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Praying Mantis - Mantodea

Praying Mantis - Mantodea

Mantises
(Mantodea)

Taxonomy

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923
Order	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838 Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids

Subnodes

Superfamily	Mantoidea Handlirsch, 1903
Family	Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838
Family	Ambermantidae ♰ Grimaldi, 2003
Family	Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877
Family	Baissomantidae ♰ Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1993
Family	Chaeteessidae ♰ Handlirsch, 1920
Family	Chroicopteridae
Family	Cretomantidae ♰ Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
Family	Deroplatyidae
Family	Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 Violin mantises
Family	Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889
Family	Gonypetidae
Family	Gryllomantidae ♰ Gorochov, 2006
Family	Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
Family	Jantarimantidae ♰ Vrsansky, 2002
Family	Juramantidae ♰ Vrsansky, 2002
Family	Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
Family	Metallyticidae Handlirsch, 1925
Family	Nanomantidae
Family	Santanmantidae ♰ Grimaldi, 2003
Family	Sibyllidae Stål, 1872
Family	Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930
Family	Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
Family	Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919
Genus	Piscomantis Rivera & Vergara-Cobián, 2017
Genus	Protohierodula Ross, 2019

Mantis religiosa - Face

Mantis religiosa - Face

Synonyms

Dictyoptera (Latreille, 1829)

Manteodea (Burmeister, 1829)

German

Fangheuschrecken,
Fangschrecken,
Gottesanbeterinnen

English

Mantes,
Mantids,
Mantis,
Mantises,
Praying Mantids,
Praying mantis,
Praying Mantises,
The mantes,
The mantises

Dutch

Bidsprinkhanen

Finnish

Rukoilijasirkat

Spanish

Madreculebras,
Mantidos

French

Mantoptère

Young Mantis religiosa

Young Mantis religiosa

Distribution and Species lists for Mantodea Burmeister, 1838

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D

E

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G

H

I

J

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Afghanistan
5 Families 13 Genera 20 Species

Albania
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Algeria
4 Families 16 Genera 41 Species

Angola
9 Families 58 Genera 110 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Argentina
6 Families 34 Genera 72 Species

Armenia
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Australia
9 Families 67 Genera 164 Species

Austria
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Azerbaijan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Bahamas
4 Families 4 Genera 2 Species

Bangladesh
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Barbados
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Belarus
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Belgium
2 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

Belize
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

Benin
3 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Bhutan
3 Families 5 Genera 3 Species

Bolivia
7 Families 28 Genera 57 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Botswana
5 Families 26 Genera 36 Species

Brazil
9 Families 77 Genera 272 Species

Brunei
5 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Bulgaria
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Burkina Faso
9 Families 29 Genera 45 Species

Burundi
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Cambodia
4 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Cameroon
10 Families 71 Genera 170 Species

Canada
4 Families 10 Genera 11 Species

Cape Verde
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Central African Republic
6 Families 20 Genera 33 Species

Chad
8 Families 22 Genera 36 Species

Chile
5 Families 14 Genera 16 Species

China
8 Families 51 Genera 135 Species

Colombia
9 Families 53 Genera 120 Species

Comoros
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Costa Rica
8 Families 43 Genera 84 Species

Croatia
1 Families 3 Genera 6 Species

Cuba
7 Families 22 Genera 18 Species

Cyprus
3 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Czech Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Families 48 Genera 69 Species

Dominican Republic
5 Families 7 Genera 13 Species

East Timor
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Ecuador
8 Families 42 Genera 73 Species

Egypt
4 Families 20 Genera 60 Species

El Salvador
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Equatorial Guinea
5 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Eritrea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Estonia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Ethiopia
8 Families 52 Genera 141 Species

Fiji
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

France
5 Families 16 Genera 18 Species

Gabon
7 Families 26 Genera 41 Species

Gambia
6 Families 17 Genera 18 Species

Georgia
5 Families 11 Genera 12 Species

Germany
3 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Ghana
9 Families 59 Genera 105 Species

Greece
2 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Grenada
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Guatemala
8 Families 22 Genera 37 Species

Guinea
6 Families 42 Genera 65 Species

Guinea-Bissau
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Guyana
7 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

Haiti
4 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Honduras
5 Families 13 Genera 14 Species

Hungary
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Iceland
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

