List of mantis genera and species

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 edit

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

Adult female Acanthops falcataria

Acanthops bidens
Acanthops boliviana
Acanthops brunneri
Acanthops centralis
Acanthops coloradensis
Acanthops contorta
Acanthops elegans
Acanthops erosa
Acanthops erosula
Acanthops falcata
Acanthops falcataria
Acanthops fuscifolia
Acanthops godmani
Acanthops occidentalis
Acanthops onorei
Acanthops parafalcata
Acanthops parva
Acanthops royi
Acanthops soukana

Genus Achlaena edit

Achlaena grandis

Genus Achlaenella edit

Achlaenella adolphifrederici

Genus Acithespis edit

Acithespis gigas

Genus Acontista edit

Acontista concinna

Genus Acromantis edit

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

Acromantis australis
Acromantis dyaka
Acromantis elegans
Acromantis formosana (Taiwan flower mantis)
Acromantis gestri (Thai boxer mantis, Sumatran Acromantis)
Acromantis grandis
Acromantis hesione
Acromantis indica
Acromantis insularis
Acromantis japonica (Japanese boxer mantis)
Acromantis lilii
Acromantis luzonica
Acromantis montana
Acromantis moultoni
Acromantis nicobarica
Acromantis oligoneura
Acromantis palauana
Acromantis philippina
Acromantis satsumensis
Acromantis siporana

Genus Aetaella edit

Aetaella bakeri
Aetaella pluvisilvae

Genus Aethalochroa edit

Indian Stick Mantis

Members of this genus are commonly called stick mantises.

Aethalochroa affinis
Aethalochroa ashmoliana (Iranian stick mantis)
Aethalochroa indica
Aethalochroa insignis (Indian stick mantis)
Aethalochroa simplicipes
Aethalochroa spinipes

Genus Afrothespis edit

Afrothespis kenyana
Afrothespis rhodesiaca

Genus Agrionopsis edit

Agrionopsis bacilliformis
Agrionopsis brachyptera
Agrionopsis congica
Agrionopsis distanti
Agrionopsis modesta

Genus Alalomantis edit

Alalomantis coxalis
Alalomantis muta (Cameroon mantis)

Genus Alangularis edit

Alangularis multilobata

Genus Amantis edit

Genus †Ambermantis edit

†Ambermantis wozniaki

Genus Ambivia edit

Ambivia parapopa
Ambivia popa

Genus Ameles edit

Ameles spallanzania, the European dwarf mantis

Ameles abjecta
Ameles aegyptiaca
Ameles africana
Ameles arabica
Ameles assoi
Ameles crassinervis
Ameles decolor
Ameles dumonti
†Ameles fasciipennis
Ameles gracilis
Ameles heldreichi
Ameles kervillei
Ameles maroccana
Ameles massai
Ameles modesta
Ameles moralesi
Ameles nana
Ameles persa
Ameles picteti
Ameles poggii
Ameles soror
Ameles spallanzania (European dwarf mantis)
Ameles syriensis
Ameles wadisirhani

Genus Amorphoscelis edit

Amorphoscelis elegans

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

Genus †Amorphoscelites edit

†Amorphoscelites sharovi

Genus Amphecostephanus edit

Amphecostephanus rex

Genus Anamiopteryx edit

Anamiopteryx borellii
Anamiopteryx grandis
Anamiopteryx magna
Anamiopteryx tuberculata

Genus Anaxarcha edit

Anaxarcha acuta
Anaxarcha graminea
Anaxarcha hyalina
Anaxarcha intermedia
Anaxarcha limbata
Anaxarcha pulchella
Anaxarcha pulchra
Anaxarcha sinensis
Anaxarcha tianmushanensis
Anaxarcha zhengi

Genus Angela edit

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 edit

Anoplosigerpes tessmanni

Genus Antemna edit

Antemna rapax

Genus Antistia edit

Genus Anasigerpes edit

Genus Apterocorypha edit

Apterocorypha atra
Apterocorypha aurita
Apterocorypha bispina
Apterocorypha somalica

