meleagris Stål, 1877
Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878Indian Flower Mantis
Creobroter signifer Walker, 1859
Creobroter urbana Fabricius, 1775
Creobroter urbanus Fabricus, 1775
Deiphobe brevipennis Sjostedt, 1930
Deiphobe brunneri Saussure, 1871
Deiphobe incisa Uvarov, 1933
Deiphobe indica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Deiphobe infuscata Saussure, 1870
Deiphobe longipes Werner, 1926
Deiphobe mesomelas Olivier, 1792
Deiphobella gardeneri Werner, 1935
Deiphobella laticeps Wood-Mason, 1876
Deroplatys indica Roy, 2007
Deroplatys trigonodera Westwood, 1889Dead Leaf Mantis
Elmantis lata Giglio-Tos, 1915
Elmantis nira Mukherjee & ..., 1982
Elmantis trincomaliae Saussure, 1869
Ephestiasula amoena Bolivar, 1897
Ephestiasula intermedia Werner, 1930
Ephestiasula pictipes Wood-Mason, 1879
Ephestiasula woodmasoni Mukherjee, S..., 2010
Euantissa ornata Werner, 1935
Euantissa pulchra Fabricius, 1787
Euchomenella indica (Ghate & Mukh..., 2004)⇒ Indomenella indica Ghate & Mukh..., 2004
Gimantis assamica Giglio-Tos, 1915
Gimantis authaemon Wood-Mason, 1882
Gonypeta lateralis (Uvarov, 1933)⇒ Gonypeta punctata Haan, 1842
Gonypeta punctata Haan, 1842
Gonypeta punctata lateralis Werner, 1933
Gonypeta punctata punctata
Gonypetyllis semuncialis Wood-Mason, 1891
Heliomantis elegans Navas, 1904
Hestiasula brunneriana Saussure, 1871
Hestiasula castetsi Bolivar, 1897
Hestiasula ceylonica Beier, 1956
Hestiasula inermis Wood-Mason, 1879
Hestiasula kaestneri Beier, 1942
Hestiasula masoni Giglio-Tos, 1915
Hestiasula nigrofemorata Werner, 1930
Hestiasula nitida Brunner, 1892
Hestiasula woodi Giglio-Tos, 1915
Heterochaetula fissispinis Wood-Mason, 1889
Heterochaetula straminea Giglio-Tos, 1927
Heterochaetula tricolor Wood-Mason, 1876Avernus cave beetle
Hierodula (Hierodula) patellifera Serville, 1839Asian Mantis
Hierodula (Hierodula) saussurei (Kirby, 1904)⇒ Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839
Hierodula assamensis Mukherjee, 1995
Hierodula beieri Mukherjee, 1995Narrows Cave beetle
Hierodula coarctata Saussure, 1869
Hierodula doveri Chopard, 1924
Hierodula dyaka Westwood, 1889
Hierodula grandis (Saussure, 1870)⇒ Tamolanica atricoxis Wood-Mason, 1878
Hierodula harpyia Westwood, 1889Illinois cave beetle
Hierodula keralensis Vyjayandi & ..., 2003
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
Hierodula nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995
Hierodula oraea Werner, 1933
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata tenuidentata Saussure, 1869
Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von ..., 1878
Hierodula unimaculata Olivier, 1792
Hierodula venosa Olivier, 1792
Hierodula ventralis Giglio-Tos, 1912
Hierodula versicolor Henry, 1932
Hymenopus coronata Olivier, 1792
Indomenella indica Ghate & Mukh..., 2004
Indothespis assamensis Werner, 1935
Iris keralensis Vyjayandi, N..., 2006
Iris nana Uvarov, 1930
Iris oratoria Linnaeus, 1758Iris Mantis
Iris orientalis Wood-Mason, 1882Turkish Iris
Iris polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846Dot-Winged Mantis
Iris polystictica polystictica Fischer-Wald..., 1846
Iris splendida Uvarov, 1922
Mantis indica Mukherjee, 1995
Mantis inornata
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa inornata Werner, 1930
Memantis anomala Lombardo, 1993
Memantis fuliginosa Thunberg, 1815
Memantis gardeneri Werner, 1931
Memantis minor Werner, 1931
Mesopteryx alata Saussure, 1870
Mesopteryx platycephala Stal, 1877
Mesopteryx robusta Wood-Mason, 1882
Metacromantis nigrofemorata Ghate, Thuls..., 2006
Metacromantis oxyops Beier, 1930
Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908
Microthespis evansi Uvarov, 1931
Odontomantis micans Saussure, 1871
Odontomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915
Odontomantis planiceps Giglio-Tos, 1913Asian ant mantis
Odontomantis pulchra Olivier, 1792
Oxyothespis wagneri Kittary, 1849
Parablepharis kuhlii De Hann, 1842
Parahestiasula obscura Lombardo, 1995
Pararivetina fraseri Beier, 1931
Phyllothelys decipiens Giglio-Tos, 1915
Phyllothelys westwoodi Wood-Mason, 1876
Phyllovates brasiliensis Toledo Piza, 1982
Plistospilota nova Beier, 1930
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Rhombodera basalis De Haan, 1842Giant Malaysian shield mantis
Rhombodera butleri Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera crassa Giglio-Tos, 1912
Rhombodera doriana Laidlaw, 1931
Rhombodera fratricida Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera mjoebergi Werner, 1930
Rhombodera taprobana Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera taprobanae Wood-Mason, 1878
Rhombodera tectiformis Saussure, 1870
Rhombodera valida Burmeister, 1838
Rhombodera woodmasoni Werner, 1931
Rhombomantis woodmasoni Werner, 1931
Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839Baetic Ground Mantis
Rivetina baetica baetica Rambur, 1839
Rivetina rhombicollis La Greca & L..., 1982
Rivetinula fraterna Saussure, 1871
Schizocephala bicornis Linné, 1758
Statilia apicalis Saussure, 1871
Statilia continentalis Werner, 1935
Statilia maculata Thunberg, 1784Ko-kamakiri {Japanese}
Statilia maculata continentalis Werner, 1935
Statilia maculata maculata Thungberg, 1784
Statilia nemoralis Saussure, 1870
Statilia ocellata Uvarov, 1922
Tamolanica atricoxis Wood-Mason, 1878
Tenodera angustipennis Saussure, 1869Asian mantis
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813Chinese Mantis
Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814Australian mantid
Tenodera blanchardi Giglio-Tos, 1912
Tenodera fasciata Olivier, 1792
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871)⇒ Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, 1813
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Titanodula grandis Saussure, 1870
Toxodanuria orientalis Wood-Mason, 1877
Toxodanuria parvula Westwood, 1889

Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in South Asia
FamilyHymenopodidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
Flower mimic mantises
15
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
45
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom