List of mantis genera and species
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The following list of mantis genera and species is incomplete and will differ from those derived from older taxonomic categorizations.

The insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...

 Order
Order (biology)
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 Mantodea consists of approximately 2,000 species
Species
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, of which a majority are in the Family
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 Mantidae
Mantidae
Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to...

. Until recently, only this single family was recognized within the order.

Note that in some cases, common name
Common name
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s in the English language
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 are loosely applied to several different members of a particular genus, or even for species in various genera. For example, "giant Asian mantis
Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula membranacea is a large mantid, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula. Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis. As the name...

" is used for various members of Hierodula
Hierodula
Hierodula is a genus of praying mantises found throughout Asia. Many species are referred to by the common name giant Asian mantis because of their large size. Representative species include H. grandis, H. membranacea, and H...

, "dead leaf mantis
Dead Leaf Mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus Deroplatys because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include D. desiccata , D. lobata , and D. philippinica...

" may refer not only to various species of Deroplatys
Deroplatys
Deroplatys is a genus of praying mantises in the subfamily Deroplatyinae of Mantidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name Dead Leaf Mantis. Representative species include:...

, but to all brown mantises that use leaf
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....

 mimicry for camouflage. "Flower mantis
Flower Mantis
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

" refers to numerous mantises, especially those belonging to or similar to those of genus Creobroter
Creobroter
Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis concentrated in Western Asia. The name comes from the Greek "kreas" Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis concentrated in Western Asia. The name comes from the Greek "kreas" Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis...

, and so on.

The "Tree of Life Project" is the primary (but not the only) reference for the taxonomy shown here. For citation of common nomenclature and additional references, see individual articles.

Genus Acanthops
Acanthops
Acanthops is a genus in the family Acanthopidae, containing 17 species....

Some members of this genus are known as dead leaf mantis
Dead Leaf Mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus Deroplatys because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include D. desiccata , D. lobata , and D. philippinica...

es or boxer mantis
Boxer Mantis
Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

es.
  • Acanthops royi
  • Acanthops centralis
  • Acanthops falcataria
    Acanthops falcataria
    Acanthops falcataria, common name South American Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis placed historically in the family Acanthopidae and is one of many mantis from various genera that resembles a dead leaf....

  • Acanthops falcata (South American dead leaf mantis , boxer mantis )
  • Acanthops orosa

Genus Acontista
Acontista
Acontista is a genus in the family Acanthopidae.-Species:*Acontista amazonica*Acontista amoenula*Acontista brevipennis*Acontista cayennensis*Acontista championi*Acontista chopardi*Acontista concinna...

  • Acontista amazonica
  • Acontista amoenula
  • Acontista brevipennis
  • Acontista cayennensis
  • Acontista championi
  • Acontista chopardi
  • Acontista concinna
    Acontista concinna
    Acontista concinna is a species of praying mantis in the Acanthopidae Family that is native to Ecuador....

  • Acontista cordillerae
  • Acontista cubana
  • Acontista ecuadorica
  • Acontista eximia
  • Acontista festae
  • Acontista fraterna
  • Acontista inquinata
  • Acontista iriodes
  • Acontista maroniensis
  • Acontista mexicana
  • Acontista minima
  • Acontista multicolor
  • Acontista piracicabensis
  • Acontista quadrimaculata
  • Acontista rehni
  • Acontista semirufa
  • Acontista travassosi
  • Acontista vitrea

Genus Acromantis
Acromantis
Acromantis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantis
Boxer Mantis
Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

es or flower mantis
Flower Mantis
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

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  • Acromantis australis
    Acromantis australis
    Acromantis australis, common name Island Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia, the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and Roon....

  • Acromantis dyaka
    Acromantis dyaka
    Acromantis dyaka is a species of praying mantis native to in Borneo....

  • Acromantis elegans
    Acromantis elegans
    Acromantis elegans, common name Elegant Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to in Nepal....

  • Acromantis formosana
    Acromantis formosana
    Acromantis formosana, common name Taiwan Flower Mantis, is a species of mantis native to Taiwan....

     (Taiwan flower mantis , Japanese
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     台灣姬螳螂 )
  • Acromantis gestri
    Acromantis gestri
    Acromantis gestri, common name Sumatran Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia and Sumatra....

     (Thai boxer mantis )
  • Acromantis grandis
    Acromantis grandis
    Acromantis grandis is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia and Sumatra....

  • Acromantis hesione
    Acromantis hesione
    Acromantis hesione, common name Burmese Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in China and the Philippines....

  • Acromantis indica
    Acromantis indica
    Acromantis indica, common name Burmese Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Myanmar....

  • Acromantis insularis
    Acromantis insularis
    Acromantis insularis, common name Luzon Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in India, Sumatra, and Java....

  • Acromantis japonica
    Acromantis japonica
    Acromantis japonica, common name Japanese Boxer Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China....

  • Acromantis lilii
    Acromantis lilii
    Acromantis lilii is a species of praying mantis native to Java and the Philippines....

  • Acromantis luzonica
    Acromantis luzonica
    Acromantis luzonica, common name Luzon Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in the Philippine....

  • Acromantis montana
    Acromantis montana
    Acromantis montana, common name Mountain Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis found in India, Java, and Borneo....

  • Acromantis moultoni
    Acromantis moultoni
    Acromantis nicobarica, common name Borneo Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Borneo....

  • Acromantis nicobarica
    Acromantis nicobarica
    Acromantis nicobarica is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Acromantis palauana
    Acromantis palauana
    Acromantis palauana, common name Palau Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Palau....

  • Acromantis philippina
    Acromantis philippina
    Acromantis philippina, common name Philippines Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines....

  • Acromantis philippina
    Acromantis philippina
    Acromantis philippina, common name Philippines Acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines....

  • Acromantis satsumensis
    Acromantis satsumensis
    Acromantis satsumensis is a species of praying mantis native to Japan....

  • Acromantis siporana
    Acromantis siporana
    Acromantis siporana, common name Mentawai Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Sumatra and on the Mentawai Islands....


Genus Aethalochroa
Aethalochroa
Aethalochroa is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae....

Members of this genus are commonly called stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

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  • Aethalochroa affinis
    Aethalochroa affinis
    Aethalochroa affinis, common name Pakistani Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Pakistan....

  • Aethalochroa ashmoliana
    Aethalochroa ashmoliana
    Aethalochroa ashmoliana, common name Iranian Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in India, Iran, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka....

     (Iranian stick mantis)
  • Aethalochroa insignis
    Aethalochroa insignis
    Aethalochroa insignis is a species of praying mantis found in India that was originally identified as a variety of A. ashmoliana....

     (Indian stick mantis)
  • Aethalochroa simplicipes
    Aethalochroa simplicipes
    Aethalochroa simplicipes is a species of praying mantis found in India that was originally identified as a variety of A. ashmoliana....

  • Aethalochroa spinipes
    Aethalochroa spinipes
    Aethalochroa spinipes, common name Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Pakistan and India....


Genus Amantis
Amantis
Amantis is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean...

Amantis species are native to Asia
Asia
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 and the islands of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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  • Amantis aeta
    Amantis aeta
    Amantis aeta is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines....

  • Amantis aliena
    Amantis aliena
    Amantis aliena is a species of praying mantis native to Myanmar....

  • Amantis basilana
    Amantis basilana
    Amantis basilana is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines....

  • Amantis biroi
    Amantis biroi
    Amantis biroi is a species of praying mantis native to India, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, and the Sunda Islands....

  • Amantis bolivarii
    Amantis bolivarii
    Amantis bolivarii is a species of praying mantis native to Myanmar and Nepal....

  • Amantis fuliginosa
    Amantis fuliginosa
    Amantis fuliginosa is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis fumosa
    Amantis fumosa
    Amantis fumosa is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis gestri
    Amantis gestri
    Amantis gestri is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines. It may be the same as A. reticulata....

  • Amantis hainanensis
    Amantis hainanensis
    Amantis hainanensis is a species of praying mantis native to China and Vietnam....

  • Amantis indica
    Amantis indica
    Amantis indica is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis irina
    Amantis irina
    Amantis aliena is a species of praying mantis native to Amboina, Sumatra, Malaysia, Moluccas, and Myanmar....

  • Amantis lofaoshanensis
    Amantis lofaoshanensis
    Amantis lofaoshanensis is a species of praying mantis native to China....

  • Amantis longipennis
    Amantis longipennis
    Amantis longipennis is a species of praying mantis native to Vietnam....

  • Amantis malabarensis
    Amantis malabarensis
    Amantis malabarensis is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis malayana
    Amantis malayana
    Amantis malayana is a species of praying mantis native to the islands of Bacan, Kaisa, and Sulawesi in Indonesia....

  • Amantis nawai
    Amantis nawai
    Amantis nawai is a species of praying mantis native to China, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan....

  • Amantis philippina
    Amantis philippina
    Amantis philippina is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines....

  • Amantis reticulata
    Amantis reticulata
    Amantis reticulata is a species of praying mantis found in Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Palawan. It may be the same as A. gestri....

  • Amantis saussurei
    Amantis saussurei
    Amantis saussurei is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis subirina
    Amantis subirina
    Amantis saussurei is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis testacea
    Amantis testacea
    Amantis testacea is a species of praying mantis native to India....

  • Amantis tristis
    Amantis tristis
    Amantis tristis is a species of praying mantis native to Borneo....

  • Amantis vitalisi
    Amantis vitalisi
    Amantis vitalisi is a species of praying mantis native to Vietnam....

  • Amantis wuzhishana
    Amantis wuzhishana
    Amantis wuzhishana is a species of praying mantis native to China that was undiscovered until the 21st Century....


Genus Ameles
Ameles
Ameles is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe by species such as:*A. aegyptiaca*A. africana*A. arabica*A. assoi*A. crassinervis*A. cyprica*A. decolor*A. dumonti...

Ameles is a wide-ranging genus
Genus
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 found in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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  • Ameles aegyptiaca
    Ameles aegyptiaca
    Ameles aegyptiaca is a species of praying mantis native to Egypt....

  • Ameles africana
  • Ameles arabica
    Ameles arabica
    Ameles arabica is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Saudi Arabia....

  • Ameles assoi
    Ameles assoi
    Ameles assoi is a species of praying mantis native to Morocco, Tunisia, and Spain....

  • Ameles crassinervis
    Ameles crassinervis
    Ameles crassinervis is a species of praying mantis native to Afghanistan, Iran, and the Transcaucasus....

  • Ameles cyprica
    Ameles cyprica
    Ameles arabica is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Cyprus....

  • Ameles decolor
    Ameles decolor
    Ameles decolor , is a species of praying mantis native to Europe....

  • Ameles dumonti
    Ameles dumonti
    Ameles dumonti is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Tunisia and Morocco....

  • Ameles fasciipennis
    Ameles fasciipennis
    Ameles fasciipennis is a species of praying mantis that lives in Italy....

  • Ameles gracilis
    Ameles gracilis
    Ameles gracilis is a species of praying mantis found on the Canary Islands....

  • Ameles heldreichi
    Ameles heldreichi
    Ameles heldreichi is a species of praying mantis that lives in Greece, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Turkey, and Cyprus....

  • Ameles kervillei
    Ameles kervillei
    Ameles kervillei is a species of praying mantis that lives in Syria....

  • Ameles limbata
    Ameles limbata
    Ameles limbata is a species of praying mantis that lives on the Canary Islands....

  • Ameles maroccana
    Ameles maroccana
    Ameles maroccana is a species of praying mantis that lives in Morocco....

  • Ameles modesta
    Ameles modesta
    Ameles modesta is a species of praying mantis found in Morocco. It is much larger than other praying mantis....

  • Ameles moralesi
    Ameles moralesi
    Ameles moralesi is a species of praying mantis found in Morocco....

  • Ameles persa
    Ameles persa
    Ameles persa is a species of praying mantis found in Afghanistan and Iran....

  • Ameles picteti
    Ameles picteti
    Ameles picteti is a species of praying mantis found in Algeria, Sicily, and Spain....

  • Ameles poggii
    Ameles poggii
    Ameles poggii is a species of praying mantis found in Libya....

  • Ameles spallanzania
    Ameles spallanzania
    Ameles spallanzania, common name European Dwarf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found across Europe.-See also:*List of mantis genera and speciesThese insects can be found in central europe. They can't live by water....

     (European dwarf mantis)
  • Ameles syriensis
    Ameles syriensis
    Ameles syriensis is a species of praying mantis found in Syria and Turkey....

  • Ameles taurica
    Ameles taurica
    Ameles taurica is a species of praying mantis found in Ukraine....

  • Ameles wadisirhani
    Ameles wadisirhani
    Ameles wadisirhani is a species of praying mantis found in Saudi Arabia....


Genus Amorphoscelis
Amorphoscelis
Amorphoscelis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Amorphoscelidae....

Amorphoscelis species are concentrated in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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  • Amorphoscelis abyssinica
    Amorphoscelis abyssinica
    Amorphoscelis elegans is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Tanzania....

  • Amorphoscelis angolica
    Amorphoscelis angolica
    Amorphoscelis angolica is a species of praying mantis found in Angola....

  • Amorphoscelis annulicornis
    Amorphoscelis annulicornis
    Amorphoscelis annulicornis is a species of praying mantis found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, and Malaysia....

  • Amorphoscelis austrogermanica
    Amorphoscelis austrogermanica
    Amorphoscelis austrogermanica is a species of praying mantis found in Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, and East Africa....

  • Amorphoscelis borneana
    Amorphoscelis borneana
    Amorphoscelis borneana is a species of praying mantis found in Borneo....

  • Amorphoscelis brunneipennis
    Amorphoscelis brunneipennis
    Amorphoscelis brunneipennis is a species of praying mantis found in India and Sri Lanka....

  • Amorphoscelis ceylonica
    Amorphoscelis ceylonica
    Amorphoscelis ceylonica is a species of praying mantis found in Sri Lanka....

  • Amorphoscelis chinensis
    Amorphoscelis chinensis
    Amorphoscelis chinensis is a species of praying mantis found in China....

  • Amorphoscelis chopardi
    Amorphoscelis chopardi
    Amorphoscelis chopardi is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana....

  • Amorphoscelis elegans
    Amorphoscelis elegans
    Amorphoscelis elegans is a species of praying mantis found in Ghana, Guinea, Togo, and on Bioko island....

  • Amorphoscelis griffini
    Amorphoscelis griffini
    Amorphoscelis griffini is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon....

  • Amorphoscelis grisea
    Amorphoscelis grisea
    Amorphoscelis grisea is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon, Guinea and in the Congo River region....

  • Amorphoscelis javana
    Amorphoscelis javana
    Amorphoscelis javana is a species of praying mantis found in Java....

  • Amorphoscelis lamottei
    Amorphoscelis lamottei
    Amorphoscelis lamottei is a species of praying mantis found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and in the Congo River area....

  • Amorphoscelis laxeretis
    Amorphoscelis laxeretis
    Amorphoscelis laxeretis is a species of praying mantis found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Fernando Po, and Togo....

  • Amorphoscelis machadoi
    Amorphoscelis machadoi
    Amorphoscelis machadoi is a species of praying mantis found in Angola....

  • Amorphoscelis naumanni
    Amorphoscelis naumanni
    Amorphoscelis naumanni is a species of praying mantis native to Afghanistan....

  • Amorphoscelis nigriventer
    Amorphoscelis nigriventer
    Amorphoscelis nigriventer is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Guinea....

  • Amorphoscelis nubeculosa
    Amorphoscelis nubeculosa
    Amorphoscelis nubeculosa is a species of praying mantis found in Cameroon....

  • Amorphoscelis opaca
    Amorphoscelis opaca
    Amorphoscelis opaca is a species of praying mantis found in Cameroon....

  • Amorphoscelis orientalis
    Amorphoscelis orientalis
    Amorphoscelis orientalis is a species of praying mantis native to Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....

  • Amorphoscelis pallida
    Amorphoscelis pallida
    Amorphoscelis pallida is a species of praying mantis found in Cameroon and Nigeria....

  • Amorphoscelis pantherina
    Amorphoscelis pantherina
    Amorphoscelis pantherina is a species of praying mantis native to Iraq....

  • Amorphoscelis papua
    Amorphoscelis papua
    Amorphoscelis papua is a species of praying mantis found in New Guinea....

  • Amorphoscelis parva
    Amorphoscelis parva
    Amorphoscelis parva is a species of praying mantis native to Sumba....

  • Amorphoscelis pellucida
    Amorphoscelis pellucida
    Amorphoscelis pellucida is a species of praying mantis native to Australia, Java, and Singapore....

  • Amorphoscelis philippina
    Amorphoscelis philippina
    Amorphoscelisphilippina is a species of praying mantis found in the Philippines....

  • Amorphoscelis pulchella
    Amorphoscelis pulchella
    Amorphoscelis pulchella is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Congo River region....

  • Amorphoscelis pulchra
    Amorphoscelis pulchra
    Amorphoscelis pulchra is a species of praying mantis native to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Congo basin, and Sierra Leone....

  • Amorphoscelis punctata
    Amorphoscelis punctata
    Amorphoscelis pulchra is a species of praying mantis native to Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Congo basin, and Sierra Leone....

  • Amorphoscelis reticulata
    Amorphoscelis reticulata
    Amorphoscelis reticulata is a species of praying mantis native to Sarawak....

  • Amorphoscelis rufula
    Amorphoscelis rufula
    Amorphoscelis rufula is a species of praying mantis native to Borneo....

  • Amorphoscelis siebersi
    Amorphoscelis siebersi
    Amorphoscelis siebersis is a species of praying mantis found in Borneo....

  • Amorphoscelis singaporana
    Amorphoscelis singaporana
    Amorphoscelis singaporana is a species of praying mantis found in Singapore, India, Sumatra, and Thailand....

  • Amorphoscelis spinosa
    Amorphoscelis spinosa
    Amorphoscelis spinosa is a species of praying mantis found in Sri Lanka....

  • Amorphoscelis subnigra
    Amorphoscelis subnigra
    Amorphoscelis subnigraa is a species of praying mantis found in Borneo....

  • Amorphoscelis tigrina
    Amorphoscelis tigrina
    Amorphoscelis tigrina is a species of praying mantis found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Senegal....

  • Amorphoscelis tuberculata
    Amorphoscelis tuberculata
    Amorphoscelis tuberculata is a species of praying mantis native to Namibia, Mozambique, Transvaal, Zimbabwe....

  • Amorphoscelis villiersi
    Amorphoscelis villiersi
    Amorphoscelis villiersi is a species of praying mantis native to the Congo River area....


Genus Anaxarcha
Anaxarcha
Anaxarcha is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Anaxarcha acuta
    Anaxarcha acuta
    Anaxarcha acuta is a species of praying mantis found in India....

  • Anaxarcha graminea
    Anaxarcha graminea
    Anaxarcha graminea is a species of praying mantis found in India and Malasia....

  • Anaxarcha hyalina
    Anaxarcha hyalina
    Anaxarcha hyalina is a species of praying mantis found in China....

  • Anaxarcha intermedia
    Anaxarcha intermedia
    Anaxarcha intermedia is a species of praying mantis found in India....

  • Anaxarcha limbata
    Anaxarcha limbata
    Anaxarcha limbata is a species of praying mantis found in India, Sumatra, and Borneo....

  • Anaxarcha sinensis
    Anaxarcha sinensis
    sinensis is a species of praying mantis found in China....

  • Anaxarcha tianmushanensis
    Anaxarcha tianmushanensis
    Anaxarcha tianmushanensis is a species of praying mantis found in China....


Genus Antistia
Antistia (genus)
Antistia is a genus in the family Tarachodidae....

  • Antistia maculipennis
    Antistia maculipennis
    Antistia maculipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Antistia parva
    Antistia parva
    Antistia parva is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Antistia robusta
    Antistia robusta
    Antistia robusta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Antistia vicina
    Antistia vicina
    Antistia vicina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....


Genus Anasigerpes
Anasigerpes
Anasigerpes is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Anasigerpes amieti
    Anasigerpes amieti
    Anasigerpes amieti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes bifasciata
    Anasigerpes bifasciata
    Anasigerpes bifasciata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes centralis
    Anasigerpes centralis
    Anasigerpes centralis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes grilloti
    Anasigerpes grilloti
    Anasigerpes grilloti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes heydeni
    Anasigerpes heydeni
    Anasigerpes heydeni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes nigripes
    Anasigerpes nigripes
    Anasigerpes nigripes is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....

  • Anasigerpes unifasciata
    Anasigerpes unifasciata
    Anasigerpes unifasciata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Antistia in the order Mantodea....


Genus Archimantis
Archimantis
- Archimantis :Archimantis is a genus of Praying mantis found in Australia, the members of this genus are listed below. These species are ranging from 150 mm to 180mm, and can be quite aggressive when full adult.#A. armata#A. brunneria...

Archimantis species are common in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and some are called stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

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  • Archimantis armata
    Archimantis armata
    Archimantis armata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis brunneriana
    Archimantis brunneriana
    Archimantis brunneriana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis gracilis
    Archimantis gracilis
    Archimantis gracilis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis latistyla
    Archimantis latistyla
    Archimantis latistyla, commonly known as the large brown mantis is a species of mantid native to Australia. The large brown mantis has a few subspecies, and one of them is the stick mantis ghost from Bundabergs Turtle Sands...

     (large brown mantis, Australian stick mantis)
  • Archimantis monstrosa
    Archimantis monstrosa
    Archimantis monstrosa is 1 of 10 species in the genus Archimantis. A. monstrosa, or monster mantis, reaches a length of up to 130mm. It can live longer than the more common species, Archimantis latistyla, and will eat twice as much....

     (monster mantis)
  • Archimantis quinquelobata
    Archimantis quinquelobata
    Archimantis quinquelobata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis sobrina
    Archimantis sobrina
    Archimantis sobrina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis straminea
    Archimantis straminea
    Archimantis straminea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Archimantis vittata
    Archimantis vittata
    Archimantis vittata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Archimantis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Ariusia
Ariusia
Ariusia is a genus of insect in the family Tarachodidae. It contains only one species: Ariusia conspersa....

  • Ariusia conspersa
    Ariusia conspersa
    Ariusia conspersa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ariusia in the family Tarachodidae....


Genus Asiadodis
Asiadodis
Asiadodis is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis , and Leaf Mantis because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. Species of Asiadodis include:*Asiadodis squilla *Asiadodis yunnanensis...

Members of this genus are common known as shield mantis
Shield Mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

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  • Asiadodis squilla
    Asiadodis squilla
    Asiadodis squilla is a species of praying mantis in the genus Asiadodis in the order Mantodea....

     (Asian shield mantis)
  • Asiadodis yunnanensis
    Asiadodis yunnanensis
    Asiadodis yunnanensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Asiadodis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Astape
Astape
Astape is a genus of praying mantis in the family Thespidae....

  • Astape denticollis
    Astape denticollis
    Astape denticollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Astape in the family Thespidae....


Genus Bactromantis
Bactromantis
Bactromantis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Thespidae....

  • Bactromantis mexicana
    Bactromantis mexicana
    Bactromantis mexicana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bactromantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Bactromantis parvula
    Bactromantis parvula
    Bactromantis parvula is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bactromantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Bactromantis tolteca
    Bactromantis tolteca
    Bactromantis tolteca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bactromantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Bactromantis virga
    Bactromantis virga
    Bactromantis virga is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bactromantis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Bantia
Bantia (genus)
Bantia is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Bantia chopardi
    Bantia chopardi
    Bantia chopardi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia fusca
    Bantia fusca
    Bantia fusca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia marmorata
    Bantia marmorata
    Bantia marmorata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia metzi
    Bantia metzi
    Bantia metzi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia michaelisi
    Bantia michaelisi
    Bantia michaelisi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia nana
    Bantia nana
    Bantia nana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia pygmea
    Bantia pygmea
    Bantia pygmea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia simoni
    Bantia simoni
    Bantia simoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantia werneri
    Bantia werneri
    Bantia werneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantia in the order Mantodea....


Genus Bantiella
Bantiella
Bantiella is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Bantiella columbina
    Bantiella columbina
    Bantiella columbina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantiella in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantiella fusca
    Bantiella fusca
    Bantiella fusca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantiella in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantiella hyalina
    Bantiella hyalina
    Bantiella hyalina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantiella in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantiella pallida
    Bantiella pallida
    Bantiella pallida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantiella in the order Mantodea....

  • Bantiella trinitatis
    Bantiella trinitatis
    Bantiella trinitatis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bantiella in the order Mantodea....


Genus Blepharodes
Blepharodes
Blepharodes is a genus of praying mantis in the family Empusidae.- Species :* Blepharodes candelarius Bolivar 1890* Blepharodes cornutus Schulthess 1894* Blepharodes parumspinosus Beier 1930* Blepharodes sudanensis Werner 1907...

  • Blepharodes candelarius
    Blepharodes candelarius
    Blepharodes candelarius is a species of praying mantis in the genus Blepharodes in the order Mantodea....

  • Blepharodes cornutus
    Blepharodes cornutus
    Blepharodes cornutus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Blepharodes in the order Mantodea....

  • Blepharodes parumspinosus
    Blepharodes parumspinosus
    Blepharodes parumspinosus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Blepharodes in the order Mantodea....

  • Blepharodes sudanensis
    Blepharodes sudanensis
    Blepharodes sudanensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Blepharodes in the order Mantodea....


Genus Blepharopsis
Blepharopsis
Blepharopsis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Empusidae....