Genus Apteromantis edit

Apteromantis aptera

Genus †Aragonimantis edit

†Aragonimantis aenigma

Genus †Archaeophlebia edit

†Archaeophlebia enigmatica

Genus Archimantis edit

Archimantis monstrosa

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

Archimantis armata
Archimantis brunneriana
Archimantis gracilis
Archimantis latistyla (large brown mantis, Australian stick mantis)
Archimantis monstrosa (monster mantis)
Archimantis quinquelobata
Archimantis sobrina
Archimantis straminea
Archimantis vittata

Genus Ariusia edit

Ariusia conspersa

Ariusia conspersa

Genus Armene edit

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

Genus Armeniola edit

Armeniola laevis

Genus Arria edit

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

Genus †Arvernineura edit

†Arvernineura insignis

Genus Asiadodis edit

Members of this genus are common known as shield mantises.

Asiadodis squilla (Asian shield mantis)
Asiadodis yunnanensis

Genus Astape edit

Astape denticollis

Astape denticollis

Genus Astollia edit

Astollia chloris

Genus Astyliasula edit

Genus Austromantis edit

Austromantis albomarginata

Genus Austrovates edit

Austrovates papua
Austrovates variegata

Genus † Baissomantis edit

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

Genus Bantia edit

Bantia michaelisi

Genus Bantiella edit

Bantiella fusca

Genus Belomantis edit

Belomantis helenae
Belomantis mirei
Belomantis occidentalis

Genus Betamantis edit

Betamantis aliena
Betamantis marginella

Genus Bimantis edit

Bimantis malaccana

Genus Bistanta edit

Bistanta mexicana

Bistanta mexicana

Genus Bisanthe edit

Bisanthe lagrecai
Bisanthe menyharthi
Bisanthe modesta
Bisanthe pulchripennis
Bisanthe tricolor

Genus Blepharodes edit

Blepharodes cornutus

Genus Blepharopsis edit

Blepharopsis mendica (Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis)

Genus Bolbe edit

Genus Bolbella edit

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

Genus Bolbena edit

Genus Bolbula edit

Genus Bolivaria edit

Bolivaria amnicola
Bolivaria brachyptera
Bolivaria kurda

Genus Bolivaroscelis edit

Genus Brunneria edit

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

Brunneria borealis (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis, American stick mantis)
Brunneria brasiliensis (Brazilian stick mantis)
Brunneria gracilis
Brunneria grandis
Brunneria longa
Brunneria subaptera (small-winged stick mantis)

Genus Brancsikia edit

Brancsikia aeroplana (Lamberton, 1911)
Brancsikia freyi (Brancsik, 1893)

Genus †Burmantis edit

†Burmantis asiatica
†Burmantis lebanensis
†Burmantis zherikhini

Genus Calamothespis edit

Calamothespis adusta
Calamothespis aspoeckorum
Calamothespis condamini
Calamothespis congica
Calamothespis guineensis
Calamothespis kibweziana
Calamothespis lesnei
Calamothespis lineatipennis
Calamothespis nathani
Calamothespis oxyops
Calamothespis prosti
Calamothespis rourei
Calamothespis subcornuta
Calamothespis tanzaniensis
Calamothespis taylori
Calamothespis vansoni
Calamothespis vuattouxi

Genus Caliris edit

Caliris elegans
Caliris masoni
Caliris melli
Caliris pallens
Caliris pallida

Genus Callibia edit

Callibia diana

Genus Callimantis edit

Callimantis antillarum^[4]

Genus Callivates edit

Callivates stephanei

Genus Calofulcinia edit

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

Genus Camelomantis edit

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

Genus Cardioptera edit

Cardioptera brachyptera
Cardioptera minor
Cardioptera nigridens
Cardioptera parva
Cardioptera squalodon

