Biology:List of mantis genera and species

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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.

Genus Acanthops

Some members of this genus are known as dead leaf mantises or boxer mantises.

Adult female Acanthops falcataria

Genus Achlaena

Genus Achlaenella

  • Achlaenella adolphifrederici

Genus Acithespis

  • Acithespis gigas

Genus Acontista

Acontista concinna

Genus Acromantis

Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantises or flower mantises.

Genus Aetaella

  • Aetaella bakeri
  • Aetaella pluvisilvae

Genus Aethalochroa

Indian Stick Mantis

Members of this genus are commonly called stick mantises.

Genus Afrothespis

  • Afrothespis kenyana
  • Afrothespis rhodesiaca

Genus Agrionopsis

  • Agrionopsis bacilliformis
  • Agrionopsis brachyptera
  • Agrionopsis congica
  • Agrionopsis distanti
  • Agrionopsis modesta

Genus Alalomantis

Genus Alangularis

  • Alangularis multilobata

Genus Amantis

Genus †Ambermantis

  • Ambermantis wozniaki

Genus Ambivia

  • Ambivia parapopa
  • Ambivia popa

Genus Ameles

Ameles spallanzania, the European dwarf mantis

Genus Amorphoscelis

Amorphoscelis elegans

Amorphoscelis species are concentrated in Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Genus †Amorphoscelites

  • Amorphoscelites sharovi

Genus Amphecostephanus

Genus Anamiopteryx

  • Anamiopteryx borellii
  • Anamiopteryx grandis
  • Anamiopteryx magna
  • Anamiopteryx tuberculata

Genus Anaxarcha

Genus Angela

  • Angela armata
  • Angela brachyptera
  • Angela championi
  • Angela decolor
  • Angela guianensis (Rehn, 1906)
    Angela guianensis
  • Angela inermis
  • Angela lemoulti
  • Angela maxima
  • Angela minor
  • Angela miranda
  • Angela ornata
  • Angela perpulchra
  • Angela peruviana
  • Angela purpurascens
  • Angela quinquemaculata
  • Angela saussurii
  • Angela subhyalina
  • Angela trifasciata
  • Angela werneri

Genus Anoplosigerpes

Genus Antemna

  • Antemna rapax

Genus Antistia

  • Antistia maculipennis
  • Antistia parva
  • Antistia robusta
  • Antistia vicina

Genus Anasigerpes

Genus Apterocorypha

  • Apterocorypha atra
  • Apterocorypha aurita
  • Apterocorypha bispina
  • Apterocorypha somalica

Genus Apteromantis

Apteromantis aptera

Genus †Aragonimantis

  • Aragonimantis aenigma

Genus †Archaeophlebia

  • Archaeophlebia enigmatica

Genus Archimantis

Archimantis monstrosa

Archimantis species are common in Australia . Some are called stick mantises.

Genus Ariusia

Ariusia conspersa

Genus Armene

  • Armene breviptera
  • Armene fanica
  • Armene griseolata
  • Armene hissarica
  • Armene pusilla
  • Armene robusta
  • Armene silvicola

Genus Armeniola

  • Armeniola laevis

Genus Arria

  • Arria cinctipes
  • Arria leigongshanensis
  • Arria meghalayensis
  • Arria oreophila
  • Arria pallida
  • Arria sticta

Genus †Arvernineura

  • Arvernineura insignis

Genus Asiadodis

Members of this genus are common known as shield mantises.

Genus Astape

Astape denticollis

Genus Astollia

  • Astollia chloris

Genus Astyliasula

Genus Austromantis

  • Austromantis albomarginata

Genus Austrovates

  • Austrovates papua
  • Austrovates variegata

Genus † Baissomantis

  • Baissomantis maculata Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994
  • Baissomantis picta Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1994

Genus Bantia

Bantia michaelisi
  • Bantia chopardi
  • Bantia fusca
  • Bantia marmorata
  • Bantia metzi
  • Bantia michaelisi
  • Bantia nana
  • Bantia pygmaea
  • Bantia simoni
  • Bantia werneri
  • Bantia yotocoensis

Genus Bantiella

Bantiella fusca

Genus Belomantis

  • Belomantis helenae
  • Belomantis mirei
  • Belomantis occidentalis

Genus Betamantis

  • Betamantis aliena
  • Betamantis marginella

Genus Bimantis

  • Bimantis malaccana

Genus Bistanta

Bistanta mexicana
  • Bistanta mexicana

Genus Bisanthe

  • Bisanthe lagrecai
  • Bisanthe menyharthi
  • Bisanthe modesta
  • Bisanthe pulchripennis
  • Bisanthe tricolor

Genus Blepharodes

Blepharodes cornutus
  • Blepharodes candelarius
  • Blepharodes cornutus
  • Blepharodes parumspinosus
  • Blepharodes sudanensis

Genus Blepharopsis

Genus Bolbe

  • Bolbe lowi
  • Bolbe maia
  • Bolbe nigra
  • Bolbe pallida
  • Bolbe pygmaea

Genus Bolbella

  • Bolbella affinis
  • Bolbella brevis
  • Bolbella kaltenbachi
  • Bolbella punctigera
  • Bolbella rhodesiaca
  • Bolbella uhligi

Genus Bolbena

  • Bolbena assimilis
  • Bolbena hottentotta
  • Bolbena maraisi
  • Bolbena minor
  • Bolbena orientalis
  • Bolbena minutissima

Genus Bolbula

  • Bolbula debilis
  • Bolbula exigua
  • Bolbula widenmanni

Genus Bolivaria

  • Bolivaria amnicola
  • Bolivaria brachyptera
  • Bolivaria kurda

Genus Bolivaroscelis

Genus Brunneria

Brunneria, species of which are known as stick mantises, are found in North America, Central America, and South America.

Genus Brancsikia

Genus †Burmantis

  • Burmantis asiatica
  • Burmantis lebanensis
  • Burmantis zherikhini

Genus Calamothespis

Genus Caliris

  • Caliris elegans
  • Caliris masoni
  • Caliris melli
  • Caliris pallens
  • Caliris pallida

Genus Callibia

Genus Callimantis

  • Callimantis antillarum[4]

Genus Callivates

  • Callivates stephanei

Genus Calofulcinia

  • Calofulcinia australis
  • Calofulcinia elegans
  • Calofulcinia integra
  • Calofulcinia oxynota
  • Calofulcinia paraoxypila
  • Calofulcinia vidua
  • Calofulcinia viridula

Genus Camelomantis

  • Camelomantis giraffa
  • Camelomantis gracillima
  • Camelomantis moultoni
  • Camelomantis parva
  • Camelomantis penangica
  • Camelomantis sondaica
  • Camelomantis sumatrana

Genus Cardioptera

  • Cardioptera brachyptera
  • Cardioptera minor
  • Cardioptera nigridens
  • Cardioptera parva
  • Cardioptera squalodon

Genus Carrikerella

Genus Carvilia

  • Carvilia gracilis
  • Carvilia obscura
  • Carvilia saussurii

Genus Cataspilota

  • Cataspilota armicollis
  • Cataspilota calabarica
  • Cataspilota guineensis
  • Cataspilota lolodorfana
  • Cataspilota misana
  • Cataspilota pulchra
  • Cataspilota tristis

Genus Catestiasula

Genus Catoxyopsis

  • Catoxyopsis dubiosa

Genus Caudatoscelis

Genus Ceratocrania

Genus Ceratomantis

Genus Chaeteessa

Genus †Chaeteessites

  • Chaeteessites minutissimus

Genus Charieis

  • Charieis peeli

Genus Chlidonoptera

Chlidonoptera vexillum

Genus Chlorocalis

Genus Chloroharpax

Genus Chloromantis

  • Chloromantis impunctata
  • Chloromantis rhombica

Genus Chloromiopteryx

  • Chloromiopteryx mirim
  • Chloromiopteryx modesta
  • Chloromiopteryx plurilobata
  • Chloromiopteryx thalassina

Genus Choeradodis

Members of this genus are commonly known as shield mantises, hooded mantises, or leaf mantises.

