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Checklist for Tribe Oxyothespini Giglio-Tos, 1919
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
15
217
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
3
127
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
105
528
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOxyothespini
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 22 Species
Acithespis Giglio-Tos, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oxyothespis Saussure, 1950Grass mantises20SpeciesTaxom
Sinaiella Karsch, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Somalithespis Lombardo, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acithespis gigas Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis acuticeps Sjostedt, 1930
Oxyothespis alata Chopard, 1950
Oxyothespis brevicollis Beier, 1930Elm bark borer
Oxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930
Oxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941African grass mantis
Oxyothespis flavipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis longicollis Beier, 1931
Oxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis mammillata Sjöstedt, 1930
Oxyothespis maroccana Bolivar, 1908
Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996Firtree borer
Oxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis nilotica nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis noctivaga La Greca, 1952
Oxyothespis parva Beier, 1935
Oxyothespis pellucida Chopard, 1938
Oxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
Oxyothespis sudanensis Giglio-Tos, 1916
Oxyothespis tricolor Chopard, 1941
Oxyothespis villiersi Chopard, 1950
Sinaiella sabulosa Uvarov, 1939
Somalithespis minor Giglio-Tos, 1916