Genus Carrikerella edit

Carrikerella ceratophora
Carrikerella empusa
Carrikerella simpira

Genus Carvilia edit

Carvilia gracilis
Carvilia obscura
Carvilia saussurii

Genus Cataspilota edit

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

Genus Catestiasula edit

Genus Catoxyopsis edit

Catoxyopsis dubiosa

Genus Caudatoscelis edit

Genus Ceratocrania edit

Ceratocrania macra
Ceratocrania malayae

Genus Ceratomantis edit

Ceratomantis ghatei
Ceratomantis gigliotosi
Ceratomantis kimberlae
Ceratomantis saussurii
Ceratomantis yunnanensis

Genus Chaeteessa edit

Genus †Chaeteessites edit

†Chaeteessites minutissimus

Genus Charieis edit

Charieis peeli

Genus Chlidonoptera edit

Chlidonoptera vexillum

Genus Chlorocalis edit

Chlorocalis maternaschulzei
Chlorocalis prasina

Genus Chloroharpax edit

Chloroharpax modesta (Nigerian flower mantis)

Genus Chloromantis edit

Chloromantis impunctata
Chloromantis rhombica

Genus Chloromiopteryx edit

Chloromiopteryx mirim
Chloromiopteryx modesta
Chloromiopteryx plurilobata
Chloromiopteryx thalassina

Genus Choeradodis edit

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

Choeradodis columbica (Columbian shield mantis)
Choeradodis rhombicollis (Peruvian shield mantis)
Choeradodis rhomboidea (tropical shield mantis, Hooded mantis, leaf mantis)
Choeradodis stalii (tropical shield mantis, Hooded mantis, leaf mantis)
Choeradodis strumaria (leaf mantis)

Genus Chopardempusa edit

Chopardempusa neglecta

Genus Chopardentella edit

Chopardentella royi

Genus Chopardiella edit

Chopardiella heterogamia
Chopardiella latipennis
Chopardiella poulaini

Genus Chroicoptera edit

Chroicoptera longa
Chroicoptera saussurei
Chroicoptera vidua

Genus Chromatophotina edit

Chromatophotina awajun
Chromatophotina cofan

Genus Chrysomantis edit

Genus Cilnia edit

Cilnia chopardi
Cilnia humeralis (wide-armed mantis)

Genus Citharomantis edit

Citharomantis falcata

Genus Ciulfina edit

Ciulfina annecharlotteae
Ciulfina baldersoni
Ciulfina biseriata
Ciulfina herbersteinae
Ciulfina ianrichardi
Ciulfina klassi
Ciulfina liturgusa
Ciulfina rentzi
Ciulfina terrymariceae

Genus Cliomantis edit

Cliomantis cornuta

Genus Coenomantis edit

Coenomantis kraussiana

Genus Compsomantis edit

Genus Compsothespis edit

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 edit

Genus Congomantis edit

Congomantis femoralis

Genus Coptopteryx edit

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 edit

Cornucollis masoalensis

Genus Corthylomantis edit

Corthylomantis baldersoni

Genus Corticomantis edit

Corticomantis atricoxata

Genus Cotigaonopsis edit

Cotigaonopsis providenceae

Genus Creobroter edit

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.

Creobroter apicalis
Creobroter celebensis
Creobroter discifera
Creobroter episcopalis
Creobroter fasciatus
Creobroter fuscoareatus
Creobroter gemmatus (jeweled flower mantis, Indian flower mantis)
Creobroter granulicollis
Creobroter insolitus
Creobroter jiangxiensis
Creobroter labuanae
Creobroter laevicollis
Creobroter medanus
Creobroter meleagris
Creobroter nebulosa
Creobroter pictipennis (Indian flower mantis)
Creobroter signifer
Creobroter sumatranus
Creobroter urbanus
Creobroter vitripennis

Genus †Cretophotina edit

†Cretophotina mongolica
†Cretophotina santanensis
†Cretophotina serotina
†Cretophotina tristriata

Genus Dactylopteryx edit

Genus Danuria edit

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

Genus Danuriella edit

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 edit

Genus Deiphobe edit

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

Genus Deiphobella edit

Deiphobella gardneri
Deiphobella laticeps

Genus Deromantis edit

Deromantis limbalicollis

Genus Deroplatys edit

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)

