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Checklist of Tribe Polyspilotini Roy, 1972
for Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4493
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4489
12400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4383
12048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
8
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
14
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyspilotini
Roy, 1972
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 8 Species
Calospilota Giglio-Tos, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Plistospilota Giglio-Tos, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Prohierodula Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calospilota calabarica Westwood, 1889
Calospilota duchaillui Rehn, 1960
Calospilota lolodorfana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Calospilota misana Giglio-Tos, 1911
Plistospilota nigerica Giglio-Tos, 1917
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Prohierodula ornatipennis Bolivar, 1893
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781