  • Blepharopsis mendica
    Blepharopsis mendica
    Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa and on the Canary Islands. Devil's flower mantis, Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis, and arab mantis are among its common names....

     (devil's flower mantis, Egyptian flower mantis , thistle mantis)

Genus Bolbe
Bolbe (genus)
Bolbe is a genus of praying mantises, sometimes called by the common name Ground Mantis, that is found in Australia. It includes the following species:*Bolbe lowi*Bolbe maia*Bolbe nigra *Bolbe pallida*Bolbe pygmea...

  • Bolbe lowi
    Bolbe lowi
    Bolbe lowi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbe in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbe maia
    Bolbe maia
    Bolbe maia is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbe in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbe nigra
    Bolbe nigra
    Bolbe nigra is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbe in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbe pallida
    Bolbe pallida
    Bolbe pallida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbe in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbe pygmea

Genus Bolbena
Bolbena
Bolbena is a genus of praying mantises native to Africa. It includes the following species:*Bolbena assimilis*Bolbena hottentotta*Bolbena maraisi*Bolbena minor*Bolbena orientalis*Bolbena minutissima...

  • Bolbena assimilis
    Bolbena assimilis
    Bolbena assimilis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbena in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbena hottentotta
    Bolbena hottentotta
    Bolbena hottentotta, common name hottentot mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Kenya, and Namibia. It is a tiny mantis species in which nymphs are only about long and adult females grow to only long. This species has recently been introduced to cultivation but are still very...

  • Bolbena maraisi
    Bolbena maraisi
    Bolbena maraisi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbena in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbena minor
    Bolbena minor
    Bolbena minor is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbena in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbena orientalis
    Bolbena orientalis
    Bolbena orientalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbena in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbena minutissima
    Bolbena minutissima
    Bolbena minutissima is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbena in the order Mantodea....


Genus Bolbula
Bolbula
Bolbula is a genus of praying mantis in the family Iridopterygidae....

  • Bolbula debilis
    Bolbula debilis
    Bolbula debilis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbula in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbula exigua
    Bolbula exigua
    Bolbula exigua is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbula in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolbula widenmanni
    Bolbula widenmanni
    Bolbula widenmanni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolbula in the order Mantodea....


Genus Bolivaroscelis
Bolivaroscelis
Bolivaroscelis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Amorphoscelis....

  • Bolivaroscelis bolivarii
    Bolivaroscelis bolivarii
    Bolivaroscelis bolivarii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolivaroscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolivaroscelis carinata
    Bolivaroscelis carinata
    Bolivaroscelis carinata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolivaroscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Bolivaroscelis werneri
    Bolivaroscelis werneri
    Bolivaroscelis werneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Bolivaroscelis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Brunneria
Brunneria
Brunneria is a genus of praying mantises in Family Mantidae. Often called stick mantis for their slender shape, the genus is native to the Americas and is represented by such species such as:...

Brunneria, species of which are known as stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

es, are found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

, and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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  • Brunneria borealis
    Brunneria borealis
    Brunneria borealis, common name Brunner's Mantis or Brunner's Stick Mantis , is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States. It is only species known to reproduce solely through parthenogenesis; there are no males....

     (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis , American stick mantis )
  • Brunneria brasiliensis
    Brunneria brasiliensis
    Brunneria brasiliensis, common name Brazilian Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....

     (Brazilian stick mantis)
  • Brunneria gracilis
    Brunneria gracilis
    Brunneria gracilis is a species of praying mantis found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela....

  • Brunneria longa
    Brunneria longa
    Brunneria brasiliensis is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil and Bolivia....

  • Brunneria subaptera
    Brunneria subaptera
    Brunneria brasiliensis, common name Small-winged Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Venezuela....

     (small-winged stick mantis)

Genus Calamothespis
Calamothespis
Calamothespis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Toxoderidae....

  • Calamothespis adusta
    Calamothespis adusta
    Calamothespis adusta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis condamini
    Calamothespis condamini
    Calamothespis condamini is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis lineatipennis
    Calamothespis lineatipennis
    Calamothespis lineatipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis oxyops
    Calamothespis oxyops
    Calamothespis oxyops is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis rourei
    Calamothespis rourei
    Calamothespis rourei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis subcornuta
    Calamothespis subcornuta
    Calamothespis subcornuta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis taylori
    Calamothespis taylori
    Calamothespis taylori is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Calamothespis vuattouxi
    Calamothespis vuattouxi
    Calamothespis vuattouxi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Calamothespis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Carrikerella
Carrikerella
Carrikerella is a genus of praying mantis in the family Thespidae....

  • Carrikerella ceratophora
    Carrikerella ceratophora
    Carrikerella ceratophora is a species of praying mantis in the genus Carrikerella in the order Mantodea....

  • Carrikerella empusa
    Carrikerella empusa
    Carrikerella empusa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Carrikerella in the order Mantodea....


Genus Catasigerpes
Catasigerpes
Catasigerpes is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Catasigerpes acuminatus
    Catasigerpes acuminatus
    Catasigerpes acuminatus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes brunnerianus
    Catasigerpes brunnerianus
    Catasigerpes brunnerianus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes camerunensis
    Catasigerpes camerunensis
    Catasigerpes camerunensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes congicus
    Catasigerpes congicus
    Catasigerpes congicus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes erlangeri
    Catasigerpes erlangeri
    Catasigerpes erlangeri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes granulatus
    Catasigerpes granulatus
    Catasigerpes granulatus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes jeanneli
    Catasigerpes jeanneli
    Catasigerpes jeanneli is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes margarethae
    Catasigerpes margarethae
    Catasigerpes margarethae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes mortuifolia
    Catasigerpes mortuifolia
    Catasigerpes mortuifolia is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes nigericus
    Catasigerpes nigericus
    Catasigerpes nigericus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes occidentalis
    Catasigerpes occidentalis
    Catasigerpes occidentalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes toganus
    Catasigerpes toganus
    Catasigerpes toganus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....

  • Catasigerpes zernyi
    Catasigerpes zernyi
    Catasigerpes zernyi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Catasigerpes in the order Mantodea....


Genus Caudatoscelis
Caudatoscelis
Caudatoscelis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Caudatoscelis annulipes
    Caudatoscelis annulipes
    Caudatoscelis annulipes is a species of praying mantis in the genus Caudatoscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Caudatoscelis caudata
    Caudatoscelis caudata
    Caudatoscelis caudata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Caudatoscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Caudatoscelis collarti
    Caudatoscelis collarti
    Caudatoscelis collarti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Caudatoscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Caudatoscelis lagrecai
    Caudatoscelis lagrecai
    Caudatoscelis lagrecai is a species of praying mantis in the genus Caudatoscelis in the order Mantodea....

  • Caudatoscelis marmorata
    Caudatoscelis marmorata
    Caudatoscelis marmorata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Caudatoscelis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Chaeteessa
Chaeteessa
Chaeteessa is a genus of praying mantis in the monotypic family Chaeteessidae, containing four species:*Chaeteessa caudata*Chaeteessa filata*Chaeteessa nana*Chaeteessa valida...

  • Chaeteessa burmeisteri
  • Chaeteessa caudata
  • Chaeteessa filata
  • Chaeteessa nana
  • Chaeteessa nigromarginata
  • Chaeteessa valida

Genus Chlidonoptera
Chlidonoptera
Chlidonoptera is a genus of praying mantis in the family Acromantinae....

  • Chlidonoptera chopardi
    Chlidonoptera chopardi
    Chlidonoptera chopardi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Chlidonoptera in the order Mantodea....

  • Chlidonoptera lestoni
    Chlidonoptera lestoni
    This species has recently been though to have become endangered.Chlidonoptera lestoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Chlidonoptera in the order Mantodea....

  • Chlidonoptera vexillum
    Chlidonoptera vexillum
    Chlidonoptera vexillum is a species of praying mantis in the genus Chlidonoptera in the order Mantodea....

  • Chlidonoptera werneri
    Chlidonoptera werneri
    Chlidonoptera werneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Chlidonoptera in the order Mantodea....


Genus Choeradodis
Choeradodis
Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis , and Leaf Mantis because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes. -Description:...

Members of this genus are commonly known as shield mantis
Shield Mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

es, hooded mantises, or leaf mantis
Leaf Mantis
Leaf mantis is a common name for certain praying mantises including:*those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within Choeradodis, Rhombodera, and similar genera...

es.
  • Choeradodis columbica
    Choeradodis columbica
    Choeradodis columbica, common name Columbian Shield Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Colombia. It was formerly categorized as Choeradodis columbica , as Choeradodis peruviana , and as Mantis rhombicollis ....

