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Checklist for Family Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
100
812
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
7
45
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyThespidae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
12 Genera with 20 Species
Anamiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eumiopteryx Giglio-Tos, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eumusonia Giglio-Tos, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptomiopteryx Chopard, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mantillica Westwood, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Miobantia Giglio-Tos, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Musonia Stal, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Musoniella Giglio-Tos, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomiopteryx Saussure, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Thespis Serville, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Thesprotia Stal, 1870American grass mantises6SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaconyx Saussure, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
20 Species
Anamiopteryx borellii Giglio-Tos, 1915
Eumiopteryx laticollis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Eumusonia livida Serville, 1839
Leptomiopteryx argentina Beier, 1930
Mantillica beieri Kaltenbach, 1957
Miobantia rustica Fabricius, 1781
Musonia boliviana Beier, 1930
Musonia seclusa Rehn, 1913
Musonia surinama Saussure, 1869
Musoniella argentina Saussure, 1870
Pseudomiopteryx infuscata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Pseudomiopteryx spinifrons Saussure, 1870
Thespis exposita Beier, 1963
Thesprotia infumata Serville, 1839
Thesprotia macilenta Saussure & Z..., 1894Bolivian Grass Mantis
Thesprotia maculata Saussure & Z..., 1894Grass mantis
Thesprotia pellucida Giglio-Tos, 1915
Thesprotia simplex Giglio-Tos, 1915
Thesprotia subhyalina Saussure, 1870
Thrinaconyx fumosa Saussure & Z..., 1894

Subnodes of Thespidae with occurrences in Southern South America
SubfamilyMiopteryginae
Kirby, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOligonicinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomiopteriginae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThespinae
Giglio-Tos, 1919
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thespidae at gbif.org
Thespidae at irmng.org