Recent Mantodea Systematic (present-day)
For a full taxonomic history of each Mantodea-Species, follow the link to the Mantodea Species File1. Family: Mantoididae
Genus: Mantoida------------------------------------
Mantoida brunneriana (SAUSSURE, 1871), ♂
2. Family: Chaeteessidae
Genus: Chaeteessa-------------------------------
Chaeteessa valida (PERTY, 1833), ♂
3. Family: Metallyticidae
Genus: Metallyticus---------------------------------
Metallyticus splendidus WESTWOOD, 1835, ♀ ♂
Metallyticus violaceus (BURMEISTER, 1838), ♀
4. Family: Amorphoscelidae
Subfamily: Amorphoscelidae--------------------------------------------------------
Amorphoscelis tuberculata ROY, 1963, ♂
Subfamily: Perlamantinae-------------------------------------------------------------
Perlamantis allibertii GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE, 1843, ♂
Subfamily: Paraoxypilinae-------------------------------------------------------------
Phthersigena conspersa STÅL, ♂
5. Family: Eremiaphilidae
Genus: Eremiaphila-----------------------------------------------------
Eremiaphila cerisy LEFEBVRE, 1835, ♀ ♂
Genus: Heteronutarsus---------------------------------------------
Heteronutarsus aegyptiacus LEFEBVRE, 1835, juv. ♂
6. Family: Acanthopidae
Subfamily: Acanthopinae
Tribe: Acanthopini--------------------------------------------------------
Acanthops royi LOMBARDO, 2004, ♂
Subfamily: Acontistinae
Tribe: Acontistini------------------------------------------------------------
Callibia diana (STOLL, 1813), ♀
Subfamily: Stenophyllinae
7. Family: Hymenopodidae
Subfamily: Epaphroditinae
Tribe: Phyllocranini---------------------------------------------------------------
Parablepharis kuhlii W(DE HAAN, 1842), ♂
Subfamily: Acromantinae
Tribe: Acromantini---------------------------------------------------------------
Ephippiomantis ophirensis WERNER, 1922, ♂
Subfamily: Oxypilinae
Tribe: Oxypilini-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ceratomantis saussurii WOOD-MASON, 1876, ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Hymenopodinae
Tribe: Hymenopodini------------------------------------------------------------
Panurgica duplex KARSCH, 1896, ♀
8. Family: Liturgusidae
Subfamily: Liturgusinae
Tribe: Liturgusini----------------------------------------------------------------
Stenomantis novaeguineae (DE HAAN, 1842), ♀
9. Family: Tarachodidae
Subfamily: Tarachodinae------------------------------------------------------------
Episcopomantis chalybea (BURMEISTER, 1838), ♀
Subfamily: Caliridinae----------------------------------------------------------------
L. (Leptomantella) fragilis (WESTWOOD, 1889), ♀ ♂
10. Family: Thespidae
Subfamily: Pseudomiopteriginae
Tribe: Pseudomiopterigini----------------------------------------------------
Pseudomiopteryx infuscata SAUSSURE & ZEHNTNER, 1894, ♂
Subfamily: Miopteryginae
Tribe: Miopterygini
Subfamily: Thespinae
Tribe: Thespini----------------------------------------------------------------
Thespis media (GIGLIO-TOS, 1916), ♀
Tribe: Parathespini
Subfamily: Hoplocoryphinae
Tribe: Hoplocoryphini-------------------------------------------------------
Hoplocorypha saussurii GIGLIO-TOS, 1916, ♀
Subfamily: Oligonicinae
Tribe: Oligonicini--------------------------------------------------------------
Oligonicella scudderi (SAUSSURE, 1870), ♀ ♂
Tribe: Pogonogasterini------------------------------------------------------
Thesprotia graminis (SCUDDER, 1877), ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Haaniinae-------------------------------------------------------------
Haania lobiceps (DE HAAN, 1842),♂
11. Family: Iridopterygidae
Subfamily: Hapalomantinae
Tribe: Hapalomantini--------------------------------------------------------
H. (Hapalomantis) orba (STÅL, 1856), ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Iridopteryginae
Tribe: Iridopterygini
Subfamily: Nanomantinae
Tribe: Nanomantini
Tribe: Fulcinini-----------------------------------------------------------------
Fulciniola snelleni (SAUSSURE, 1871), ♂
Subfamily: Nilomantinae
Tribe: Nilomantini---------------------------------------------------------------
Nilomantis floweri WERNER, 1907, ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Tropidomantinae
Tribe: Tropidomantini----------------------------------------------------------
T. (Tropidomantis) tenera (STÅL, 1860), ♀ ♂
12. Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Orthoderinae------------------------------------------------------------
Orthodera gunnii (LE GUILLOU, 1841) ♀
Subfamily: Oxyothespinae
Tribe: Paraseveriniini
Tribe: Oxyothespini------------------------------------------------------------
Oxyothespis dumonti (CHOPARD, 1941), ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Angelinae
Tribe: Angelini-------------------------------------------------------------------
Angela trifasciata STÅL,1877 ♂
Subfamily: Schizocephalinae-------------------------------------------------------
Schizocephala bicornis (LINNÉ, 1778) ♀
Subfamily: Compsothespinae------------------------------------------------------
Compsothespis anomala SAUSSURE, 1872, ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Chroicopterinae
Tribe: Chroicopterini----------------------------------------------------------
Ligariella trigonalis (SAUSSURE, 1899), ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Dystactinae
Tribe: Dystactini---------------------------------------------------------------
Dystacta alticeps (SCHAUM, 1853),♂
Subfamily: Amelinae
Tribe: Amelini -------------------------------------------------------------------
Gonypetella deletrix REHN, 1927, ♂
Subfamily: Mantinae
Tribe: Polyspilotini--------------------------------------------------------------
Cataspilota calabarica (WESTWOOD, 1889) ♀
Tribe: Paramantini--------------------------------------------------------------
Camelomantis parva BEIER, 1931, ♀
Tribe: Archimantini--------------------------------------------------------------
Austrovates variegata SJÖSTEDT, 1918, ♂
Tribe: Mantini--------------------------------------------------------------------
Omomantis sigma REHN, 1949, ♂
Subfamily: Miomantinae
Tribe: Miomantini---------------------------------------------------------------
Miomantis caffra SAUSSURE, 1871, ♀ ♂
Tribe: Rivetinini-----------------------------------------------------------------
Rivetina baetica tenuidentata LA GRECA & LOMBARDO, 1982, ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Stagmomantinae
Tribe: Stagmomantini---------------------------------------------------------
Phasmomantis sumichrasti (SAUSSURE, 1861), ♀
Subfamily: Mellierinae
Tribe: Mellierini
Subfamily: Stagmatopterinae
Tribe: Stagmatopterini--------------------------------------------------------
Stagmatoptera binotata SCUDDER, 1869, ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Vatinae
Tribe: Vatini---------------------------------------------------------------------
Vates biplagiata SJÖSTEDT, 1930, ♀
Tribe: Heterochaetini----------------------------------------------------------
Heterochaeta occidentalis BEIER, 1963, ♂
Tribe: Danuriini----------------------------------------------------------------
D.(Danuria) thunbergi STÅL, 1856, ♂
Subfamily: Antemninae
Subfamily: Photininae
Tribe: Photinini----------------------------------------------------------------
Macromantis hyalina (DE GEER, 1773), ♀
Tribe: Coptopterygini--------------------------------------------------------
Brunneria borealis SCUDDER, 1896, ♀
Subfamily: Choeradodinae--------------------------------------------------------
Choeradodis strumaria (LINNÉ, 1758), ♂
Subfamily: Deroplatyinae----------------------------------------------------------
Deroplatys trigonodera WESTWOOD, 1889, ♀
Subfamily: Phyllotheliinae---------------------------------------------------------
Ceratocrania macra WESTWOOD, 1889 ♀
13. Family: Toxoderidae
Subfamily: Toxoderinae
Tribe: Toxoderopsini
Tribe: Aethalochroaini
Tribe: Toxoderini------------------------------------------------------
Oestomantis bacillaris GIGLIO-TOS, 1914,♂
14. Family: Sibyllidae
Subfamily: Sibyllinae------------------------------------------------------
S. (Sibylla) pretiosa STÅL, 1856, ♀
15. Family: Empusidae
Subfamily: Empusinae
Tribe: Idolomorphini-------------------------------------------------------
Idolomorpha dentifrons SAUSSURE & ZEHNTNERL, 1895,♂
Tribe: Empusini---------------------------------------------------------------
Empusa pennata (THUNBERG, 1815), ♀ ♂
Subfamily: Blepharodinae-----------------------------------------------------
Blepharodes parumspinosus BEIER, 1930, ♂
Die hier aufgestellte Systematik lehnt sich an die bekannten Klassifizierungen von: Beier 1964, 1968, Ehrmann & Roy 2002,
ROY 2004-2007, Gigli-Tos 1927, Svenson & Whiting 2004