Genus Diabantia edit

Diabantia minima

Genus Didymocorypha edit

Didymocorypha lanceolata
Didymocorypha libaii

Genus Dilatempusa edit

Dilatempusa aegyptiaca

Genus Dimantis edit

Dimantis haani

Genus Dracomantis edit

Dracomantis mirofraternus

Genus Dysaules edit

Genus Dysaulophthalma edit

Dysaulophthalma nathani

Genus Dystacta edit

Dystacta alticeps
Dystacta tigrifrutex

Genus Dystactula edit

Dystactula grisea
Dystactula kaltenbachi
Dystactula natalensis

Genus Elaea edit

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

Genus Elmantis edit

Elmantis lata
Elmantis nira
Elmantis trincomaliae

Genus Empusa edit

Empusa fasciata

Empusa binotata
Empusa fasciata
Empusa guttula
Empusa hedenborgii
Empusa longicollis
Empusa pennata (conehead mantis, also Spanish mantis palo meaning "stick mantis")
Empusa pennicornis
Empusa romboidea
Empusa simonyi
Empusa spinosa
Empusa uvarovi

Genus Enicophlebia edit

Enicophlebia hilara
Enicophlebia pallida

Genus Entella edit

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 edit

Entelloptera rogenhoferi

Genus Eomantis edit

Eomantis guttatipennis
Eomantis iridipennis
Eomantis yunnanensis

Genus Epaphrodita edit

Epaphrodita lobivertex
Epaphrodita musarum
Epaphrodita undulata

Genus Ephestiasula edit

Ephestiasula sp.

Ephestiasula obscura
Ephestiasula rogenhoferi
Ephestiasula woodmasoni

Genus Ephierodula edit

Ephierodula albomaculata
Ephierodula excellens
Ephierodula heteroptera
Ephierodula meihuashana

Genus Episcopomantis edit

Episcopomantis chalybea

Episcopomantis chalybea
Episcopomantis congica

Genus Epitenodera edit

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

Genus Epsomantis edit

Epsomantis tortricoides

Genus Eremiaphila edit

Eremiaphila cerisyi

Eremiaphila ammonita
Eremiaphila andresi
Eremiaphila anubis
Eremiaphila arabica
Eremiaphila aristidis
Eremiaphila audouini
Eremiaphila barbara
Eremiaphila berndstiewi
Eremiaphila bifasciata
Eremiaphila bovei
Eremiaphila braueri
Eremiaphila brevipennis
Eremiaphila brunneri (common desert mantis)
Eremiaphila cairina
Eremiaphila cerisyi
Eremiaphila collenettei
Eremiaphila cordofana
Eremiaphila cycloptera
Eremiaphila dagi
Eremiaphila dentata
Eremiaphila denticollis
Eremiaphila foureaui
Eremiaphila fraseri
Eremiaphila genei
Eremiaphila gigas
Eremiaphila hebraica
Eremiaphila heluanensis
Eremiaphila irridipennis
Eremiaphila khamsini
Eremiaphila kheychi
Eremiaphila klunzingeri
Eremiaphila laeviceps
Eremiaphila lefebvrii
Eremiaphila luxor
Eremiaphila maculipennis
Eremiaphila monodi
Eremiaphila moretii
Eremiaphila murati
Eremiaphila mzabi
Eremiaphila nilotica
Eremiaphila nova
Eremiaphila numida
Eremiaphila persica
Eremiaphila petiti
Eremiaphila pierrei
Eremiaphila pyramidum
Eremiaphila rectangulata
Eremiaphila reticulata
Eremiaphila rohlfsi
Eremiaphila rotundipennis
Eremiaphila rufipennis
Eremiaphila rufula
Eremiaphila savignyi
Eremiaphila somalica
Eremiaphila spinulosa
Eremiaphila tuberculifera
Eremiaphila turica
Eremiaphila typhon
Eremiaphila uvarovi
Eremiaphila voltaensis
Eremiaphila werneri
Eremiaphila wettsteini
Eremiaphila yemenita
Eremiaphila zetterstedti (desert pebble mantis)