Genus Chopardempusa

  • Chopardempusa neglecta

Genus Chopardentella

  • Chopardentella royi

Genus Chopardiella

Genus Chroicoptera

  • Chroicoptera longa
  • Chroicoptera saussurei
  • Chroicoptera vidua

Genus Chromatophotina

  • Chromatophotina awajun
  • Chromatophotina cofan

Genus Chrysomantis

Genus Cilnia

Genus Citharomantis

Genus Ciulfina

Genus Cliomantis

Cliomantis cornuta
  • Cliomantis cornuta
  • Cliomantis dispar
  • Cliomantis lateralis
  • Cliomantis obscura

Genus Coenomantis

  • Coenomantis kraussiana

Genus Compsomantis

Genus Compsothespis

  • Compsothespis abyssinica
  • Compsothespis anomala
  • Compsothespis australiensis
  • Compsothespis brevipennis
  • Compsothespis cinnabarina
  • Compsothespis ebneri
  • Compsothespis falcifera
  • Compsothespis hispida
  • Compsothespis kilwana
  • Compsothespis marginipennis
  • Compsothespis michaelseni
  • Compsothespis natalica
  • Compsothespis occidentalis
  • Compsothespis zavattarii

Genus Congoharpax

Genus Congomantis

  • Congomantis femoralis

Genus Coptopteryx

  • Coptopteryx argentina
  • Coptopteryx claraziana
  • Coptopteryx constricta
  • Coptopteryx gayi
  • Coptopteryx gracilis
  • Coptopteryx grisea
  • Coptopteryx inermis
  • Coptopteryx magna
  • Coptopteryx mesomelas
  • Coptopteryx minuta
  • Coptopteryx parva
  • Coptopteryx platana
  • Coptopteryx pusilla
  • Coptopteryx rebrevipennis
  • Coptopteryx spinosa
  • Coptopteryx thoracica
  • Coptopteryx thoracoides
  • Coptopteryx viridis

Genus Cornucollis

  • Cornucollis masoalensis

Genus Corthylomantis

  • Corthylomantis baldersoni

Genus Corticomantis

  • Corticomantis atricoxata

Genus Cotigaonopsis

  • Cotigaonopsis providenceae

Genus Creobroter

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.

Genus †Cretophotina

  • Cretophotina mongolica
  • Cretophotina santanensis
  • Cretophotina serotina
  • Cretophotina tristriata

Genus Dactylopteryx

Genus Danuria

Also known as giant grass mantises, these are characterised by long slender bodies and sloping, pointed eyes.

Genus Danuriella

  • Danuriella altera
  • Danuriella andriai
  • Danuriella anjouanensis
  • Danuriella griveaudi
  • Danuriella irregularis
  • Danuriella madagascariensis
  • Danuriella marojejyensis
  • Danuriella mayottensis
  • Danuriella merigueti
  • Danuriella sogai
  • Danuriella tigrina
  • Danuriella viettei

Genus Decimiana

Genus Deiphobe

  • Deiphobe australiana
  • Deiphobe brevipennis
  • Deiphobe brunneri
  • Deiphobe infuscata
  • Deiphobe longipes
  • Deiphobe mesomelas
  • Deiphobe moseri
  • Deiphobe xanthoptera

Genus Deiphobella

  • Deiphobella gardneri
  • Deiphobella laticeps

Genus Deromantis

  • Deromantis limbalicollis

Genus Deroplatys

Deroplatys desiccata

Deroplatys, the best-known of the so-called dead leaf mantises, are native to Asia.

Genus Diabantia

Genus Didymocorypha

  • Didymocorypha lanceolata
  • Didymocorypha libaii

Genus Dilatempusa

  • Dilatempusa aegyptiaca

Genus Dimantis

Genus Dracomantis

  • Dracomantis mirofraternus

Genus Dysaules

Genus Dysaulophthalma

  • Dysaulophthalma nathani

Genus Dystacta

  • Dystacta alticeps
  • Dystacta tigrifrutex

Genus Dystactula

  • Dystactula grisea
  • Dystactula kaltenbachi
  • Dystactula natalensis

Genus Elaea

  • Elaea gestroi
  • Elaea infumata
  • Elaea marchali
  • Elaea perloides
  • Elaea richteri
  • Elaea solimani
  • Elaea somalica

Genus Elmantis

  • Elmantis lata
  • Elmantis nira
  • Elmantis trincomaliae

Genus Empusa

Empusa fasciata

Genus Enicophlebia

  • Enicophlebia hilara
  • Enicophlebia pallida

Genus Entella

  • Entella angolensis
  • Entella angolica
  • Entella brunni
  • Entella congica
  • Entella delalandi
  • Entella exilis
  • Entella femina
  • Entella fuliginosa
  • Entella gaerdesi
  • Entella grandis
  • Entella machadoi
  • Entella meruensis
  • Entella minor
  • Entella natalica
  • Entella nebulosa
  • Entella obscura
  • Entella orientalis
  • Entella personata
  • Entella pusilla
  • Entella reussi
  • Entella rudebecki
  • Entella rukwaensis
  • Entella stegmanni
  • Entella taborana
  • Entella transvaalica
  • Entella vitticeps

Genus Entelloptera

  • Entelloptera rogenhoferi

Genus Eomantis

Genus Epaphrodita

Genus Ephestiasula

Ephestiasula sp.

Genus Ephierodula

  • Ephierodula albomaculata
  • Ephierodula excellens
  • Ephierodula heteroptera
  • Ephierodula meihuashana

Genus Episcopomantis

Episcopomantis chalybea
  • Episcopomantis chalybea
  • Episcopomantis congica

Genus Epitenodera

  • Epitenodera brevipennis
  • Epitenodera capitata
  • Epitenodera equatoriana
  • Epitenodera gambiensis
  • Epitenodera herbacea
  • Epitenodera houyi
  • Epitenodera nimbana

Genus Epsomantis

Genus Eremiaphila

Eremiaphila cerisyi

Genus Eremoplana

  • Eremoplana guerini
  • Eremoplana infelix

Genus Euchomena

  • Euchomena madecassa

Genus Euchomenella

Members of this genus are known as long neck mantises or twig mantises.

