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Checklist of Tribe Paramantini Roy, 1972
for Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
938
35674
239642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
934
35600
239346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
891
35179
237293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
141
2470
10467
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
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
19
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeParamantini
Roy, 1972
9
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 86 Species
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Bisanthe Stal, 06SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Mantasoa Mériguet, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 2010African mantis61SpeciesTaxom
Tarachomantis Brancsik, 186313SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
86 Species and 15 Subspecies
Alalomantis coxalis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach, 1996
Bisanthe menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi menyharthi Brancsik, 1895
Bisanthe menyharthi raggei Kaltenbach, 1994
Bisanthe pulchripennis Stål, 1876
Bisanthe raggei
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Epitenodera equatoriana La Greca, 1993
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
Mantasoa lebbei Mériguet, 2005
Mantasoa macula Saussure & Z..., 2005
Mantasoa maculata Saussure & Z..., 1895
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Paramantis sacra Thunberg, 1815
Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata Roy, 1973
Rhomboderella gabonica Roy, 1973
Rhomboderella parmata La Greca, 1955
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Rhomboderella thorectes Rehn, 1949
Sphodromantis abessinica Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis aethiopica La Greca & L..., 1987Ethiopian mantis
Sphodromantis andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis annobonensis Llorente, 1967
Sphodromantis aurea Giglio-Tos, 1917Congo Green Mantis
Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis baccettii La Greca & L..., 1987Giant African Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967African Mantis
Sphodromantis barbara
Sphodromantis belachowskiAfrican mantis
Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis bioculata (Burmeister, 1838)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917
Sphodromantis citernii citernii Giglio-Tos, 1917
Sphodromantis citernii kenyana La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis conspicua La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gestri Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis giubana La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis gracilicollis centroccidentalis Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis gracilis Lombardo, 1991
Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis kenyana
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African 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 occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis pachinota La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis pardii La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis pinguis
Sphodromantis quinquecallosa Werner, 1916
Sphodromantis royi La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916)⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis rudolfae andreinii Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis simplex
Sphodromantis speciosa La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis stigmosa Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1991Tanzanian mantis
Sphodromantis trimacula Saussure, 1870
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis barbara La Greca, 1967
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis viridis simplex La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Sphodromantis werneri Roy, 2010
Tarachomantis (Madamantis) analamazoatra Mériguet, 2013
Tarachomantis (Madamantis) betsilea Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tarachomantis (Madamantis) confusa Giglio-Tos, 1912
Tarachomantis (Madamantis) marojeziensis Mériguet, 2013
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) alaotrana Giglio-Tos, 1913
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) betanimena Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) caldwelli Bates, 1863
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) hova Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) macula (Saussure & Z..., 1895)⇒ Mantasoa macula Saussure & Z..., 2005
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) rubiginosa Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tarachomantis (Tarachomantis) sakalava Saussure & Z..., 1895
Tarachomantis caldwellii Bates, 1863