Checklist of Superfamily Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
for Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
7763
24724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
7759
24718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 493
7662
24448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 58
557
1492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids | 10
76
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
| 2
46
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 154 Species and 16 Subspecies
Genera for Tanzania
46 Genera with 154 Species
| Agrionopsis Werner, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Betamantis Giglio-Tos, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cilnia Stal, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsothespis Saussure, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danuria Stal, 1909 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Danuriodes Giglio-Tos, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dystacta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eentella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elaea Stal, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entella Stal, 1909 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Entelloptera Beier, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galinthias Stal, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonypetella Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochaeta Westwood, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idolomantis Uvarov, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomantis Stal, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junodia Schulthess-R..., 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocola Gerstaecker, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ligaria Stål, 1914 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mantis Linnaeus, 1960 | Mantes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Miomantis Saussure, 1917 | African praying mantis | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Neodanuria La Greca & L..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omomantis Saussure, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otomantis Bolivar, 1890 | Boxer mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypiloidea Schulthess-S..., 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oxypilus Serville, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paracilnia Werner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 1872 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parasphendale Schulthess-S..., 1869 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Parentella Giglio-Tos, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyspilota Burmeister, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popa Serville, 0 | Twig Mantises | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoharpax Saussure, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychomantis Giglio-Tos, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Setoxypilus Roy, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphodromantis Stal, 1775 | African mantis | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Taumantis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telomantis Giglio-Tos, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenodera Burmeister, 1781 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Yersiniops Hebard, 1908 | Grasshopper Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
154 Species and 16 Subspecies | Agrionopsis brachyptera Beier, 1942 | | | Agrionopsis distanti Kirby, 1899 | | | Agrionopsis modesta Werner, 1908 | | | Betamantis aliena Werner, 1906 | | | Catasigerpes mortuifolia Saussure, 1899 | | | Catasigerpes zernyi (Beier, 1942) | ⇒ Oxypiloidea zernyi Beier, 1942 | | Chlidonoptera vexillum Karsch, 1892 | | | Chlidonoptera werneri Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Cilnia humeralis Saussure, 1871 | Wide-armed Mantis | | Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos, 1913 | | | Compsothespis marginipennis Werner, 1917 | | | Danuria (Danuria) angusticollis Beier, 1931 | | | Danuria (Danuria) buchholzi Gerstaecker, 1883 | | | Danuria (Danuria) contorta Sjostedt, 1912 | | | Danuria (Danuria) thunbergi Stal, 1856 | | | Danuria (Danuriodes) affinis (Giglio-Tos, 1914) | ⇒ Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | Danuria (Danuriodes) barbozae (Bolivar, 1889) | ⇒ Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | Danuria (Danuriodes) kilimandjarica (Sjostedt, 1909) | ⇒ Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | Danuriodes affinis Giglio-Tos, 1914 | | | Danuriodes barbozae Bolivar, 1889 | | | Danuriodes kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Dystacta alticeps Schaum, 1852 | | | Eentella meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Elaea marchali Reich & Fair..., 1847 | | | Entella (Entella) delalandi Saussure, 1870 | | | Entella (Entella) grandis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Entella) meruensls Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entella (Entella) minor Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) orientalis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) reussi Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) rukwaensis Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Entella (Entella) stegmanni Rehn, 1914 | | | Entella (Entella) taborana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Entella (Entella) vitticeps Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Entelloptera rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872 | | | Entelloptera rogenhoferi rogenhoferi Saussure, 1872 | | | Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | | Galinthias amoena Saussure, 1871 | | | Galinthias memensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Galinthias meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella carinata Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella flavicormis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella flavicornis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella fuscipes Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica hyaloptera Kaltenbach, 1990 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909 | | | Gonypetella kilimandjarica similis (Giglio-Tos, 1915) | ⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica kilimandjarica Sjostedt, 1909 | | Gonypetella similis | ⇒ Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883 | Cat Eye Mantis | | Heterochaeta reticulata Roy, 1976 | | | Heterochaeta zavattarii La Greca, 1951 | | | Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | Devils Flower Mantis | | Idolomantis diabolicum | | | Idolomantis diabroticum (Saussure, 1869) | ⇒ Idolomantis diabolica Saussure, 1869 | | Ischnomantis usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Junodia amoena Schulthess-R..., 1899 | | | Junodia strigipennis Westwood, 1889 | | | Leptocola phthisica Saussure, 1869 | | | Leptocola seriepunctata Karsch, 1892 | | | Leptocola stanleyana Westwood, 1889 | | | Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis (Stål, 1877) | ⇒ Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | Ligaria brevis Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Ligaria denticollis Werner, 1916 | | | Ligaria quadrinotata Chopard, 1914 | | | Mantis eichleri | | | Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 | European mantid | | Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960 | | | Miomantis abyssinica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Egyptian mantis | | Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904 | | | Miomantis affinis Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis alata Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis amanica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis annulipes Werner, 1916 | | | Miomantis aurantiaca Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | African Pinstripe Mantis | | Miomantis brevipennis Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis brunni Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis cinnabarina Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis equalis (Otte, 1978) | ⇒ Miomantis aequalis Rehn, 1904 | | Miomantis fallax Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis fenestrata Fabricius, 1781 | | | Miomantis kibweziana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis mombasica Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis ornata Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis planivertex Sjöstedt, 1909 | | | Miomantis pygmaea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure, 1898 | | | Miomantis rebeli Beier, 1929 | | | Miomantis rubra Beier, 1929 | | | Miomantis sangarana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis semialata Saussure, 1872 | | | Miomantis sjoestedti Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | | Miomantis sjostedti Giglio-Tos, 1927 | | | Miomantis tangana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis tenuis Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Miomantis usambanca Giglio-Tos, 1911 | | | Miomantis vitrea Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Neodanuria bolauana Saussure, 1869 | | | Omomantis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1916 | | | Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843 | | | Otomantis aurita Saussure & Z..., 1895 | | | Otomantis rendalli Kirby, 1899 | | | Otomantis scutigera Bolivar, 1890 | | | Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) tridens Saussure, 1872 | | | Oxypiloidea (Oxypiloidea) zernyi Beier, 1942 | | | Oxypilus (Anoxypilus) meruensis (Sjostedt, 1909) | ⇒ Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787 | | Oxypilus (Oxypilus) montanus Roy, 1999 | | | Oxypilus (Oxypilus) tanzanicus Roy, 1969 | | | Paracilnia neavei Werner, 1909 | | | Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856 | | | Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839 | | | Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908 | | | Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872 | | | Parasphendale affinis Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale africana Giglio-Tos, 1915 | | | Parasphendale agrionina Werner, 1913 | Budwing mantis | | Parasphendale costalis Kirby, 1904 | | | Parasphendale stali Sjostedt, 1930 | | | Parasphendale vincta Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Parentella parva Saussure, 1899 | | | Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838 | Ghost Mantis | | Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778 | Madagascan Marbled Mantis | | Popa crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca (Stal, 1856) | ⇒ Popa undata | | Popa spurca crassa Giglio-Tos, 1917 | | | Popa spurca spurca Stal, 1856 | | | Popa undata | | | Pseudocreobotra ocellata Palisot, 1805 | African flower mantis | | Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871 | Spiny Flower Mantis | | Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Stål, 1871 | Bulls-eye mantis | | Pseudoharpax crenaticollis La Greca, 1954 | | | Psychomantis borneensis Haan, 1842 | | | Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889 | | | Setoxypilus nasutus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912 | | | Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858 | African Mantis | | Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | | Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989 | | | Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838 | African Lined Mantis | | Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838 | | | Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968 | | | Sphodromantis lineola speciosa Roy, 1971 | | | Sphodromantis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis obscura Beier & Hocking, 1965 | | | Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916) | ⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869 | | Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901 | | | Sphodromantis speciosa La Greca & L..., 1987 | | | Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1991 | Tanzanian mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775 | African Giant Praying Mantis | | Sphodromantis viridis meridionales | | | Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775 | | | Taumantis globiceps Beier, 1969 | | | Taumantis sigiana Giglio-Tos, 1911 | Lime mantis | | Telomantis lamperti Werner, 1906 | | | Tenodera iringana (Giglio-Tos, 1912) | ⇒ Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869 | | Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | | Tenodera superstitiosa madagascariensis (Saussure & Z..., 1895) | ⇒ Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907 | | Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781 | | | Yersiniops sophronica Rehn & Hebard, 1908 | Yersin´s ground mantis |
Subnodes of Mantoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
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