Euchomenella moluccarum

Genus Eumiopteryx

  • Eumiopteryx bicentenaria
  • Eumiopteryx laticollis
  • Eumiopteryx terrai

Genus Eumusonia

  • Eumusonia intermedia
  • Eumusonia livida
  • Eumusonia viridis

Genus Euthyphleps

  • Euthyphleps curtipes
  • Euthyphleps rectivenis
  • Euthyphleps tectiformis

Genus Exparoxypilus

  • Exparoxypilus africanus

Genus Fuga

  • Fuga annulipes
  • Fuga fluminensis
  • Fuga grimaldii

Genus Fulcinia

  • Fulcinia alaris
  • Fulcinia exilis
  • Fulcinia lobata
  • Fulcinia punctipes
  • Fulcinia uxor
  • Fulcinia variipennis

Genus Fulciniella

  • Fulciniella infumata
  • Fulciniella loriae
  • Fulciniella verticalis

Genus Fulciniola

  • Fulciniola snelleni

Genus Galapagia

  • Galapagia amazonica
  • Galapagia solitaria

Genus Galepsus

  • Galepsus aberrans
  • Galepsus affinis
  • Galepsus angolensis
  • Galepsus beieri
  • Galepsus binotatus
  • Galepsus bioculatus
  • Galepsus bipunctatus
  • Galepsus birkenmeierae
  • Galepsus bispinosus
  • Galepsus brincki
  • Galepsus brunneri
  • Galepsus bucheti
  • Galepsus buettneri
  • Galepsus cacuminatus
  • Galepsus capensis
  • Galepsus capitatus
  • Galepsus centralis
  • Galepsus cliquennoisi
  • Galepsus congicus
  • Galepsus coronatus
  • Galepsus culminans
  • Galepsus damaranus
  • Galepsus decipiens
  • Galepsus denigratus
  • Galepsus diversus
  • Galepsus dubius
  • Galepsus dudleyi
  • Galepsus erythraeus
  • Galepsus fallaciosus
  • Galepsus fallax
  • Galepsus feae
  • Galepsus femoratus
  • Galepsus focki
  • Galepsus fumipennis
  • Galepsus globiceps
  • Galepsus gracilis
  • Galepsus inermis
  • Galepsus intermedius
  • Galepsus konakrynus
  • Galepsus laticeps
  • Galepsus lenticularis
  • Galepsus letabaensis
  • Galepsus machadoi
  • Galepsus malawiensis
  • Galepsus meridionalis
  • Galepsus minima
  • Galepsus minutus
  • Galepsus montanus
  • Galepsus nigricoxa
  • Galepsus nimulensis
  • Galepsus nyassensis
  • Galepsus oxycephalus
  • Galepsus pentheri
  • Galepsus rhodesicus
  • Galepsus rouxi
  • Galepsus schwetzi
  • Galepsus scorteccii
  • Galepsus signatus
  • Galepsus sudanensis
  • Galepsus supervacaneus
  • Galepsus tenuis
  • Galepsus thomseni
  • Galepsus transvaalensis
  • Galepsus ulricae
  • Galepsus wittei

Genus Galinthias

Galinthias amoena

Genus Geomantis

  • Geomantis algerica
  • Geomantis larvoides

Genus Geothespis

  • Geothespis australis

Genus Gigliotoscelis

  • Gigliotoscelis simulans

Genus Gildella

  • Gildella suavis

Genus Gimantis

  • Gimantis assamica
  • Gimantis authaemon
  • Gimantis insularis
  • Gimantis marmorata

Genus Gonatista

Genus Gonatistella

  • Gonatistella nigropicta

Genus Gongylus

Gongylus gongylodes

Genus Gonypeta

  • Gonypeta borneana
  • Gonypeta brigittae
  • Gonypeta brunneri
  • Gonypeta humbertiana
  • Gonypeta noctivaga
  • Gonypeta punctata
  • Gonypeta rotundata
  • Gonypeta simplex

Genus Gonypetella

  • Gonypetella atra
  • Gonypetella atrocephala
  • Gonypetella australis
  • Gonypetella carinata
  • Gonypetella deletrix
  • Gonypetella flavicornis
  • Gonypetella fusca
  • Gonypetella fuscipes
  • Gonypetella infumata
  • Gonypetella ivoirensis
  • Gonypetella kilimandjarica
  • Gonypetella punctata

Genus Gonypetoides

  • Gonypetoides brevipennis

Genus Gonypetyllis

Genus Gretella

  • Gretella gracilis

Genus Gyromantis

The two members of this genus are commonly known as bark mantises.

Genus Haania

  • Haania aspera
  • Haania borneana
  • Haania confusa
  • Haania dispar
  • Haania doroshenkoi
  • Haania lobiceps
  • Haania orlovi
  • Haania philippina
  • Haania simplex
  • Haania vitalisi

Genus Hagiomantis

  • Hagiomantis mesopoda
  • Hagiomantis ornata
  • Hagiomantis pallida
  • Hagiomantis superba
  • Hagiomantis surinamensis

Genus Hapalogymnes

  • Hapalogymnes gymnes

Genus Hapalomantis

  • Hapalomantis abyssinica
  • Hapalomantis congica
  • Hapalomantis katangica
  • Hapalomantis lacualis
  • Hapalomantis minima
  • Hapalomantis orba
  • Hapalomantis rhombochir

Genus Hapalopeza

  • Hapalopeza fulmeki
  • Hapalopeza nigricornis
  • Hapalopeza nilgirica
  • Hapalopeza nitens
  • Hapalopeza periyara
  • Hapalopeza tigrina

Genus Hapalopezella

  • Hapalopezella maculata

Genus Harpagomantis

  • Harpagomantis tricolor

Genus Hebardia

  • Hebardia pellucida

Genus Hebardiella

  • Hebardiella karnyi
  • Hebardiella rehni

Genus Hedigerella

  • Hedigerella fasciatella

Genus Heliomantis

  • Heliomantis elegans

Genus Helvia

  • Helvia cardinalis

Genus Hemiempusa

  • Hemiempusa capensis

Genus Hestiasula

Genus Heterochaeta

  • Heterochaeta bernardii
  • Heterochaeta girardi
  • Heterochaeta kumari
  • Heterochaeta lamellosa
  • Heterochaeta occidentalis
  • Heterochaeta orientalis
  • Heterochaeta pantherina
  • Heterochaeta reticulata
  • Heterochaeta strachani
  • Heterochaeta tenuipes
  • Heterochaeta zavattarii

Genus Heterochaetula

  • Heterochaetula fissispinis
  • Heterochaetula straminea
  • Heterochaetula tricolor

Genus Heteronutarsus

Genus Heterovates

  • Heterovates pardalina

Genus Hicetia

  • Hicetia breviceps
  • Hicetia goediana
  • Hicetia goeldiana

Genus Hierodula

Hierodula patellifera

The giant Asian mantis genus Hierodula contains numerous large species and has a range that stretches from India to Hawaii.

Genus Hierodulella

  • Hierodulella celebensis
  • Hierodulella reticulata
  • Hierodulella soror

Genus Holaptilon

  • Holaptilon brevipugilis
  • Holaptilon pusillulum (jumping mantis)

Genus Hondurantemna

  • Hondurantemna chespiritoi

Genus Hoplocoryphella

  • Hoplocoryphella grandis

Genus Hoplocorypha

Hoplocorypha macra

Members of this genus are known collectively as African stick mantises.

Genus Hoplocoryphella

  • Hoplocoryphella grandis

Genus Humbertiella

  • Humbertiella affinis
  • Humbertiella africana
  • Humbertiella assimilata
  • Humbertiella brunneri
  • Humbertiella ceylonica
  • Humbertiella indica
  • Humbertiella laosana
  • Humbertiella nada
  • Humbertiella nigrospinosa
  • Humbertiella ocularis
  • Humbertiella similis
  • Humbertiella sindhica
  • Humbertiella taprobanarum
  • Humbertiella yunnanensis

Genus Hyalomantis

  • Hyalomantis antsingica
  • Hyalomantis madagascariensis
  • Hyalomantis murzini
  • Hyalomantis whitingi

Genus Hymenopus

Hymenopus species are commonly called orchid mantises.