Genus Eremoplana edit

Eremoplana guerini
Eremoplana infelix

Genus Euchomena edit

Euchomena madecassa

Genus Euchomenella edit

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

Euchomenella moluccarum

Euchomenella adwinae
Euchomenella apicalis
Euchomenella heteroptera (twig mantis, Malaysia long neck mantis)
Euchomenella macrops (long neck mantis)
Euchomenella matilei
Euchomenella moluccarum
Euchomenella thoracica
Euchomenella udovichenkoi

Genus Eumiopteryx edit

Eumiopteryx bicentenaria
Eumiopteryx laticollis
Eumiopteryx terrai

Genus Eumusonia edit

Eumusonia intermedia
Eumusonia livida
Eumusonia viridis

Genus Euthyphleps edit

Euthyphleps curtipes
Euthyphleps rectivenis
Euthyphleps tectiformis

Genus Exparoxypilus edit

Exparoxypilus africanus

Genus Fuga edit

Fuga annulipes
Fuga fluminensis
Fuga grimaldii

Genus Fulcinia edit

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

Genus Fulciniella edit

Fulciniella infumata
Fulciniella loriae
Fulciniella verticalis

Genus Fulciniola edit

Fulciniola snelleni

Genus Galapagia edit

Galapagia amazonica
Galapagia solitaria

Genus Galepsus edit

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 edit

Galinthias amoena

Genus Geomantis edit

Geomantis algerica
Geomantis larvoides

Genus Geothespis edit

Geothespis australis

Genus Gigliotoscelis edit

Gigliotoscelis simulans

Genus Gildella edit

Gildella suavis

Genus Gimantis edit

Gimantis assamica
Gimantis authaemon
Gimantis insularis
Gimantis marmorata

Genus Gonatista edit

Gonatista grisea (grizzled mantis, lichen mimic)
Gonatista jaiba
Gonatista major
Gonatista phryganoides
Gonatista reticulata

Genus Gonatistella edit

Gonatistella nigropicta

Genus Gongylus edit

Gongylus gongylodes

Gongylus gongylodes (wandering violin mantis, Indian rose mantis)
Gongylus pauperatus
Gongylus trachelophyllus

Genus Gonypeta edit

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

Genus Gonypetella edit

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 edit

Gonypetoides brevipennis

Genus Gonypetyllis edit

Gonypetyllis liliputana
Gonypetyllis micra
Gonypetyllis semuncialis

Genus Gretella edit

Gretella gracilis

Genus Gyromantis edit

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

Gyromantis kraussii (spiny bark mantis)
Gyromantis occidentalis (eastern bark mantis)

Genus Haania edit

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

Genus Hagiomantis edit

Hagiomantis mesopoda
Hagiomantis ornata
Hagiomantis pallida
Hagiomantis superba
Hagiomantis surinamensis

Genus Hapalogymnes edit

Hapalogymnes gymnes

Genus Hapalomantis edit

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

Genus Hapalopeza edit

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

Genus Hapalopezella edit

Hapalopezella maculata

Genus Harpagomantis edit

Harpagomantis tricolor

Genus Hebardia edit

Hebardia pellucida

Genus Hebardiella edit

Hebardiella karnyi
Hebardiella rehni

Genus Hedigerella edit

Hedigerella fasciatella

Genus Heliomantis edit

Heliomantis elegans

Genus Helvia edit

Helvia cardinalis

Genus Hemiempusa edit

Hemiempusa capensis

Genus Hestiasula edit

Genus Heterochaeta edit

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

Genus Heterochaetula edit

Heterochaetula fissispinis
Heterochaetula straminea
Heterochaetula tricolor

Genus Heteronutarsus edit

Heteronutarsus aegyptiacus
Heteronutarsus albipennis
Heteronutarsus arenivagus
Heteronutarsus zolotarevskyi