     (Columbian shield mantis )
  • Choeradodis rhombicollis
    Choeradodis rhombicollis
    Choeradodis rhombicollis, common name Peruvian Shield Mantis , is a species of praying mantis native to South America and found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Surinam...

     (Peruvian shield mantis )
  • Choeradodis rhomboidea
    Choeradodis rhomboidea
    Choeradodis rhomboidea, common names Tropical Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis , and Leaf Mantis , is a species of praying mantis. A native of Central America, C. rhomboidea was formerly categorized as Choeradodis hyalina and as Mantis rhomboidea...

     (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis
  • Choeradodis stalii
    Choeradodis stalii
    Choeradodis stalii is a species of praying mantis with common names that include Tropical Shield Mantis, Hooded Mantis, and Leaf Mantis. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guyana, Panama, and Peru....

     (tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, leaf mantis )
  • Choeradodis strumaria
    Choeradodis strumaria
    Choeradodis strumaria, common name Leaf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to South America....

     (leaf mantis )

Genus Chrysomantis
Chrysomantis
Chrysomantis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. They are native to Africa and are represented by the following species:*Chrysomantis cachani*Chrysomantis centralis*Chrysomantis cervoides*Chrysomantis congica...

  • Chrysomantis cachani
    Chrysomantis cachani
    Chrysomantis cachani is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and the Congo River region....

  • Chrysomantis centralis
    Chrysomantis centralis
    Chrysomantis centralis is a species of praying mantis endemic to the Congo River region....

  • Chrysomantis cervoides
    Chrysomantis cervoides
    Chrysomantis cervoides is a species of praying mantis endemic to the Congo River region....

  • Chrysomantis congica
    Chrysomantis congica
    Chrysomantis congica is a species of praying mantis endemic to the Congo River region....

  • Chrysomantis girardi
    Chrysomantis girardi
    Chrysomantis girardi is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea....

  • Chrysomantis royi
    Chrysomantis royi
    Chrysomantis royi is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya and Uganda....

  • Chrysomantis speciosa
    Chrysomantis speciosa
    Chrysomantis speciosa is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Angola, and the Congo River region....

  • Chrysomantis tristis
    Chrysomantis tristis
    Chrysomantis tristis is a species of praying mantis endemic to Nigeria....


Genus Ciulfina
Ciulfina
Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling praying mantises belonging to the Family Liturgusidae and native to Australia. The following species may be found in eastern Queensland and Northern Australia:*C. baldersoni*C. biseriata...

  • Ciulfina baldersoni
    Ciulfina baldersoni
    Ciulfina baldersoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ciulfina in the order Mantodea....

  • Ciulfina biseriata
    Ciulfina biseriata
    Ciulfina biseriata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ciulfina in the order Mantodea....

  • Ciulfina klassi
    Ciulfina klassi
    Ciulfina klassi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ciulfina in the order Mantodea....

  • Ciulfina liturgusa
    Ciulfina liturgusa
    Ciulfina liturgusa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ciulfina in the order Mantodea....

  • Ciulfina rentzi
    Ciulfina rentzi
    Ciulfina rentzi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Ciulfina in the order Mantodea....


Genus Cliomantis
Cliomantis
Cliomantis is a genus of praying mantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Cliomantis cornuta
    Cliomantis cornuta
    Cliomantis cornuta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Cliomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Cliomantis dispar
    Cliomantis dispar
    Cliomantis dispar is a species of praying mantis in the genus Cliomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Cliomantis lateralis
    Cliomantis lateralis
    Cliomantis lateralis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Cliomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Cliomantis obscura
    Cliomantis obscura
    Cliomantis obscura is a species of praying mantis in the genus Cliomantis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Compsomantis
Compsomantis
Compsomantis is a genus of praying mantises concentrated in Indonesia and the Philippines. Species include:*Compsomantis ceylonica*Compsomantis crassiceps*Compsomantis mindoroensis*Compsomantis robusta*Compsomantis semirufula...

  • Compsomantis ceylonica
    Compsomantis ceylonica
    Compsomantis ceylonica is a species of praying mantis found in Sri Lanka....

  • Compsomantis crassiceps
    Compsomantis crassiceps
    Compsomantis crassiceps is a species of praying mantis found in Borneo and Java....

  • Compsomantis mindoroensis
    Compsomantis mindoroensis
    Compsomantis mindoroensis is a species of praying mantis that lives in the Philippines....

  • Compsomantis robusta
    Compsomantis robusta
    Compsomantis robusta is a species of praying mantis found in Borneo....

  • Compsomantis semirufula
    Compsomantis semirufula
    Compsomantis semirufula is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia, Sarawak, and the Sunda Islands....

  • Compsomantis tumidiceps
    Compsomantis tumidiceps
    Compsomantis tumidiceps is a species of praying mantis found in Java, Lombok, the Philippine Islands, Sumatra, Sumba, and Timor....


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
Congoharpax
Congoharpax is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae....

  • Congoharpax aberrans
    Congoharpax aberrans
    Congoharpax aberrans is a species of praying mantis in the genus Congoharpax in the order Mantodea....

  • Congoharpax boulardi
    Congoharpax boulardi
    Congoharpax boulardi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Congoharpax in the order Mantodea....

  • Congoharpax coiffaiti
    Congoharpax coiffaiti
    Congoharpax coiffaiti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Congoharpax in the order Mantodea....

  • Congoharpax judithae
    Congoharpax judithae
    Congoharpax judithae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Congoharpax in the order Mantodea....


Genus Creobroter
Creobroter
Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis concentrated in Western Asia. The name comes from the Greek "kreas" Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis concentrated in Western Asia. The name comes from the Greek "kreas" Creobroter or Flower Mantises is a genus of mantis...

With their wings adorned with patterns even when at rest, Creobroter, a genus concentrated in Western Asia, is one of the best-known genus to which the common name "flower mantis
Flower Mantis
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

" is applied.
  • Creobroter elongatus
    Creobroter elongatus
    Creobroter elongatus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....

  • Creobroter fasciatus
    Creobroter fasciatus
    Creobroter fasciatus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....

  • Creobroter gemmatus
    Creobroter gemmatus
    Creobroter gemmatus, common name Jeweled Flower Mantis or Indian Flower Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia. Males grow to about 1.5 inches and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid environment and live about nine months in captivity. Females can be cannibalistic but...

     (jeweled flower mantis, Indian flower mantis)
  • Creobroter medanus
    Creobroter medanus
    Creobroter medanus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....

  • Creobroter meleagris
    Creobroter meleagris
    Creobroter meleagris is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....

  • Creobroter nebulosus
    Creobroter nebulosus
    Creobroter nebulosus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....

  • Creobroter pictipennis
    Creobroter pictipennis
    Creobroter pictipennis, common name Indian Flower Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia. Males grow to about 1.5 inches and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid environment and live about nine months in captivity....

     (Indian flower mantis)
  • Creobroter urbanus
    Creobroter urbanus
    Creobroter urbanus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Creobroter in the order Mantodea....


Genus Danuria
Danuria
Danuria is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.-Species:*Danuria affinis*Danuria angusticollis*Danuria barbozae*Danuria buchholzi*Danuria congica*Danuria contorta*Danuria fusca*Danuria gracilis...

Also known as giant grass mantises, these are characterised by long slender bodies and sloping, pointed eyes.
  • Danuria affinis
    Danuria affinis
    Danuria affinis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria angusticollis
    Danuria angusticollis
    Danuria angusticollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria barbozae
    Danuria barbozae
    Danuria barbozae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria buchholzi
    Danuria buchholzi
    Danuria buchholzi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria congica
    Danuria congica
    Danuria congica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria contorta
    Danuria contorta
    Danuria contorta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria fusca
    Danuria fusca
    Danuria fusca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria gracilis
    Danuria gracilis
    Danuria gracilis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria impannosa
    Danuria impannosa
    Danuria impannosa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria kilimandjarica
    Danuria kilimandjarica
    Danuria kilimandjarica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria obscuripennis
    Danuria obscuripennis
    Danuria obscuripennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria serratodentata
    Danuria serratodentata
    Danuria serratodentata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria sublineata
    Danuria sublineata
    Danuria sublineata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....

  • Danuria thunbergi
    Danuria thunbergi
    Rivetina thunbergi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Danuria....


Genus Dactylopteryx
Dactylopteryx
Dactylopteryx is a genus of praying mantis in the family Liturgusidae....

  • Dactylopteryx flexuosa
    Dactylopteryx flexuosa
    Dactylopteryx flexuosa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dactylopteryx in the order Mantodea....