Genus Hypsicorypha

  • Hypsicorypha gracilis

Genus Idolomantis

Genus Idolomorpha

  • Idolomorpha dentifrons (alien head mantis)
  • Idolomorpha lateralis
  • Idolomorpha madagascariensis
  • Idolomorpha sagitta

Genus Ilomantis

Genus Ima

  • Ima fusca

Genus Indothespis

  • Indothespis assamensis

Genus Indomenella

  • Indomenella indica

Genus Iridopteryx

  • Iridopteryx iridipennis

Genus Iris

Iris oratoria

Genus Ischnomantis

  • Ischnomantis aethiopica
  • Ischnomantis fasciata
  • Ischnomantis fatiloqua
  • Ischnomantis flavescens
  • Ischnomantis gigas
  • Ischnomantis gracilis
  • Ischnomantis grandis
  • Ischnomantis media
  • Ischnomantis perfida
  • Ischnomantis spinigera
  • Ischnomantis usambarica
  • Ischnomantis werneri

Genus †Jersimantis

  • Jersimantis burmiticus
  • Jersimantis luzzii

Genus Junodia

Genus †Kazakhophotina

  • Kazakhophotina corrupta

Genus Kongobatha

  • Kongobatha diademata
  • Kongobatha papua

Genus Lagrecacanthops

  • Lagrecacanthops brasiliensis
  • Lagrecacanthops guyanensis

Genus Leptocola

  • Leptocola fragilis
  • Leptocola giraffa
  • Leptocola gracilis
  • Leptocola gracillima
  • Leptocola phthisica
  • Leptocola seriepunctata
  • Leptocola stanleyana

Genus Leptomantella

  • Leptomantella albella
  • Leptomantella ceylonica
  • Leptomantella fragilis
  • Leptomantella indica
  • Leptomantella lactea
  • Leptomantella montana
  • Leptomantella nigrocoxata
  • Leptomantella parva
  • Leptomantella tonkinae
  • Leptomantella xizangensis

Genus Leptomiopteryx

  • Leptomiopteryx argentina
  • Leptomiopteryx dispar

Genus Leptosibylla

  • Leptosibylla gracilis

Genus Ligaria

  • Ligaria aberrans
  • Ligaria affinis
  • Ligaria backlundi
  • Ligaria brevicollis
  • Ligaria brevis
  • Ligaria chopardi
  • Ligaria clara
  • Ligaria costalis
  • Ligaria culicivora
  • Ligaria dentata
  • Ligaria denticollis
  • Ligaria diabolica
  • Ligaria inexpectata
  • Ligaria jeanneli
  • Ligaria quadrinotata
  • Ligaria quadripunctata
  • Ligaria senegalensis

Genus Ligariella

  • Ligariella australis
  • Ligariella bicornuta
  • Ligariella bolivari
  • Ligariella gracilis
  • Ligariella trigonali

Genus Ligentella

  • Ligentella beieri
  • Ligentella lacualis
  • Ligentella zairensis

Genus Liguanea

  • Liguanea pediodromia

Genus Litaneutria

Genus †Lithophotina

  • Lithophotina floccosa

Genus Liturgusa

The Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya) as it is blending in to its surroundings.
  • Liturgusa actuosa
  • Liturgusa algorei
  • Liturgusa bororum
  • Liturgusa cameroni
  • Liturgusa cayennensis
  • Liturgusa charpentieri
  • Liturgusa cura
  • Liturgusa cursor
  • Liturgusa dominica
  • Liturgusa fossetti
  • Liturgusa guyanensis
  • Liturgusa kirtlandi
  • Liturgusa krattorum
  • Liturgusa lichenalis
  • Liturgusa manausensis
  • Liturgusa maroni
  • Liturgusa maya
  • Liturgusa milleri
  • Liturgusa neblina
  • Liturgusa nubeculosa
  • Liturgusa purus
  • Liturgusa stiewei
  • Liturgusa tessae
  • Liturgusa trinidadensis
  • Liturgusa zoae

Genus Liturgusella

  • Liturgusella malagassa

Genus Lobocneme

Genus Lobothespis

  • Lobothespis vignai

Genus Machairima

  • Machairima papua

Genus Macracanthopus

  • Macracanthopus schoutedeni
  • Macracanthopus seydeli

Genus Macrodanuria

  • Macrodanuria baculiformis
  • Macrodanuria elongata
  • Macrodanuria phasmoides

Genus Macromusonia

  • Macromusonia conspersa
  • Macromusonia major

Genus Macropopa

  • Macropopa lobata

Genus Maculatoscelis

Genus Macromantis

Genus Majanga

  • Majanga basilaris
  • Majanga spinosa
  • Majanga tricolor

Genus Majangella

  • Majangella carli
  • Majangella moultoni
  • Majangella ophirensis

Genus Mantasoa

  • Mantasoa lebbei
  • Mantasoa maculata

Genus Mantellias

  • Mantellias pubicornis

Genus Mantilia

  • Mantilia ehrmanni

Genus Mantillica

  • Mantillica nigricans

Genus Mantis

  • Mantis beieri
  • Mantis callifera
  • Mantis carinata
  • Mantis dilaticollis
  • Mantis emortualis
  • Mantis griveaudi
  • Mantis insignis
  • Mantis macroalata
  • Mantis macrocephala
  • Mantis octospilota (eight-spotted mantis, blackbarrel mantis)[5]
  • Mantis pia
  • Mantis religiosa (European mantis)
  • Mantis splendida
  • Mantis tricolor

Genus Mantoida

Mantoida nitida

This genus is concentrated in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Genus †Megaphotina

  • Megaphotina sichotensis

Genus Mekongomantis

  • Mekongomantis quinquespinosa

Genus Melliera

  • Melliera brevipes
  • Melliera chorotega
  • Melliera major
  • Melliera mordax

Genus Mellierella

  • Mellierella biroi
  • Mellierella trifasciata

Genus Melomantis

  • Melomantis africana
  • Melomantis asema

Genus Memantis

  • Memantis anomala
  • Memantis fuliginosa
  • Memantis gardneri
  • Memantis minor

Genus Mesopteryx

  • Mesopteryx alata (Saussure, 1870)
  • Mesopteryx platycephala (Stal, 1877)
  • Mesopteryx robusta (Wood-Mason, 1882)

Genus Metacromantis

  • Metacromantis nigrofemorata
  • Metacromantis oxyops

Genus Metagalepsus

  • Metagalepsus occidentalis
  • Metagalepsus stramineus

Genus Metallyticus

Metallyticus splendidus

Genus Metatoxodera

  • Metatoxodera subparallela

Genus Metilia

Genus Metoxypilus

Genus Metriomantis

  • Metriomantis amazonica
  • Metriomantis boliviana
  • Metriomantis cupido
  • Metriomantis occidentalis
  • Metriomantis paraensis
  • Metriomantis Photinaina
  • Metriomantis pilosella
  • Metriomantis vitrea

Genus Micromantis

  • Micromantis glauca

Genus Microphotina[9]

  • Microphotina cristalino Lanna et al., 2023[10]
  • Microphotina panguanensis
  • Microphotina viridescens
  • Microphotina viridula
  • Microphotina vitripennis

Genus Microthespis

  • Microthespis dmitriewi
  • Microthespis evansi
  • Microthespis sindhensis

Genus Miobantia

  • Miobantia aptera
  • Miobantia ciliata
  • Miobantia fuscata
  • Miobantia nebulosa
  • Miobantia phryganea
  • Miobantia rustica

