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Taxonomy of Genus Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
Grass mantises


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
44
702
5002
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
4
381
3273
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
286
2787
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOxyothespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
7
40
Genera
Species
TribeOxyothespini
Giglio-Tos, 1919
5
38
Genera
Species
GenusOxyothespis
Saussure, 1870
Grass mantises
30Species
Subnodes of Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
SpeciesOxyothespis acuticeps Sjostedt, 1930
SpeciesOxyothespis alata Chopard, 1950
SpeciesOxyothespis apostata Kaltenbach, 1984
SpeciesOxyothespis arabica
SpeciesOxyothespis bifurcata Kaltenbach, 1982
SpeciesOxyothespis brevicollis Beier, 1930
Elm bark borer
SpeciesOxyothespis brevipennis Beier, 1930
SpeciesOxyothespis dumonti Chopard, 1941
African grass mantis, North African grass mantis
SpeciesOxyothespis flavipennis Chopard, 1941
SpeciesOxyothespis longicollis Beier, 1931
SpeciesOxyothespis longipennis Chopard, 1941
SpeciesOxyothespis mammilata Sjostedt, 1930
SpeciesOxyothespis mammillata Sjöstedt, 1930
SpeciesOxyothespis maroccana Bolivar, 1908
SpeciesOxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach, 1996
Firtree borer
SpeciesOxyothespis nilotica Giglio-Tos, 1916
2Subspecies
SpeciesOxyothespis noctivaga La Greca, 1952
SpeciesOxyothespis parva Beier, 1935
SpeciesOxyothespis pellucida Chopard, 1938
SpeciesOxyothespis persica Bolivar, 1913
SpeciesOxyothespis philbyi Kaltenbach, 1982
SpeciesOxyothespis senegalensis Saussure, 1870
SpeciesOxyothespis sudanensis Giglio-Tos, 1916
SpeciesOxyothespis tadzhicus Lindt, 1955  ⇒ Oxyothespis wagneri
SpeciesOxyothespis tricolor Chopard, 1941
SpeciesOxyothespis turcomaniae Saussure, 1872  ⇒ Oxyothespis wagneri
SpeciesOxyothespis villiersi Chopard, 1950
SpeciesOxyothespis wagneri Kittary, 1849

Synonyms
Oxythespis (Saussure, 1871)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Oxyothespis
EnglishGrass mantises


Distribution of Oxyothespis Saussure, 1870
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Republic South Africa, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen


Ecozone
Terrestrial


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