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Taxonomy of Family Mantispidae Leach, 1815
Mantid lacewings, Mantidflies, mantidfly, Mantis-flies, Mantisflies, Mantispids


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
84
1908
17158
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
64
1693
15696
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
14
757
8985
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Mantispoidea
Leach, 1815
3
190
1372
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMantispidae
Leach, 1815
Mantid lacewings, Mantidflies, Mantidfly, Mantis-flies
93
1067
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Mantispidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyCalomantispinae
Navas, 1914
2
15
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDrepanicinae
Enderlein, 1910
5
53
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMantispinae
Leach, 1815
32
720
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMesomantispinae
Makarkin, 1996
4
5
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPlatymantispinae
Rehn, 1939
  ⇒ Symphrasinae
1
0
Genus
Species
SubfamilySymphrasinae
Navas, 1909
3
66
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthomantispa
Lu et al., 2020
3Species
GenusAmycla
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Mantispa
6Species
GenusAragomantispa
Pérez-de la Fuente & Peñalver, 2019
1Species
GenusArchaeosymphrasis
Shi, Yang & Ren, 2019
1Species
GenusAustroelimacilla
1Species
GenusBellarminus
Navas, 1914
  ⇒ Nolima
1Species
GenusDichromantispa
1Species
GenusDicranomantispa
Lu et al., 2020
1Species
GenusDoratomantispa
Poinar, 2011
5Species
GenusDrepaniscus
Handlirsch in Schroeder, 1924
  ⇒ Drepanicus
0Species
GenusEntatoneura
Navas, 1929
  ⇒ Entanoneura
1Species
GenusFeroseta
Poinar, 2006
1Species
GenusForciada
Kozhanchikov, 1949
1Species
GenusFusa
Navas, 1925
  ⇒ Gerstaeckerella
1Species
GenusHabrosymphrasis
Shi, Yang & Ren, 2019
1Species
GenusHaplosymphrasites
Lu et al., 2020
1Species
GenusIsla
Navas, 1914
  ⇒ Campion
2Species
GenusKarataumantispa
Jepson, 2015
2Species
GenusLiassochrysa
Ansorge & Schluter, 1990
1Species
GenusLonchomantispa
Shi et al., 2020
1Species
GenusLongicollum
1Species
GenusLongipronotum
Jepson et al., 2018
1Species
GenusManega
Navas, 1929
2Species
GenusMantispilla
Enderlein, 1910
124Species
GenusMolinella
Navas, 1910
  ⇒ Drepanicus
1Species
GenusNicyla
Navas, 1913
0Species
GenusNivella
Navas, 1930
1Species
GenusNobrega
Navas, 1914
  ⇒ Climaciella
1Species
GenusOvalofemora
Jepson, Khramov & Ohl, 2018
2Species
GenusParadoxomantispa
Lu et al., 2020
1Species
GenusParasymphrasites
Lu et al., 2020
1Species
GenusPectispina
Shi et al., 2020
1Species
GenusPerlamantispa
Handschin, 1960
17Species
GenusPromantispa
Panfilov, 1980
2Species
GenusProsagittalata
Nel, 1988
1Species
GenusProtonolima
Makarkin, 2019
1Species
GenusPseudoclimacilla
1Species
GenusPsilomantispa
Lu et al., 2020
1Species
GenusSinuijumantispa
So & Won, 2022
1Species
GenusSymphrasis
Hagen, 1877
11Species
GenusSymphrasites
Wedmann & Makarkin, 2007
1Species
GenusTheristriella
Esben-Petersen, 1929
  ⇒ Theristria
1Species
GenusTrichoscella
1Species
GenusVectispa
Lambkin, 1986
1Species
GenusVeura
Navas, 1927
  ⇒ Theristria
1Species
GenusXavier
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Mantispidae
GermanFanghafte
EnglishMantid lacewings, Mantidflies, Mantidfly, Mantis-flies, Mantisflies, Mantispids
DutchBidsprinkhaangaasvliegen
SwedishFångsländor
FinnishRukoilijakorennot


Distribution and Species lists of Mantispidae Leach, 1815
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Argentina
7 Genera  11 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
16 Genera  68 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  2 Species
Bolivia
4 Genera  6 Species
Brazil
12 Genera  30 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  4 Species
Canada
5 Genera  6 Species
Cape Verde
4 Genera  3 Species
Chile
2 Genera  3 Species
China
5 Genera  7 Species
Colombia
8 Genera  13 Species
Costa Rica
12 Genera  22 Species
Cuba
7 Genera  6 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  4 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
3 Genera  4 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  3 Species
France
7 Genera  10 Species
Gambia
5 Genera  7 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  3 Species
Germany
11 Genera  12 Species
Ghana
4 Genera  11 Species
Greece
3 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  7 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  2 Species
India
1 Genus  7 Species
Indonesia
7 Genera  12 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
3 Genera  6 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
4 Genera  4 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Genera  4 Species
Liberia
5 Genera  7 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  26 Species
Malaysia
4 Genera  6 Species
Mexico
10 Genera  25 Species
Mozambique
4 Genera  4 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  2 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  2 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  2 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  11 Species
Panama
6 Genera  9 Species
Papua New Guinea
3 Genera  1 Species
Paraguay
4 Genera  4 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
5 Genera  8 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  4 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  33 Species
Russia
3 Genera  3 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  2 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  2 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
4 Genera  5 Species
Spain
3 Genera  4 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  6 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  4 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
8 Genera  22 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  4 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  5 Species
Uganda
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
6 Genera  9 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  4 Species
USA
16 Genera  32 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  5 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  0 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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