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Checklist for Family Mantispidae Leach, 1815 (Mantid lacewings)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
76
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
70
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
8
46
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantispoidea
Leach, 1815
2
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantispidae
Leach, 1815
Mantid lacewings, Mantidflies, Mantidfly, Mantis-flies
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
12 Genera with 21 Species
Anchieta Navas, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Buyda Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Climaciella Enderlein, 1910Wasp Mantidflies2SpeciesTaxom
Dicromantispa Hoffman, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Entanoneura Enderlein, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Feroseta Poinar, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Gerstaeckerella Enderlein, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptomantispa Hoffman, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Mantispa Illiger, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Plega Navas, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Trichoscelia Westwood, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomantispa Hoffman, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
21 Species
Anchieta remipes Gerstaecker, 1888Aku
Buyda phthisica Gerstäcker, 1885
Climaciella brunnea Say, 1824Brown Mantidfly
Climaciella cubana Enderlein, 1910
Dicromantispa debilis Gerstäcker, 1888Aku
Dicromantispa moronei M. S. Engel, 2007
Dicromantispa sayi Banks, 1897Say'S Mantidfly
Entanoneura batesella Westwood, 1867Black marlin
Feroseta prisca G. Poinar, 2006
Gerstaeckerella irrorata Erichson, 1839
Leptomantispa antillesensis Hoffman, 2017
Leptomantispa axillaris Navas, 1908
Leptomantispa pulchella Banks, 1912Stevens's Mantidfly
Mantispa taina Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Mantispa zayasi Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Plega beardi Penny, 1983Spearfishes
Plega hagenella Westwood, 1867Black marlin
Trichoscelia iridella Westwood, 1867Black marlin
Zeugomantispa compellens Walker, 1860
Zeugomantispa minuta Fabricius, 1775Green Mantisfly
Zeugomantispa virescens (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Mantispa virescens Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Mantispidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyDrepanicinae
Enderlein, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMantispinae
Leach, 1815
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySymphrasinae
Navas, 1909
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Mantispidae at gbif.org
Mantispidae at irmng.org
Mantispidae at itis.gov