Genus Heterovates edit

Heterovates pardalina

Genus Hicetia edit

Hicetia breviceps
Hicetia goediana
Hicetia goeldiana

Genus Hierodula edit

Hierodula patellifera

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

Hierodula ansusana
Hierodula aruana
Hierodula assamensis
Hierodula atrocoxata
Hierodula beieri
Hierodula bhamoana
Hierodula biaka
Hierodula borneana
Hierodula brunnea
Hierodula chamoana
Hierodula chinensis
Hierodula coarctata
Hierodula confusa
Hierodula crassa
Hierodula cuchingina'
Hierodula dolichoptera
Hierodula doveri
Hierodula dyaka
Hierodula everetti'
Hierodula fumipennis
Hierodula fuscescens
Hierodula gigliotosi
Hierodula gracilicollis
Hierodula harpyia
Hierodula heinrichi
Hierodula inconspicua
Hierodula ingens
Hierodula italii
Hierodula jobina
Hierodula kapaurana
Hierodula laevicollis
Hierodula lamasonga
Hierodula latipennis
Hierodula longedentata
Hierodula macrodentata
Hierodula macrostigmata
Hierodula maculata
Hierodula maculisternum
Hierodula major
Hierodula majuscula
Hierodula malaccana
Hierodula malaya
Hierodula membranacea (giant Asian mantis, Sri Lanka mantis, green mantis)
Hierodula microdon
Hierodula mindanensis
Hierodula modesta
Hierodula monochroa
Hierodula multispinulosa
Hierodula nicobarica
Hierodula obiensis
Hierodula obtusata
Hierodula oraea
Hierodula ovata
Hierodula papua
Hierodula parviceps
Hierodula patellifera (giant Asian mantis)
Hierodula perakana
Hierodula philippina
Hierodula pistillinota
Hierodula prosternalis
Hierodula pulchra
Hierodula pulchripes
Hierodula purpurescens
Hierodula pustulifera
Hierodula pygmaea
Hierodula quadridens
Hierodula quadripunctata
Hierodula quinquecallosa
Hierodula quinquepatellata
Hierodula rajah
Hierodula ralumina
Hierodula robusta
Hierodula rufomaculata
Hierodula rufopatellata
Hierodula salomonis (jade mantis)
Hierodula samangensis
Hierodula sarsinorum
Hierodula saussurei
Hierodula schultzei
Hierodula scutata
Hierodula simbangana
Hierodula similis
Hierodula siporana
Hierodula sorongana
Hierodula sternosticta
Hierodula stigmata
Hierodula striata
Hierodula striatipes
Hierodula szentivanyi
Hierodula tenuidentata
Hierodula tenuis
Hierodula timorensis
Hierodula togiana
Hierodula tonkinensis
Hierodula tornica
Hierodula transcaucasica
Hierodula trimacula
Hierodula unimaculata
Hierodula venosa
Hierodula ventralis
Hierodula versicolor
Hierodula vitreoides
Hierodula werneri
Hierodula westwoodi

Genus Hierodulella edit

Hierodulella celebensis
Hierodulella reticulata
Hierodulella soror

Genus Holaptilon edit

Holaptilon brevipugilis
Holaptilon pusillulum (jumping mantis)

Genus Hondurantemna edit

Hondurantemna chespiritoi

Genus Hoplocoryphella edit

Hoplocoryphella grandis

Genus Hoplocorypha edit

Hoplocorypha macra

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

Genus Hoplocoryphella edit

Hoplocoryphella grandis

Genus Humbertiella edit

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 edit

Hyalomantis antsingica
Hyalomantis madagascariensis
Hyalomantis murzini
Hyalomantis whitingi

Genus Hymenopus edit

Hymenopus species are commonly called orchid mantises.