  • Dactylopteryx intermedia
    Dactylopteryx intermedia
    Dactylopteryx intermedia is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dactylopteryx in the order Mantodea....

  • Dactylopteryx orientalis
    Dactylopteryx orientalis
    Dactylopteryx orientalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dactylopteryx in the order Mantodea....


Genus Decimiana
Decimiana
Decimiana is a genus in the family Acanthopidae....

  • Decimiana bolivari
    Decimiana bolivari
    Decimiana bolivari is a species of praying mantis in the genus Decimiana in the order Mantodea....

  • Decimiana clavata
    Decimiana clavata
    Decimiana clavata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Decimiana in the order Mantodea....

  • Decimiana hebardi
    Decimiana hebardi
    Decimiana hebardi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Decimiana in the order Mantodea....

  • Decimiana rehni
    Decimiana rehni
    Decimiana rehni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Decimiana in the order Mantodea....

  • Decimiana tessellata
    Decimiana tessellata
    Decimiana tessellata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Decimiana in the order Mantodea....


Genus Deroplatys
Deroplatys
Deroplatys is a genus of praying mantises in the subfamily Deroplatyinae of Mantidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name Dead Leaf Mantis. Representative species include:...

 

Deroplatys, the best-known of the so-called dead leaf mantis
Dead Leaf Mantis
Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus Deroplatys because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include D. desiccata , D. lobata , and D. philippinica...

es, are native to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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  • Deroplatys angustata
    Deroplatys angustata
    Deroplatys angustata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys desiccata
    Deroplatys desiccata
    Deroplatys desiccata, known by the common names Giant Dead Leaf Mantis and Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Southeast Asia.-Description:...

     (giant dead leaf mantis)
  • Deroplatys gorochovi
    Deroplatys gorochovi
    Deroplatys gorochovi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys lobata
    Deroplatys lobata
    Deroplatys lobata, common name Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sumatra....

     (Malaysian dead leaf mantis)
  • Deroplatys moultoni
    Deroplatys moultoni
    Deroplatys moultoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys philippinica
    Deroplatys philippinica
    Deroplatys philippinica, common name Philippines Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of Dead Leaf Mantis from the Philippines....

     (Philippines dead leaf mantis)
  • Deroplatys rhombica
    Deroplatys rhombica
    Deroplatys rhombica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys sarawaca
    Deroplatys sarawaca
    Deroplatys sarawaca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys shelfordi
    Deroplatys shelfordi
    Deroplatys shelfordi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys trigonodera
    Deroplatys trigonodera
    Deroplatys trigonodera is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....

  • Deroplatys truncata
    Deroplatys truncata
    Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Deroplatys in the order Mantodea....


Genus Dysaules
Dysaules (genus)
Dysaules is a genus of praying mantis in the family Tarachodidae.-Species:*Dysaules brevipennis*Dysaules himalayanus*Dysaules longicollis*Dysaules uvana...

  • Dysaules brevipennis
    Dysaules brevipennis
    Dysaules brevipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dysaules....

  • Dysaules himalayanus
    Dysaules himalayanus
    Dysaules himalayanus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dysaules....

  • Dysaules longicollis
    Dysaules longicollis
    Dysaules longicollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dysaules....

  • Dysaules uvana
    Dysaules uvana
    Dysaules uvana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Dysaules....


Genus Empusa
Empusa (genus)
Empusa is a genus of mantises in the family Empusidae, containing the following species:*Empusa binotata Serville, 1839*Empusa fasciata Brulle, 1832*Empusa guttula *Empusa hedenborgii Stal, 1871...

  • Empusa binotata
  • Empusa fasciata
  • Empusa guttula
  • Empusa hedenborgii
  • Empusa longicollis
  • Empusa pauperata
  • Empusa pennata
    Empusa pennata
    Empusa pennata, common names conehead mantis in English and mantis palo in Spanish, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa...

     (conehead mantis, also Spanish
    Spanish language
    Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

      meaning "wood mantis")
  • Empusa pennicornis
  • Empusa romboidae
  • Empusa spinosa
  • Empusa simonyi
  • Empusa uvarovi

Genus Epaphrodita
Epaphrodita
Epaphrodita is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae.-Species:*Epaphrodita lobivertex*Epaphrodita musarum*Epaphrodita undulata...

  • Epaphrodita lobivertex
    Epaphrodita lobivertex
    Epaphrodita lobivertex is a species of praying mantis native to Hispaniola that was discovered in 2004....

  • Epaphrodita musarum
  • Epaphrodita undulata

Genus Ephestiasula

  • Ephestiasula amoena
  • Ephestiasula intermedia
  • Ephestiasula pictipes

Genus Episcopomantis

  • Episcopomantis chalybea
  • Episcopomantis congica

Genus Eremiaphila
Eremiaphila
Eremiaphila is a genus of mantises in the family Eremiaphilidae.-Species:*Eremiaphila ammonita*Eremiaphila andresi*Eremiaphila anubis*Eremiaphila arabica*Eremiaphila aristidis*Eremiaphila audouini*Eremiaphila barbara...

  • Eremiaphila ammonita
    Eremiaphila ammonita
    Eremiaphila cycloptera is a species of praying mantis native to Jordan....

  • Eremiaphila andresi
    Eremiaphila andresi
    Eremiaphila andresi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila anubis
    Eremiaphila anubis
    Eremiaphila anubis, common name Anubis mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila arabica
    Eremiaphila arabica
    Eremiaphila arabica, common name Arabian mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Middle East and has been found in Egypt, Israel, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia....

  • Eremiaphila aristidis
    Eremiaphila aristidis
    Eremiaphila aristidis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila audouini
    Eremiaphila audouini
    Eremiaphila audouini is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila barbara
    Eremiaphila barbara
    Eremiaphila barbara is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila berndstiewi
    Eremiaphila berndstiewi
    Eremiaphila berndstiewi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila bifasciata
    Eremiaphila bifasciata
    Eremiaphila bifasciata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila bovei
    Eremiaphila bovei
    Eremiaphila bovei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila braueri
    Eremiaphila braueri
    Eremiaphila braueri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila brevipennis
    Eremiaphila brevipennis
    Eremiaphila brevipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila brunneri
    Eremiaphila brunneri
    Eremiaphila brunneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

     (common desert mantis)
  • Eremiaphila cairina
    Eremiaphila cairina
    Eremiaphila cairina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila cerisyi
    Eremiaphila cerisyi
    Eremiaphila cerisyi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila collenettei
    Eremiaphila collenettei
    Eremiaphila collenettei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila cordofan
    Eremiaphila cordofan
    Eremiaphila cordofan is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila cycloptera
    Eremiaphila cycloptera
    Eremiaphila cycloptera is a species of praying mantis native to Saudi Arabia....

  • Eremiaphila dentata
    Eremiaphila dentata
    Eremiaphila dentata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila denticollis
    Eremiaphila denticollis
    Eremiaphila denticollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila foureaui
    Eremiaphila foureaui
    Eremiaphila foureaui is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila fraseri
    Eremiaphila fraseri
    Eremiaphila fraseri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila genei
    Eremiaphila genei
    Eremiaphila genei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila gigas
    Eremiaphila gigas
    Eremiaphila gigas is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila hebraica
    Eremiaphila hebraica
    Eremiaphila hebraica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila hedenborgii
    Eremiaphila hedenborgii
    Eremiaphila hedenborgii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila heluanensis
    Eremiaphila heluanensis
    Eremiaphila heluanensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila hralili
    Eremiaphila hralili
    Eremiaphila hralili is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila irridipennis
    Eremiaphila irridipennis
    Eremiaphila irridipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila khamsin
    Eremiaphila khamsin
    Eremiaphila khamsin is a species of praying mantis native to Egypt and Yemen....

  • Eremiaphila kheych
    Eremiaphila kheych
    Eremiaphila kheych is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila klunzingeri
    Eremiaphila klunzingeri
    Eremiaphila klunzingeri is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila laeviceps
    Eremiaphila laeviceps
    Eremiaphila laeviceps is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila lefebvrii
    Eremiaphila lefebvrii
    Eremiaphila lefebvrii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila luxor
    Eremiaphila luxor
    Eremiaphila luxor, common name Luxor mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila maculipennis
    Eremiaphila maculipennis
    Eremiaphila maculipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila monodi
    Eremiaphila monodi
    Eremiaphila monodi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila moreti
    Eremiaphila moreti
    Eremiaphila moreti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila murati
    Eremiaphila murati
    Eremiaphila murati is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila mzabi
    Eremiaphila mzabi
    Eremiaphila mzabi is a species of praying mantis found in Algeria....

