The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
[1]
The
insect
order
Mantodea consists of over 2,400
species of mantises in about 460
genera .
[2]
[3] 75 of these genera are in the
family
Mantidae (the mantids), which formerly was sole family recognized within the order.
In some cases,
common names in the
English language are loosely applied to several different members of a particular genus, or even for species in various genera. For example, "
giant Asian mantis " is used for various members of
Hierodula , "
dead leaf mantis " may refer not only to various species of
Deroplatys , but to all brown mantises that use
leaf
mimicry for camouflage. "
flower mantis " refers to numerous mantises, especially those belonging to or similar to those of genus
Creobroter , and so on.
---For citation of common nomenclature and additional references, see individual articles.
Some members of this genus are known as
dead leaf mantises or
boxer mantises .
Adult female
Acanthops falcataria
Acontista concinna
Some
species within this
genus are known as
boxer mantises or
flower mantises .
Indian Stick Mantis
Members of this genus are commonly called
stick mantises .
Ameles spallanzania , the European dwarf mantis
Amorphoscelis elegans
Amorphoscelis species are concentrated in Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Apteromantis aptera
Archimantis monstrosa
Archimantis species are common in
Australia . Some are called
stick mantises .
Ariusia conspersa
Members of this genus are common known as
shield mantises .
Astape denticollis
Bantia michaelisi
Bantiella fusca
Bistanta mexicana
Blepharodes cornutus
Brunneria , species of which are known as
stick mantises , are found in North America, Central America, and South America.
Chlidonoptera vexillum
Members of this genus are commonly known as
shield mantises ,
hooded mantises , or
leaf mantises .
Cliomantis cornuta
With their wings adorned with patterns even when at rest, Creobroter , a genus concentrated in
Western Asia , is one of the best-known genera to which the common name "
flower mantis " is applied.
Also known as giant grass mantises, these are characterised by long slender bodies and sloping, pointed eyes.
Deroplatys desiccata
Deroplatys , the best-known of the so-called
dead leaf mantises , are native to Asia.
Deroplatys angustata (Westwood, 1845)
Deroplatys cordata (Fabricius, 1798)
Deroplatys desiccata (Westwood, 1839) (giant dead leaf mantis, Malaysian dead leaf mantis, dead leaf mantis)
Deroplatys gorochovi (Anisyutkin, 1998)
Deroplatys indica (Roy, 2007)
Deroplatys lobata (Guérin-Méneville (1838) (Malaysian dead leaf mantis, dead leaf mantis)
Deroplatys moultoni (Giglio-Tos, 1917)
Deroplatys philippinica (Werner, 1922) (Philippines dead leaf mantis)
Deroplatys rhombica (Brunner, 1897)
Deroplatys sarawaca (Westwood, 1889)
Deroplatys trigonodera (Westwood, 1889) (dead leaf mantis)
Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) (dead leaf mantis)
Empusa fasciata
Ephestiasula sp.
Episcopomantis chalybea
Eremiaphila cerisyi
Members of this genus are known as long neck mantises or
twig mantises .
Euchomenella moluccarum
Galinthias amoena
Gongylus gongylodes
The two members of this genus are commonly known as
bark mantises .
Hierodula patellifera
The
giant Asian mantis genus Hierodula contains numerous large species and has a range that stretches from India to
Hawaii .
Hoplocorypha macra
Members of this genus are known collectively as
African
stick mantises .
Hymenopus species are commonly called
orchid mantises .
Iris oratoria
The
Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya) as it is blending in to its surroundings.
Mantoida nitida
This genus is concentrated in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Metallyticus splendidus
Miomantis paykullii
The single species in this genus is an
ant mantis .
Myrmecomantis atra
Neomantis australis
Some members of this genus practice
ant mimicry when young and are known as
ant mantises . The name
grass mantis has also been applied to some species.
Oligonicella bolliana
Some species within this genus are known as
boxer mantises .
Members of this genus have been called
grass mantises .
Pachymantis bicingulata
Paratoxodera is a genus of
stick mantises .
Paroxyophthalmus collaris
Perlamantis allibertii
Phthersigena conspersa
This genus has a species of
shield mantis .
Polyspilota aeruginosa , the Madagascan marbled mantis
Pseudacanthops huaoranianus
This genus contains several species of
flower mantises .
Pseudoharpax virescens mating
Pseudoharpax abyssinicus (Beier, 1930)
Pseudoharpax beieri (La Greca, 1950)
Pseudoharpax crenaticollis (La Greca, 1954)
Pseudoharpax dubius (La Greca, 1954)
Pseudoharpax erythraeus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
Pseudoharpax francoisi (Bolivar, 1908)
Pseudoharpax nigericus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
Pseudoharpax parallelus (La Greca, 1954)
Pseudoharpax ugandanus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)
Pseudoharpax virescens (Serville, 1839) (Gambian spotted-eye flower mantis )
Pseudomusonia lineativentri
Some species within this genus are known as
unicorn mantises or
stick mantises .
Pyrgomantis pallida
Rhombodera is a large genus of
shield mantises .
[11]
Rivetina is a genus containing species of
ground mantis .
Sphodromantis viridis
Sphodromantis is a large genus of mantises concentrated in Africa. Outside their range, many share the name
African mantis .
Stagmomantis carolina
The range of Stagmomantis species includes North America, Central America, and South America.
Statilia nemoralis (Saussure, 1870), male, dorsal view; det. R. Ehrmann, 2002; leg.: Malaysia, Sabah, North Borneo, District Ranau, Poring Hot Spring Lodge, May, 2002, Leg. T. Kothe
Stenophylla cornigera
This is another genus with species sometimes called
shield mantises .
Members of this genus may be called
bark mantises or
ground mantises .
Adult female
Tenodera sinensis
Species of the genus Tenodera are found in Asia, Africa, Australia and North America.
These species are sometimes known as the
Asian
bark mantises .
Boxer mantis and
flower mantis are among the common names used for members of this genus.
This genus is sometimes called
American
grass mantises .
Thesprotia infumata
Thesprotiella peruana
Thesprotiella graminis
Thrinaconyx fumosus
Members of this genus are commonly called
ground mantises . Genus
Pseudoyersinia is similar.
Zoolea lobipes
Some members of this genus go by the common name
unicorn mantis .
Families
According to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families:
[12]
Extinct taxa
Extant taxa (suborder Eumantodea)
Infraorder Schizomantodea
Subinfraordinal group Artimantodea
Superfamily group Amerimantodea
Superfamily Acanthopoidea
Superfamily Thespoidea
Superfamily group Cernomantodea
Superfamily Chroicopteroidea
Superfamily Epaphroditoidea
Superfamily Eremiaphiloidea
Superfamily Galinthiadoidea
Superfamily Gonypetoidea
Superfamily Haanioidea
Superfamily Hoplocoryphoidea
Superfamily Hymenopooidea
Superfamily Mantoidea
Superfamily Miomantoidea
Superfamily Nanomantoidea
Superfamily Metallyticoidea
Infraorder Spinomantodea
Superfamily Chaeteessoidea
See also
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