Genus Miomantis

Miomantis paykullii

Genus Miracanthops

Genus Miromantis

  • Miromantis mirandula
  • Miromantis thalassina
  • Miromantis yunnanensis

Genus Muscimantis

  • Muscimantis montana

Genus Musonia

  • Musonia boliviana
  • Musonia costalis
  • Musonia fuscescens
  • Musonia lineata
  • Musonia maculata
  • Musonia seclusa
  • Musonia sexdentata
  • Musonia surinama

Genus Musoniella

  • Musoniella affinis
  • Musoniella argentina
  • Musoniella brasiliensis
  • Musoniella chopardi
  • Musoniella fragilis
  • Musoniella iparanga
  • Musoniella laevithorax
  • Musoniella longicauda
  • Musoniella parva
  • Musoniella precaria

Genus Musoniola

  • Musoniola conservatrix
  • Musoniola dohrniana
  • Musoniola venezuelana
  • Musoniola vicina

Genus Myrcinus

  • Myrcinus aspera
  • Myrcinus octispinus
  • Myrcinus tuberosus

Genus Myrmecomantis

The single species in this genus is an ant mantis.

Myrmecomantis atra

Genus Mythomantis

  • Mythomantis confusa
  • Mythomantis gracilis
  • Mythomantis serrata

Genus Namamantis

  • Namamantis nigropunctata

Genus Nannofulcinia

  • Nannofulcinia pulchra

Genus Nanomantis

  • Nanomantis australis
  • Nanomantis gilolae
  • Nanomantis lactea
  • Nanomantis yunnanensis

Genus Nausicaamantis

  • Nausicaamantis miyazakii

Genus Negromantis

  • Negromantis gracilis
  • Negromantis gracillima
  • Negromantis lutescens
  • Negromantis milloti
  • Negromantis modesta

Genus Nemotha

Genus Neocilnia

  • Neocilnia gracilis

Genus Neodanuria

  • Neodanuria bolauana
  • Neodanuria simonettai

Genus Neomantis

Neomantis australis
  • Neomantis australis
  • Neomantis hyalina
  • Neomantis robusta

Genus Nesogalepsus

  • Nesogalepsus andasibensis
  • Nesogalepsus anovensis
  • Nesogalepsus enigmaticus
  • Nesogalepsus hova
  • Nesogalepsus mandenensis
  • Nesogalepsus moulini
  • Nesogalepsus schuettei

Genus Nesoxypilus

  • Nesoxypilus albomaculatus
  • Nesoxypilus pseudomyrmex

Genus Nilomantis

  • Nilomantis edmundsi
  • Nilomantis floweri

Genus Nothogalepsus

  • Nothogalepsus planivertex

Genus Notomantis

  • Notomantis brunneriana
  • Notomantis chlorophana

Genus Nullabora

  • Nullabora flavoguttata

Genus Odontomantis

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.

  • Odontomantis brachyptera
  • Odontomantis buehleri
  • Odontomantis chayuensis
  • Odontomantis euphrosyne
  • Odontomantis foveafrons
  • Odontomantis hainana
  • Odontomantis laticollis
  • Odontomantis longipennis
  • Odontomantis micans
  • Odontomantis montana
  • Odontomantis monticola
  • Odontomantis nigrimarginalis
  • Odontomantis ornata
  • Odontomantis parva
  • Odontomantis planiceps (Asian ant mantis, grass mantis)
  • Odontomantis pulchra
  • Odontomantis rhyssa
  • Odontomantis sinensis
  • Odontomantis xizangensis

Genus Oestomantis

  • Oestomantis anoplonotus
  • Oestomantis bacillaris

Genus Oligocanthopus

  • Oligocanthopus ornata

Genus Oligomantis

  • Oligomantis hyalina
  • Oligomantis mentaweiana
  • Oligomantis orientalis

Genus Oligonicella

Oligonicella bolliana

Genus Oligonyx

Genus Omomantis

Genus Orthodera

Genus Orthoderella

  • Orthoderella deluchii
  • Orthoderella elongata
  • Orthoderella major
  • Orthoderella ornata

Genus Orthoderina

  • Orthoderina fergusoniana
  • Orthoderina straminea

Genus Ormomantis

  • Ormomantis indica

Genus Otomantis

Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantises.

  • Otomantis aurita
  • Otomantis bolivari
  • Otomantis capirica
  • Otomantis casaica
  • Otomantis centralis
  • Otomantis minima
  • Otomantis rendalli
  • Otomantis scutigera
  • Otomantis trimacula

Genus Ovalimantis

  • Ovalimantis maculata

Genus Oxyelaea

  • Oxyelaea elegans
  • Oxyelaea heteromorpha
  • Oxyelaea stefaniae

Genus Oxymantis

  • Oxymantis punctillata

Genus Oxyophthalma

  • Oxyophthalma engaea
  • Oxyophthalma gracilis

Genus Oxyophthalmellus

Genus Oxyopsis

  • Oxyopsis acutipennis
  • Oxyopsis festae
  • Oxyopsis gracilis (South American green mantis)
  • Oxyopsis lobeter
  • Oxyopsis media
  • Oxyopsis obtusa
  • Oxyopsis oculea
  • Oxyopsis peruviana (Peruvian mantis)
  • Oxyopsis rubicunda
  • Oxyopsis saussurei
  • Oxyopsis stali

Genus Oxyothespis

Members of this genus have been called grass mantises.

Genus Oxypiloidea

  • Oxypiloidea acuminata
  • Oxypiloidea angolica
  • Oxypiloidea brunneriana
  • Oxypiloidea camerunensis
  • Oxypiloidea carvalhoi
  • Oxypiloidea centrafricana
  • Oxypiloidea congica
  • Oxypiloidea dargei
  • Oxypiloidea denticulata
  • Oxypiloidea granulata
  • Oxypiloidea ivoirensis
  • Oxypiloidea jeanneli
  • Oxypiloidea lobata
  • Oxypiloidea maldesi
  • Oxypiloidea margarethae
  • Oxypiloidea maroccana
  • Oxypiloidea mortuifolia
  • Oxypiloidea murphyi
  • Oxypiloidea namibiana
  • Oxypiloidea nigerica
  • Oxypiloidea occidentalis
  • Oxypiloidea orientalis
  • Oxypiloidea sinuata
  • Oxypiloidea tridens
  • Oxypiloidea zernyi
  • Oxypiloidea nigerica

Genus Oxypilus

  • Oxypilus annulatus
  • Oxypilus burri
  • Oxypilus capensis
  • Oxypilus cherlonneixi
  • Oxypilus descampsi
  • Oxypilus enei
  • Oxypilus falcatus
  • Oxypilus flavicoxa
  • Oxypilus gillonae
  • Oxypilus hamatus
  • Oxypilus inscriptus
  • Oxypilus lamottei
  • Oxypilus maculifemur
  • Oxypilus meruensis
  • Oxypilus montanus
  • Oxypilus pallidus
  • Oxypilus pierrei
  • Oxypilus polyacanthus
  • Oxypilus raggei
  • Oxypilus servillei
  • Oxypilus tanzanicus
  • Oxypilus transvalensis
  • Oxypilus villiersi

Genus Pachymantis

Pachymantis bicingulata

Genus Panurgica

  • Panurgica basilewskyi
  • Panurgica compressicollis
  • Panurgica duplex
  • Panurgica feae
  • Panurgica fratercula
  • Panurgica fusca
  • Panurgica langi
  • Panurgica liberiana
  • Panurgica mende
  • Panurgica rehni