  • Eremiaphila nilotica
    Eremiaphila nilotica
    Eremiaphila nilotica is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila nova
    Eremiaphila nova
    Eremiaphila nova is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila numida
    Eremiaphila numida
    Eremiaphila numida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila persica
    Eremiaphila persica
    Eremiaphila persica is a species of praying mantis found in Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan....

  • Eremiaphila petiti
    Eremiaphila petiti
    Eremiaphila petiti is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt....

  • Eremiaphila pierrei
    Eremiaphila pierrei
    Eremiaphila pierrei, common name Pierre's mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Algeria....

  • Eremiaphila pyramidum
    Eremiaphila pyramidum
    Eremiaphila pyramidum is a species of praying mantis found in Egypt and Libya....

  • Eremiaphila rectangulata
    Eremiaphila rectangulata
    Eremiaphila rectangulata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila reticulata
    Eremiaphila reticulata
    Eremiaphila reticulata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila rohlfsi
    Eremiaphila rohlfsi
    Eremiaphila rohlfsi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila rotundipennis
    Eremiaphila rotundipennis
    Eremiaphila rotundipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila rufipennis
    Eremiaphila rufipennis
    Eremiaphila rufipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila rufula
    Eremiaphila rufula
    Eremiaphila rufula is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila savignyi
    Eremiaphila savignyi
    Eremiaphila savignyi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila somalica
    Eremiaphila somalica
    Eremiaphila somalica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila spinulosa
    Eremiaphila spinulosa
    Eremiaphila spinulosa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila tuberculifera
    Eremiaphila tuberculifera
    Eremiaphila tuberculifera is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila turica
    Eremiaphila turica
    Eremiaphila turica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila typhon
    Eremiaphila typhon
    Eremiaphila typhon is a species of praying mantis. It is one of the most far-ranging species within its genus and has been found in Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, India, Libya, Niger, Syria, and Chad....

  • Eremiaphila uvarovi
    Eremiaphila uvarovi
    Eremiaphila uvarovi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila voltaensis
    Eremiaphila voltaensis
    Eremiaphila voltaensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila werneri
    Eremiaphila werneri
    Eremiaphila werneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila wettsteini
    Eremiaphila wettsteini
    Eremiaphila wettsteini is a species of praying mantis in the genus Acontista in the family Eremiaphilidae....

  • Eremiaphila yemenita
    Eremiaphila yemenita
    Eremiaphila yemenita is a species of praying mantis found in Yemen....

  • Eremiaphila zetterstedti
    Eremiaphila zetterstedti
    Eremiaphila zetterstedti, common name desert pebble mantis, is a species of praying mantis that "originates from the hottest parts of Africa....

     (desert pebble mantis)
  • Eremiaphila zolotarevskyi
    Eremiaphila zolotarevskyi
    Eremiaphila zolotarevskyi, common name Anubis mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Chad....


Genus Euantissa

  • Euantissa ornata
  • Euantissa pulchra
  • Euantissa sinensis

Genus Euchomenella

Members of this genus are known as long neck mantises or twig mantises.
  • Euchomenella apicalis
  • Euchomenella heteroptera (twig mantis, Malaysia long neck mantis )
  • Euchomenella indica
  • Euchomenella macrops (long neck mantis)
  • Euchomenella matilei
  • Euchomenella moluccarum
  • Euchomenella pallida
  • Euchomenella thoracica

Genus Euthyphleps

  • Euthyphleps curtipes
  • Euthyphleps rectivenis
  • Euthyphleps tectiformis

Genus Galinthias
Galinthias
Galinthias is a genus in the order Mantodea, in the family Hymenopodidae....

  • Galinthias amoena
    Galinthias amoena
    Galinthias amoena is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Natal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and the Congo River region....

  • Galinthias meruensis
    Galinthias meruensis
    Galinthias meruensis is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, and Tanzania....

  • Galinthias occidentalis
    Galinthias occidentalis
    Galinthias occidentalis is a species of praying mantis found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone....


Genus Gonatista
Gonatista
Gonatista is a genus of praying mantises that includes these species:*G. grisea*G. jaiba*G. major*G. phryganoides*G. reticulata...

  • Gonatista grisea
    Gonatista grisea
    Gonatista grisea, common name Grizzled Mantis or Lichen Mimic, is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States, primarily Florida...

     (grizzled mantis, lichen mimic)
  • Gonatista jaiba
    Gonatista jaiba
    Gonatista jaiba is a species of praying mantis living in Hispaniola that was discovered in 2004....

  • Gonatista major
    Gonatista major
    Gonatista major is a species of praying mantis native to the Caribbean and is found in Puerto Rico, on Hispanola, and perhaps elsewhere. In comparing G. grisea and G. reticulata in 2008, an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture wrote:...

  • Gonatista phryganoides
    Gonatista phryganoides
    Gonatista phryganoides is a species of praying mantis discovered in 1839. According to an entomologist's account published in 1912:...

  • Gonatista reticulata
    Gonatista reticulata
    Gonatista reticulata is a species of praying mantis from the Caribbean. According to one entomologist's notes:...


Genus Gongylus
Gongylus
Gongylus may refer to:* Gongylus of Eretria, the agent by whom the Spartan general Pausanias communicated with Xerxes of Persia in 477 BC.* Gongylus of Corinth, a captain who reinforced Syracuse in 414 BC at a crucial point of the Sicilian Expedition....

  • Gongylus gongylodes
    Gongylus gongylodes
    Gongylus gongylodes, also known as the wandering violin mantis, Ornate mantis or Indian rose mantis, is an insect of the order Mantodea. This is one of the more bizarre looking mantises. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages. It is not a particularly aggressive species and...

     (wandering violin mantis, Indian rose mantis)
  • Gongylus trachelophyllus

Genus Gyromantis
Gyromantis
Gyromantis is genus of praying mantises represented by two species of Bark Mantis:*Gyromantis kraussii *Gyromantis occidentalis...

The two members of this genus are commonly known as bark mantis
Bark Mantis
Bark mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis, especially those with cryptic camouflage resembling tree bark. Examples include:*Gyromantis kraussii *Gyromantis occidentalis...

es.
  • Gyromantis kraussii (spiny bark mantis)
  • Gyromantis occidentalis
    Gyromantis occidentalis
    The Eastern bark mantis is a species of mantis found in Australia.- External links :* http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=267197...

     (eastern bark mantis)

Genus Haania

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

Genus Hagiomantis 

  • Hagiomantis fluminensis
  • Hagiomantis ornata
  • Hagiomantis pallida
  • Hagiomantis parva
  • Hagiomantis superba
  • Hagiomantis surinamensis

Genus Hapalomantis 

  • Hapalomantis abyssinica
  • Hapalomantis congica
  • Hapalomantis lacualis
  • Hapalomantis minima
    Hapalomantis minima
    Hapalomantis minima is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hapalomantis. This mantis is native to Africa but according to a 1998 paper it "must be deleted from the list of the Mantodea known from Angola"....

  • Hapalomantis orba
  • Hapalomantis rhombochir

Genus Hestiasula
Hestiasula
Hestiasula is a genus of praying mantis in the family Hestiasula....

 

  • Hestiasula basinigra
    Hestiasula basinigra
    Hestiasula basinigra is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula brunneriana
    Hestiasula brunneriana
    Hestiasula brunneriana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula castetsi
    Hestiasula castetsi
    Hestiasula castetsi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula ceylonica
    Hestiasula ceylonica
    Hestiasula ceylonica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula gyldenstolpei
    Hestiasula gyldenstolpei
    Hestiasula gyldenstolpei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula hoffmanni
    Hestiasula hoffmanni
    Hestiasula hoffmanni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula inermis
    Hestiasula inermis
    Hestiasula inermis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula javana
    Hestiasula javana
    Hestiasula javana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula kaestneri
    Hestiasula kaestneri
    Hestiasula kaestneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula major
    Hestiasula major
    Hestiasula major is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula masoni
    Hestiasula masoni
    Hestiasula masoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula moultoni
    Hestiasula moultoni
    Hestiasula moultoni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula nigrofemorata
    Hestiasula nigrofemorata
    Hestiasula nigrofemorata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula nitida
    Hestiasula nitida
    Hestiasula nitida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula phyllopus
    Hestiasula phyllopus
    Hestiasula phyllopus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula rogenhoferi
    Hestiasula rogenhoferi
    Hestiasula rogenhoferi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula seminigra
    Hestiasula seminigra
    Hestiasula seminigra is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula woodi
    Hestiasula woodi
    Hestiasula woodi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....

