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Checklist for Tribe Paramantini Roy, 1972
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
80
949
3121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
11
111
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
70
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
52
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
15
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeParamantini
Roy, 1972
6
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
6 Genera with 36 Species
Alalomantis Giglio-Tos, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostagmatoptera Beier, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 2010African mantis22SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
36 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alalomantis coxalis Saussure & Z..., 1895
Alalomantis muta Wood-Mason, 1889Cameroon Mantis
Epitenodera brevipennis Saussure, 1871
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Epitenodera herbacea Serville, 1839
Epitenodera houyi Werner, 1928
Epitenodera nimbana Roy, 1963
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 annobonensis Llorente, 1967
Sphodromantis aureoides Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis balachowskyi La Greca, 1967African Mantis
Sphodromantis biocellata Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis congica Beier, 1931Congo Mantis
Sphodromantis elegans Sjöstedt, 1930
Sphodromantis elongata La Greca, 1969
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis gracilicollis Beier, 1930
Sphodromantis gracilicollis centroccidentalis Roy, 2010
Sphodromantis hyalina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis occidentalis (Werner, 1906)⇒ Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858
Sphodromantis pavonina La Greca, 1955
Sphodromantis pinguis
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis occidentalis Werner, 1906
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Sphodromantis werneri Roy, 2010