Genus Papubolbe

  • Papubolbe curvidens
  • Papubolbe eximia
  • Papubolbe flava
  • Papubolbe gressitti
  • Papubolbe longipennis
  • Papubolbe picea

Genus Papugalepsus

  • Papugalepsus alatus
  • Papugalepsus elongatus

Genus Parablepharis

Genus Paracilnia

  • Paracilnia neavei

Genus Paradiabantia

  • Paradiabantia perparva

Genus Paragalepsus

  • Paragalepsus bassari
  • Paragalepsus gestri
  • Paragalepsus nigericus
  • Paragalepsus oxyops
  • Paragalepsus toganus
  • Paragalepsus vrydaghi

Genus Parahestiasula

  • Parahestiasula obscura

Genus Paraligaria

  • Paraligaria malawica

Genus Paralygdamia

  • Paralygdamia fisheri
  • Paralygdamia gigliotosi
  • Paralygdamia grandidieri
  • Paralygdamia ifatyensis
  • Paralygdamia madagascariensis
  • Paralygdamia madecassa
  • Paralygdamia nosyensis
  • Paralygdamia punctata
  • Paralygdamia sikorai
  • Paralygdamia wintreberti

Genus Paramantis

Genus Paramantoida

  • Paramantoida amazonica

Genus Paramorphoscelis

  • Paramorphoscelis gondokorensis

Genus Paramusonia

  • Paramusonia cubensis

Genus Parananomantis

  • Parananomantis brevis

Genus Paraoxypilus

  • Paraoxypilus armatus
  • Paraoxypilus distinctus
  • Paraoxypilus flavifemur
  • Paraoxypilus insularis
  • Paraoxypilus kimberleyensis
  • Paraoxypilus laticollis
  • Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
  • Paraoxypilus verreauxii

Genus Paraphotina

  • Paraphotina caatingaensis
  • Paraphotina insolita
  • Paraphotina occidentalis
  • Paraphotina reticulata

Genus Parapsychomantis

  • Parapsychomantis vietnamensis

Genus Pararivetina

  • Pararivetina fraseri

Genus Paraseverinia

  • Paraseverinia finoti

Genus Parasphendale

  • Parasphendale affinis (budwing mantis)
  • Parasphendale africana
  • Parasphendale agrionina (budwing mantis)
  • Parasphendale albicosta
  • Parasphendale costalis
  • Parasphendale ghindana
  • Parasphendale gracilicollis
  • Parasphendale minor
  • Parasphendale scioana
  • Parasphendale stali
  • Parasphendale vincta

Genus Parastagmatoptera

Genus Paratheopompa

  • Paratheopompa siamensis

Genus Parathespis

  • Parathespis humbertiana

Genus Paratithrone

  • Paratithrone royi

Genus Paratoxodera

Paratoxodera is a genus of stick mantises.

Genus Parentella

  • Parentella benguelae
  • Parentella laticollis
  • Parentella major
  • Parentella parva
  • Parentella producta

Genus Pareuthyphlebs

  • Pareuthyphlebs arabica
  • Pareuthyphlebs occidentalis
  • Pareuthyphlebs palmonii
  • Pareuthyphlebs popovi
  • Pareuthyphlebs scorteccii
  • Pareuthyphlebs somalica
  • Pareuthyphlebs uvarovi

Genus Paroxyophthalmus

Paroxyophthalmus collaris
  • Paroxyophthalmus collaris
  • Paroxyophthalmus nigericus
  • Paroxyophthalmus ornatus
  • Paroxyophthalmus savatieri

Genus Perlamantis

Perlamantis allibertii

Genus Pezomantis

  • Pezomantis henryi

Genus Phasmomantella

  • Phasmomantella nuichuana
  • Phasmomantella pallida

Genus Phasmomantis

Genus Photina

  • Photina amplipennis
  • Photina gracilis
  • Photina ludens
  • Photina reticulata
  • Photina vitrea

Genus Photinella

  • Photinella biramosa
  • Photinella brevis
  • Photinella magna
  • Photinella media

Genus Photiomantis

  • Photiomantis glauca
  • Photiomantis nigrolineata
  • Photiomantis planicephala

Genus Phthersigena

Phthersigena conspersa

Genus Phyllocrania

  • Phyllocrania illudens (Saussure & Zehntner, 1895)
  • Phyllocrania insignis (Westwood, 1843)
  • Phyllocrania paradoxa (Burmeister, 1838) (ghost mantis)

Genus Phyllothelys

  • Phyllothelys bakeri
  • Phyllothelys breve
  • Phyllothelys cornutus
  • Phyllothelys decipiens
  • Phyllothelys hepaticus
  • Phyllothelys jianfenglingensis
  • Phyllothelys mitratum
  • Phyllothelys paradoxum
  • Phyllothelys robusta
  • Phyllothelys sinensis
  • Phyllothelys taprobanae
  • Phyllothelys werneri
  • Phyllothelys westwoodi

Genus Pilomantis

  • Pilomantis fusca

Genus Piscomantis

  • Piscomantis peruana

Genus Pizaia

  • Pizaia seabrai

Genus Plastogalepsus

  • Plastogalepsus kuhlgatzi

Genus Plesiacanthops

  • Phyllovates tuberculata

Genus Platycalymma

  • Platycalymma annulicornis
  • Platycalymma befasica
  • Platycalymma dichroica
  • Platycalymma latipennis
  • Platycalymma mahafalica
  • Platycalymma viettei

Genus Pliacanthopus

  • Pliacanthopus bimaculatus
  • Pliacanthopus flavus
  • Pliacanthopus malayanus
  • Pliacanthopus mantispoides
  • Pliacanthopus visayanus

Genus Plistospilota

  • Plistospilota camerunensis
  • Plistospilota congica
  • Plistospilota gasconi
  • Plistospilota guineensis
  • Plistospilota insignis
  • Plistospilota mabirica
  • Plistospilota maxima
  • Plistospilota nigerica
  • Plistospilota validissima

Genus Pnigomantis

This genus has a species of shield mantis.

Genus Pogonogaster

  • Pogonogaster latens
  • Pogonogaster tristani

Genus Polyspilota

Polyspilota aeruginosa, the Madagascan marbled mantis
  • Polyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis)
  • Polyspilota caffra
  • Polyspilota comorana
  • Polyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)
  • Polyspilota magna
  • Polyspilota montana
  • Polyspilota pavani
  • Polyspilota robusta
  • Polyspilota saussurei
  • Polyspilota seychelliana
  • Polyspilota voelzkowiana

Genus Popa

  • Popa gracilis
  • Popa spurca (African twig mantis) - a species of twig mantis popular in captivity.

Genus Presibylla

  • Presibylla elegans
  • Presibylla speciosa

Genus †Prochaeradodis

  • Prochaeradodis enigmaticus

Genus Prohierodula

  • Prohierodula brunnea
  • Prohierodula congica
  • Prohierodula duchaillui
  • Prohierodula enghoffi
  • Prohierodula flavipennis
  • Prohierodula grassei
  • Prohierodula laticollis
  • Prohierodula lineata
  • Prohierodula mundamensis
  • Prohierodula nigrispinis
  • Prohierodula ornatipennis
  • Prohierodula picta
  • Prohierodula viridimarginata

Genus Promiopteryx

  • Promiopteryx fallax
  • Promiopteryx granadensis
  • Promiopteryx punctata
  • Promiopteryx simplex
  • Promiopteryx stigmatica

Genus Protoxodera

  • Protoxodera monstrosa

Genus Pseudacanthops

Pseudacanthops huaoranianus
  • Pseudacanthops caelebs
  • Pseudacanthops centralis
  • Pseudacanthops clorindae
  • Pseudacanthops huaoranianus
  • Pseudacanthops lobipes
  • Pseudacanthops spinulosa

Genus Pseudempusa

  • Pseudempusa pavonina
  • Pseudempusa pinnapavonis (peacock mantis)

Genus Pseudocreobotra

This genus contains several species of flower mantises.