Hymenopus bicornis
Hymenopus coronatoides
Hymenopus coronatus (Malaysian orchid mantis, orchid mantis)

Genus Hypsicorypha edit

Hypsicorypha gracilis

Genus Idolomantis edit

Idolomantis diabolica (giant devil's flower mantis, devil's flower mantis)

Genus Idolomorpha edit

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

Genus Ilomantis edit

Genus Ima edit

Ima fusca

Genus Indothespis edit

Indothespis assamensis

Genus Indomenella edit

Indomenella indica

Genus Iridopteryx edit

Iridopteryx iridipennis

Genus Iris edit

Iris oratoria

Iris caeca
Iris deserti
Iris insolita
Iris nana
Iris narzykulovi
Iris oratoria (Mediterranean mantis)
Iris orientalis
Iris persa
Iris persiminima
Iris pitcheri
Iris polystictica
Iris senegalensis
Iris splendida
Iris strigosa

Genus Ischnomantis edit

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 edit

†Jersimantis burmiticus
†Jersimantis luzzii

Genus Junodia edit

Junodia amoena
Junodia beieri
Junodia congica
Junodia hararensis
Junodia lameyi
Junodia maternaschulzei
Junodia spinosa
Junodia stiewei
Junodia strigipennis
Junodia vansomereni
Junodia vansoni

Genus †Kazakhophotina edit

†Kazakhophotina corrupta

Genus Kongobatha edit

Kongobatha diademata
Kongobatha papua

Genus Lagrecacanthops edit

Lagrecacanthops brasiliensis
Lagrecacanthops guyanensis

Genus Leptocola edit

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

Genus Leptomantella edit

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

Genus Leptomiopteryx edit

Leptomiopteryx argentina
Leptomiopteryx dispar

Genus Leptosibylla edit

Leptosibylla gracilis

Genus Ligaria edit

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 edit

Ligariella australis
Ligariella bicornuta
Ligariella bolivari
Ligariella gracilis
Ligariella trigonali

Genus Ligentella edit

Ligentella beieri
Ligentella lacualis
Ligentella zairensis

Genus Liguanea edit

Liguanea pediodromia

Genus Litaneutria edit

Litaneutria elongata
Litaneutria emarginata
Litaneutria minor (minor ground mantis)
Litaneutria ocularis
Litaneutria pacifica
Litaneutria skinneri (Skinner's ground mantis)

Genus †Lithophotina edit

†Lithophotina floccosa

Genus Liturgusa edit

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 edit

Liturgusella malagassa

Genus Lobocneme edit

Lobocneme colombiae
Lobocneme icterica
Lobocneme lobipes

Genus Lobothespis edit

Lobothespis vignai

Genus Machairima edit

Machairima papua

Genus Macracanthopus edit

Macracanthopus schoutedeni
Macracanthopus seydeli

Genus Macrodanuria edit

Macrodanuria baculiformis
Macrodanuria elongata
Macrodanuria phasmoides

Genus Macromusonia edit

Macromusonia conspersa
Macromusonia major

Genus Macropopa edit

Macropopa lobata

Genus Maculatoscelis edit

Genus Macromantis edit

Macromantis hyalina
Macromantis nicaraguae
Macromantis ovalifolia
Macromantis saussurei

Genus Majanga edit

Majanga basilaris
Majanga spinosa
Majanga tricolor

Genus Majangella edit

Majangella carli
Majangella moultoni
Majangella ophirensis

Genus Mantasoa edit

Mantasoa lebbei
Mantasoa maculata

Genus Mantellias edit

Mantellias pubicornis

Genus Mantilia edit

Mantilia ehrmanni

Genus Mantillica edit

Mantillica nigricans

Genus Mantis edit

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 edit

Mantoida nitida

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

Mantoida argentinae
Mantoida beieri
Mantoida brunneriana
Mantoida burmeisteri
Mantoida fulgidipennis
†Mantoida matthiasglinki
Mantoida maya (little Yucatán mantis)
Mantoida nitida
Mantoida ronderosi
Mantoida schraderi
Mantoida tenuis