India
11 Families 85 Genera 201 Species

Indonesia
11 Families 83 Genera 279 Species

Iran
5 Families 15 Genera 34 Species

Iraq
4 Families 7 Genera 14 Species

Ireland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Israel
4 Families 12 Genera 19 Species

Italy
3 Families 12 Genera 19 Species

Ivory Coast
8 Families 41 Genera 79 Species

Jamaica
4 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Japan
3 Families 15 Genera 26 Species

Jordan
3 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Kazakhstan
2 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Kenya
9 Families 78 Genera 213 Species

Kiribati
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Laos
8 Families 29 Genera 28 Species

Lebanon
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Lesotho
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Liberia
8 Families 29 Genera 30 Species

Libya
4 Families 12 Genera 23 Species

Lithuania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Luxembourg
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Madagascar
8 Families 34 Genera 86 Species

Malawi
6 Families 41 Genera 62 Species

Malaysia
11 Families 60 Genera 161 Species

Maldives
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mali
4 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Malta
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Marshall Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Mauritania
6 Families 16 Genera 31 Species

Mauritius
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Mexico
8 Families 37 Genera 86 Species

Micronesia
5 Families 15 Genera 19 Species

Moldova
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mongolia
3 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Montenegro
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Morocco
5 Families 16 Genera 35 Species

Mozambique
7 Families 41 Genera 71 Species

Myanmar
10 Families 49 Genera 74 Species

Namibia
8 Families 55 Genera 116 Species

Nepal
8 Families 30 Genera 46 Species

Netherlands
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

New Zealand
4 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Nicaragua
7 Families 27 Genera 32 Species

Niger
6 Families 18 Genera 28 Species

Nigeria
8 Families 34 Genera 55 Species

North Korea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Norway
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Oman
5 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Pakistan
8 Families 17 Genera 23 Species

Palau
4 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Palestine
3 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Panama
7 Families 29 Genera 56 Species

Papua New Guinea
5 Families 15 Genera 29 Species

Paraguay
6 Families 22 Genera 55 Species

Peru
7 Families 44 Genera 82 Species

Philippines
10 Families 29 Genera 69 Species

Poland
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Portugal
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Republic of the Congo
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Republic South Africa
9 Families 83 Genera 219 Species

Romania
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Russia
6 Families 17 Genera 26 Species

Rwanda
6 Families 16 Genera 26 Species

Saint Lucia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Saudi Arabia
7 Families 22 Genera 40 Species

Senegal
9 Families 35 Genera 56 Species

Serbia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Seychelles
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Sierra Leone
6 Families 21 Genera 27 Species

Singapore
7 Families 19 Genera 27 Species

Slovakia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Solomon Islands
6 Families 16 Genera 18 Species

Somalia
9 Families 51 Genera 115 Species

Somaliland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Korea
2 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

South Sudan
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Spain
5 Families 15 Genera 26 Species

Sri Lanka
9 Families 42 Genera 64 Species

Sudan
8 Families 35 Genera 66 Species

Suriname
8 Families 27 Genera 52 Species

Sweden
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Switzerland
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Syria
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

Taiwan
3 Families 17 Genera 42 Species

Tajikistan
1 Families 6 Genera 43 Species

Tanzania
10 Families 76 Genera 258 Species

Thailand
11 Families 59 Genera 95 Species

Togo
8 Families 35 Genera 52 Species

Transnistria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
7 Families 20 Genera 29 Species

Tunisia
4 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Turkey
4 Families 11 Genera 25 Species

Turkmenistan
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Uganda
9 Families 52 Genera 97 Species

Ukraine
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

United Arab Emirates
3 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

United Kingdom
4 Families 14 Genera 13 Species

Uruguay
4 Families 11 Genera 18 Species

USA
10 Families 50 Genera 74 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Vanuatu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Venezuela
9 Families 42 Genera 105 Species

Vietnam
7 Families 38 Genera 61 Species

Yemen
8 Families 21 Genera 35 Species

Zambia
8 Families 35 Genera 49 Species

Zimbabwe
9 Families 57 Genera 110 Species

Mantis religiosa - young animal

Mantis religiosa - young animal

Distribution on islands

Aldabra Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Islands of Chile
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Macaronesia
4 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Young Mantis religiosa - Face

Young Mantis religiosa - Face