  • Pseudocreobotra amarae
  • Pseudocreobotra ocellata (ocellated spiny flower mantis, spiny flower mantis)
  • Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Walhbergi's spiny flower mantis, spiny flower mantis)

Genus Pseudodystacta

  • Pseudodystacta braueri

Genus Pseudogalepsus

  • Pseudogalepsus dispar
  • Pseudogalepsus inermis
  • Pseudogalepsus modestior
  • Pseudogalepsus modestus
  • Pseudogalepsus nigricoxa

Genus Pseudoharpax

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 )

Genus Pseudohestiasula

  • Pseudohestiasula borneana (Beier, 1930)

Genus Pseudomantis

  • Pseudomantis albofimbriata (Stal, 1860) (false garden mantis)
  • Pseudomantis albomarginata (Sjostedt, 1918)
  • Pseudomantis apicalis (Saussure, 1870)
  • Pseudomantis dimorpha (Werner, 1912)
  • Pseudomantis hartmeyeri (Werner, 1912)
  • Pseudomantis maculata (Saussure, 1872)
  • Pseudomantis victorina (Westwood, 1889)

Genus Pseudomiopteryx

  • Pseudomiopteryx amazonensis
  • Pseudomiopteryx bogotensis
  • Pseudomiopteryx columbica
  • Pseudomiopteryx decipiens
  • Pseudomiopteryx festae
  • Pseudomiopteryx guyanensis
  • Pseudomiopteryx infuscata
  • Pseudomiopteryx maculata
  • Pseudomiopteryx meridana
  • Pseudomiopteryx spinifrons

Genus Pseudomusonia

Genus Pseudopogonogaster

Genus Pseudostagmatoptera

  • Pseudostagmatoptera infuscata

Genus Pseudovates

Some species within this genus are known as unicorn mantises or stick mantises.

  • Pseudovates arizonae (Arizona unicorn mantis)
  • Pseudovates bidens
  • Pseudovates brasiliensis
  • Pseudovates brevicollis
  • Pseudovates brevicornis
  • Pseudovates chlorophaea
  • Pseudovates cingulata
  • Pseudovates cornuta
  • Pseudovates denticulata
  • Pseudovates gracilicollis
  • Pseudovates hofmanni
  • Pseudovates iheringi
  • Pseudovates longicollis
  • Pseudovates minor
  • Pseudovates paraensis
  • Pseudovates parallela
  • Pseudovates parvula
  • Pseudovates spinicollis
  • Pseudovates stolli
  • Pseudovates tolteca
  • Pseudovates townsendi
  • Pseudovates tripunctata

Genus Pseudoxyops

  • Pseudoxyops boliviana
  • Pseudoxyops borellii
  • Pseudoxyops diluta
  • Pseudoxyops minuta
  • Pseudoxyops perpulchra

Genus Pseudoxypilus

  • Pseudoxypilus hemerobius

Genus Pseudoyersinia

  • Pseudoyersinia andreae
  • Pseudoyersinia betancuriae
  • Pseudoyersinia brevipennis
  • Pseudoyersinia canariensis
  • Pseudoyersinia inaspectata
  • Pseudoyersinia kabilica
  • Pseudoyersinia lagrecai
  • Pseudoyersinia occidentalis
  • Pseudoyersinia paui
  • Pseudoyersinia pilipes
  • Pseudoyersinia salvinae
  • Pseudoyersinia subaptera
  • Pseudoyersinia teydeana

Genus Psychomantis

  • Psychomantis borneensis
  • Psychomantis malayensis

Genus Pyrgomantis

Pyrgomantis pallida

Genus Raptrix

  • Raptrix intermedia
  • Raptrix occidentalis
  • Raptrix perspicua
    Raptrix perspicua
  • Raptrix westwoodi

Genus Rhachimantis

  • Rhachimantis carinata

Genus Rhodomantis

  • Rhodomantis disparilis
  • Rhodomantis helenae
  • Rhodomantis kimberley
  • Rhodomantis macula
  • Rhodomantis microptera
  • Rhodomantis mitchell
  • Rhodomantis napier
  • Rhodomantis queenslandica
  • Rhodomantis rentzi

Genus Rhomantis

  • Rhomantis moultoni

Genus Rhombodera

Rhombodera is a large genus of shield mantises.[11]

Genus Rhomboderella

  • Rhomboderella gabonica
  • Rhomboderella parmata
  • Rhomboderella scutata
  • Rhomboderella thorectes

Genus Rhombomantis

Genus Rivetina

Rivetina is a genus containing species of ground mantis.

Genus Rivetinula

  • Rivetinula fraterna

Genus Sceptuchus

  • Sceptuchus baehri
  • Sceptuchus simplex

Genus Schizocephala

  • Schizocephala bicornis

Genus Scolodera

  • Scolodera pardalotus

Genus Severinia

  • Severinia granulata
  • Severinia lemoroi
  • Severinia mistshenkoi
  • Severinia nigrofasciata
  • Severinia obscurus
  • Severinia popovi
  • Severinia turcomaniae
  • Severinia ullrichi

Genus Sibylla

    • Sibylla dives
    • Sibylla dolosa
    • Sibylla gratiosa
    • Sibylla griffinii
    • Sibylla limbata
    • Sibylla maculosa
    • Sibylla marmorata
    • Sibylla operosa
    • Sibylla pannulata
    • Sibylla polyacantha
    • Sibylla pretiosa (cryptic mantis, lichen mantis)
    • Sibylla punctata
    • Sibylla vanderplaetseni

Genus Sinaiella

  • Sinaiella nebulosa
  • Sinaiella raggei
  • Sinaiella sabulosa

Genus Sinomantis

  • Sinomantis denticulata

Genus Sinomiopteryx

  • Sinomiopteryx brevifrons
  • Sinomiopteryx grahami
  • Sinomiopteryx guangxiensis

Genus Solygia

  • Solygia sulcatifrons

Genus Somalithespis

  • Somalithespis minor

Genus Sphaeromantis

  • Sphaeromantis spinicollis
  • Sphaeromantis spinulosa

Genus Sphodromantis

Sphodromantis viridis

Sphodromantis is a large genus of mantises concentrated in Africa. Outside their range, many share the name African mantis.

Genus Sphodropoda

  • Sphodropoda lepida
  • Sphodropoda quinquedens
  • Sphodropoda tristis (burying mantis)
  • Sphodropoda viridis

Genus Spilomantis

  • Spilomantis nigripes
  • Spilomantis occipitalis

Genus Stagmatoptera

Genus Stagmomantis

Stagmomantis carolina

The range of Stagmomantis species includes North America, Central America, and South America.

