World of Mantids

Recent Mantodea Systematic (present-day)

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1. 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
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     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