Genus †Megaphotina edit

†Megaphotina sichotensis

Genus Mekongomantis edit

Mekongomantis quinquespinosa

Genus Melliera edit

Melliera brevipes
Melliera chorotega
Melliera major
Melliera mordax

Genus Mellierella edit

Mellierella biroi
Mellierella trifasciata

Genus Melomantis edit

Melomantis africana
Melomantis asema

Genus Memantis edit

Memantis anomala
Memantis fuliginosa
Memantis gardneri
Memantis minor

Genus Mesopteryx edit

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

Genus Metacromantis edit

Metacromantis nigrofemorata
Metacromantis oxyops

Genus Metagalepsus edit

Metagalepsus occidentalis
Metagalepsus stramineus

Genus Metallyticus edit

Metallyticus splendidus

Metallyticus fallax
Metallyticus pallipes
Metallyticus semiaeneus
Metallyticus splendidus
Metallyticus violaceus

Genus Metatoxodera edit

Metatoxodera subparallela

Genus Metilia edit

Metilia amazonica (Beier, 1930)^[6]
Metilia boliviana (Werner, 1927)^[7]
Metilia brunnerii (Saussure, 1871)^[8]

Metilia brunnerii

Genus Metoxypilus edit

Genus Metriomantis edit

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

Genus Micromantis edit

Micromantis glauca

Genus Microphotina^[9] edit

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

Genus Microthespis edit

Microthespis dmitriewi
Microthespis evansi
Microthespis sindhensis

Genus Miobantia edit

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

Genus Miomantis edit

Miomantis abyssinica (Egyptian mantis, Ethiopian mantis)
Miomantis acutipes
Miomantis aequalis
Miomantis affinis
Miomantis alata
Miomantis amanica
Miomantis andreinii
Miomantis annulipes
Miomantis arabica
Miomantis asignata
Miomantis aurantiaca
Miomantis aurea
Miomantis australis
Miomantis binotata
Miomantis bintumanensis
Miomantis brachyptera
Miomantis brevipennis
Miomantis brunni
Miomantis buettneri
Miomantis caffra (South African mantis, springbok mantis)
Miomantis cinnabarina
Miomantis ciprianii
Miomantis coxalis
Miomantis devylderi
Miomantis diademata
Miomantis exilis
Miomantis fallax
Miomantis feminina
Miomantis fenestrata
Miomantis gracilis
Miomantis griffinii
Miomantis gyldenstolpei
Miomantis helenae
Miomantis kibweziana
Miomantis kilimandjarica
Miomantis lacualis
Miomantis lamtoensis
Miomantis longicollis
Miomantis menelikii
Miomantis milmilena
Miomantis minuta
Miomantis misana
Miomantis moerana
Miomantis mombasica
Miomantis monacha
Miomantis montana
Miomantis multipunctata
Miomantis nairobiensis
Miomantis natalica
Miomantis nyassensis
Miomantis ornata

Miomantis paykullii

Genus Miracanthops edit

Miracanthops eseejja
Miracanthops lombardoi
Miracanthops poulaini

Genus Miromantis edit

Miromantis mirandula
Miromantis thalassina
Miromantis yunnanensis

Genus Muscimantis edit

Muscimantis montana

Genus Musonia edit

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

Genus Musoniella edit

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

Genus Musoniola edit

Musoniola conservatrix
Musoniola dohrniana
Musoniola venezuelana
Musoniola vicina

Genus Myrcinus edit

Myrcinus aspera
Myrcinus octispinus
Myrcinus tuberosus

Genus Myrmecomantis edit

The single species in this genus is an ant mantis.

Myrmecomantis atra

Myrmecomantis atra (ant mantis)

Genus Mythomantis edit

Mythomantis confusa
Mythomantis gracilis
Mythomantis serrata

Genus Namamantis edit

Namamantis nigropunctata

Genus Nannofulcinia edit

Nannofulcinia pulchra

Genus Nanomantis edit

Nanomantis australis
Nanomantis gilolae
Nanomantis lactea
Nanomantis yunnanensis

Genus Nausicaamantis edit

Nausicaamantis miyazakii

Genus Negromantis edit

Negromantis gracilis
Negromantis gracillima
Negromantis lutescens
Negromantis milloti
Negromantis modesta

Genus Nemotha edit

Nemotha metallica

Genus Neocilnia edit

Neocilnia gracilis

Genus Neodanuria edit

Neodanuria bolauana

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