Genus Statilia

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
  • Statilia agresta
  • Statilia apicalis
  • Statilia chayuensis
  • Statilia flavobrunnea
  • Statilia maculata (Japanese "ko-kamakiri" i.e. small mantis)
  • Statilia major
  • Statilia nemoralis
  • Statilia nobilis
  • Statilia occibivittata
  • Statilia ocellata
  • Statilia pallida
  • Statilia spanis
  • Statilia viridibrunnea

Genus Stenomantis

  • Stenomantis novaeguineae

Genus Stenophylla

Stenophylla cornigera

Genus Stenopyga

  • Stenopyga belinga
  • Stenopyga casta
  • Stenopyga extera
  • Stenopyga ipassa
  • Stenopyga orientalis
  • Stenopyga reticulata
  • Stenopyga tenera
  • Stenopyga usambarica
  • Stenopyga ziela

Genus Stenotoxodera

Genus Stictomantis

  • Stictomantis cinctipes

Genus Tagalomantis

  • Tagalomantis brevis
  • Tagalomantis manillensis

Genus Tamolanica

This is another genus with species sometimes called shield mantises.

  • Tamolanica andaina
  • Tamolanica atricoxis
  • Tamolanica decipiens
  • Tamolanica denticulata
  • Tamolanica dilena
  • Tamolanica katauana
  • Tamolanica leopoldi
  • Tamolanica pectoralis
  • Tamolanica phryne
  • Tamolanica tamolana (New Guinea shield mantis)

Genus Taumantis

  • Taumantis cephalotes
  • Taumantis globiceps
  • Taumantis sigiana (lime mantis)

Genus Tauromantis

  • Tauromantis championi

Genus Tarachina

  • Tarachina brevipennis
  • Tarachina congica
  • Tarachina constricta
  • Tarachina occidentalis
  • Tarachina rammei
  • Tarachina raphidioides
  • Tarachina schultzei
  • Tarachina seriepunctata
  • Tarachina transvaalensis
  • Tarachina werneri
  • Tarachina zernyi

Genus Tarachodella

  • Tarachodella monticola

Genus Tarachodes

Members of this genus may be called bark mantises or ground mantises.

Genus Tarachodula

  • Tarachodula ornata
  • Tarachodula pantherina

Genus Tarachomantis

  • Tarachomantis alaotrana
  • Tarachomantis analamazoatra
  • Tarachomantis betanimena
  • Tarachomantis betsilea
  • Tarachomantis caldwelli
  • Tarachomantis confusa
  • Tarachomantis hova
  • Tarachomantis macula
  • Tarachomantis marojeziensis
  • Tarachomantis rubiginosa
  • Tarachomantis sakalava
  • Tarachomantis sogai
  • Tarachomantis tsaratanana

Genus Teddia

  • Teddia dioscoris

Genus Telomantis

  • Telomantis lamperti
  • Telomantis robusta

Genus Tenodera

Adult female Tenodera sinensis

Species of the genus Tenodera are found in Asia, Africa, Australia and North America.

Genus Tenospilota

  • Tenospilota nova

Genus Theopompa

These species are sometimes known as the Asian bark mantises.

  • Theopompa borneana
  • Theopompa burmeisteri
  • Theopompa ophthalmica
  • Theopompa servillei
  • Theopompa tosta

Genus Theopompella

  • Theopompella aurivillii
  • Theopompella chopardi
  • Theopompella congica
  • Theopompella elegans
  • Theopompella fusca
  • Theopompella heterochroa
  • Theopompella orientalis
  • Theopompella pallida
  • Theopompella westwoodi

Genus Theopropus

Boxer mantis and flower mantis are among the common names used for members of this genus.

  • Theopropus borneensis
  • Theopropus cattulus
  • Theopropus elegans (banded flower mantis, Asian boxer mantis)
  • Theopropus rubrobrunneus

Genus Thespis

  • Thespis bicolor
  • Thespis dissimilis
  • Thespis exposita
  • Thespis major
  • Thespis media
  • Thespis metae
  • Thespis parva

Genus Thesprotia

This genus is sometimes called American grass mantises.

Thesprotia infumata
  • Thesprotia brasiliensis
  • Thesprotia brevis
  • Thesprotia caribea
  • Thesprotia filum
  • Thesprotia fuscipennis
  • Thesprotia gigas
  • Thesprotia graminis (American grass mantis)
  • Thesprotia infumata
  • Thesprotia insolita
  • Thesprotia macilenta
  • Thesprotia maculata
  • Thesprotia pellucida
  • Thesprotia simplex
  • Thesprotia subhyalina

Genus Thesprotiella

Thesprotiella peruana
Thesprotiella graminis
  • Thesprotiella bicorniculata
  • Thesprotiella festae
  • Thesprotiella fronticornis
  • Thesprotiella peruana
  • Thesprotiella similis

Genus Thrinaconyx

Thrinaconyx fumosus
  • Thrinaconyx fumosus
  • Thrinaconyx kirschianus
  • Thrinaconyx sialidea

Genus Tisma

  • Tisma acutipennis
  • Tisma chopardi
  • Tisma freyi
  • Tisma grandidieri
  • Tisma pauliani
  • Tisma peyrierasi

Genus Tismomorpha

  • Tismomorpha cherlonneixi
  • Tismomorpha inexpectata
  • Tismomorpha reinhardi
  • Tismomorpha vitripennis

Genus Titanodula

Genus Tithrone

  • Tithrone laeta
  • Tithrone latipennis
  • Tithrone roseipennis
    Tithrone roseipennis

Genus Toxodanuria

  • Toxodanuria orientalis
  • Toxodanuria parvula

Genus Toxodera

Genus Toxoderella

  • Toxoderella fortnumi

Genus Toxoderopsis

  • Toxoderopsis spinigera
  • Toxoderopsis taurus

Genus Toxomantis

  • Toxomantis sinensis
  • Toxomantis westwoodi

Genus Trachymantis

  • Trachymantis dentifrons
  • Trachymantis obesa

Genus Tricondylomimus

Genus Tropidomantis

Genus Tuberculepsus

  • Tuberculepsus ambrensis
  • Tuberculepsus analabensis
  • Tuberculepsus andriai
  • Tuberculepsus beieri
  • Tuberculepsus masoalensis
  • Tuberculepsus nigricoxa
  • Tuberculepsus orangea
  • Tuberculepsus tuberculatus

Genus Tylomantis

  • Tylomantis armillata
  • Tylomantis fuliginosa

Genus Vates

  • Vates amazonica
  • Vates biplagiata
  • Vates boliviana
  • Vates chopardi
  • Vates festae
  • Vates foliata
  • Vates lobata
  • Vates luxuriosa
  • Vates pectinata
  • Vates pectinicornis
  • Vates peruviana
  • Vates serraticornis
  • Vates weyrauchi

Genus Velox

  • Velox wielandi

Genus Vespamantoida

Genus †Vitimiphotina

  • Vitimiphotina corrugata

Genus Werneriana

  • Werneriana latipennis

Genus Xystropeltis

  • Xystropeltis lankesteri
  • Xystropeltis meridionalis
  • Xystropeltis quadrilobata

Genus Yersinia

  • Yersinia mexicana

Genus Yersiniops

Members of this genus are commonly called ground mantises. Genus Pseudoyersinia is similar.

Genus Zoolea

Zoolea lobipes

Some members of this genus go by the common name unicorn mantis.

  • Zoolea descampsi
  • Zoolea lobipes
  • Zoolea major
  • Zoolea minor
  • Zoolea orba

Genus Zopheromantis

  • Zopheromantis loripes

Genus Zouza

  • Zouza radiosa

Families

According to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families:[12]

See also

References

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