  • Hestiasula zhejiangensis
    Hestiasula zhejiangensis
    Hestiasula zhejiangensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hestiasula in the order Mantodea....


Genus Heteronutarsus 

  • Heteronutarsus aegyptiacus
  • Heteronutarsus albipennis

Genus Hierodula
Hierodula
Hierodula is a genus of praying mantises found throughout Asia. Many species are referred to by the common name giant Asian mantis because of their large size. Representative species include H. grandis, H. membranacea, and H...

The giant Asian mantis
Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula membranacea is a large mantid, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula. Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis. As the name...

 genus Hierodula contains numerous species and has a range that stretches from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. While lacking the peculiar ornamentation or highly-specialized mimicry of many other mantises in wide cultivation, Hierodula species remain popular for their sheer size and ease of care.
  • Hierodula ansusana
  • Hierodula aruana
  • Hierodula assamensis
  • Hierodula atrocoxata
  • Hierodula beieri
  • Hierodula bhamoana
  • Hierodula biaka
  • Hierodula borneana
  • Hierodula brunnea
  • Hierodula chinensis
  • Hierodula coarctata
  • Hierodula cuchingina
  • Hierodula daqingshanensis
  • Hierodula dolichoptera
  • Hierodula doveri
  • Hierodula dubia
  • Hierodula dyaka
  • Hierodula everetti
  • Hierodula excellens
  • Hierodula formosana
  • Hierodula fruhstorferi
  • Hierodula fumipennis
  • Hierodula fuscescens
  • Hierodula gigliotosi
  • Hierodula gracilicollis
  • Hierodula grandis
    Hierodula grandis
    Hierodula grandis, common name Giant Asian Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Bangladesh, Northeast India, and Myanmar. It is a large mantis which grows up to 4 inches long and is capable of eating small birds, reptiles and mammals....

     (giant Asian mantis, giant Indian mantis)
  • Hierodula harpyia
  • Hierodula heinrichi
  • Hierodula heteroptera
  • Hierodula immaculifemorata
  • Hierodula inconspicua
  • Hierodula ingens
  • Hierodula jobina
  • Hierodula kapaurana
  • Hierodula keralensis
  • Hierodula laevicollis
  • Hierodula lamasonga
  • Hierodula latipennis
  • Hierodula longedentata
  • Hierodula macrosticmata
  • Hierodula maculisternum
  • Hierodula majuscula
    Hierodula majuscula
    Hierodula majuscula is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hierodula. It is found in Australia....

  • Hierodula malaya
  • Hierodula membranacea (giant Asian mantis, Sri Lanka mantis, green mantis )
  • Hierodula microdon
  • Hierodula mindanensis
  • Hierodula modesta
  • Hierodula monochroa
  • Hierodula multispina
  • Hierodula multispinulosa
  • Hierodula nicobarica
  • Hierodula obiensis
  • Hierodula obtusata
  • Hierodula oraea
  • Hierodula papua
  • Hierodula parviceps
  • Hierodula patellifera
    Hierodula patellifera
    Hierodula patellifera, common name Giant Asian Mantis, is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula. They are found in Hawaii, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.-See also:...

     (giant Asian mantis)
  • Hierodula perakana
  • Hierodula philippina
  • Hierodula prosternalis
  • Hierodula pulchra
  • Hierodula pulchripes
  • Hierodula purpurescens
  • Hierodula pustulifera
  • Hierodula pygmaea
  • Hierodula quadridens
  • Hierodula quadripunctata
  • Hierodula quinquepatellata
  • Hierodula rajah
  • Hierodula ralumina
  • Hierodula rufomaculata
  • Hierodula rufopatellata
  • Hierodula salomonis (jade mantis)
  • Hierodula sarsinorum
  • Hierodula schultzei
  • Hierodula simbangana
  • Hierodula similis
  • Hierodula siporana
  • Hierodula sorongana
  • Hierodula sternosticta
  • Hierodula striata
  • Hierodula striatipes
  • Hierodula szentivanyi
  • Hierodula tenuidentata
  • Hierodula tenuis
  • Hierodula timorensis
  • Hierodula togiana
  • Hierodula tonkinensis
  • Hierodula tornica
  • Hierodula transcaucasica
  • Hierodula trimaculata
  • Hierodula unimaculata
  • Hierodula venosa
  • Hierodula ventralis
  • Hierodula versicolor
  • Hierodula viridis (giant Asian mantis, bush mantis )
  • Hierodula vitreoides
  • Hierodula werneri
  • Hierodula xishaensis
  • Hierodula yunnanensis

Genus Hoplocorypha

Members of this genus are known collectively as Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

n stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

es.
  • Hoplocorypha acuta
    Hoplocorypha acuta
    Hoplocorypha acuta is a species of praying mantis found on Madagascar and in Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha bicornis
    Hoplocorypha bicornis
    Hoplocorypha bicornis is a species of praying mantis found in the Transvaal area of South Africa....

  • Hoplocorypha boromensis
    Hoplocorypha boromensis
    Hoplocorypha boromensis is a species of praying mantis found in Zambia....

  • Hoplocorypha bottegi
    Hoplocorypha bottegi
    Hoplocorypha bottegi is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha boviformis
    Hoplocorypha boviformis
    Hoplocorypha boviformis is a species of praying mantis found in Angola....

  • Hoplocorypha brevicollis
    Hoplocorypha brevicollis
    Hoplocorypha brevicollis is a species of praying mantis found in South Africa....

  • Hoplocorypha cacomana
    Hoplocorypha cacomana
    Hoplocorypha cacomana is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania and the Congo River region....

  • Hoplocorypha carli
    Hoplocorypha carli
    Hoplocorypha carli is a species of praying mantis found in Rwanda....

  • Hoplocorypha congica
    Hoplocorypha congica
    Hoplocorypha congica is a species of praying mantis found in Angola and the Congo River region....

  • Hoplocorypha dentata
    Hoplocorypha dentata
    Hoplocorypha dentata is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....

  • Hoplocorypha distinguenda
    Hoplocorypha distinguenda
    Hoplocorypha distinguenda is a species of praying mantis found in Nigeria....

  • Hoplocorypha foliata
    Hoplocorypha foliata
    Hoplocorypha foliata is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha fumosa
  • Hoplocorypha galeata
  • Hoplocorypha garuana
    Hoplocorypha garuana
    Hoplocorypha foliata is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cameroon, Namibia, Tanzania, and Togo....

  • Hoplocorypha hamulifera
    Hoplocorypha hamulifera
    Hoplocorypha hamulifera is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....

  • Hoplocorypha lacualis
    Hoplocorypha lacualis
    Hoplocorypha lacualis is a species of praying mantis found in Somalia, Tanzania and the Congo River region....

  • Hoplocorypha lobata
    Hoplocorypha lobata
    Hoplocorypha lobata is a species of praying mantis found in Senegal....

  • Hoplocorypha macra
    Hoplocorypha macra
    Hoplocorypha macra is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Kenya, Cape Province, Namibia, Natal, Tanzania, Transvaal, Uganda, and Zambia....

  • Hoplocorypha mellea
    Hoplocorypha mellea
    Hoplocorypha mellea is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha nana
    Hoplocorypha nana
    Hoplocorypha nana is a species of praying mantis found in Uganda and Zululand....

  • Hoplocorypha narocana
    Hoplocorypha narocana
    Hoplocorypha narocana is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Chad, and Zambia....

  • Hoplocorypha nigerica
    Hoplocorypha nigerica
    Hoplocorypha nigerica is a species of praying mantis found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Nigeria....

  • Hoplocorypha nigra
    Hoplocorypha nigra
    Hoplocorypha nigra is a species of praying mantis found in the region of the Congo River....

  • Hoplocorypha perplexa
    Hoplocorypha perplexa
    Hoplocorypha perplexa is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and the Congo River area....

  • Hoplocorypha picea
  • Hoplocorypha punctata
  • Hoplocorypha rapax
  • Hoplocorypha salfii
    Hoplocorypha salfii
    Hoplocorypha salfii is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia and Somalia....

  • Hoplocorypha saussurii
    Hoplocorypha saussurii
    Hoplocorypha saussurii is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha striata
    Hoplocorypha striata
    Hoplocorypha striata is a species of praying mantis found in Namibia....

  • Hoplocorypha turneri
    Hoplocorypha turneri
    Hoplocorypha turneri is a species of praying mantis found in Namibia....

  • Hoplocorypha ugandana
    Hoplocorypha ugandana
    Hoplocorypha ugandana is a species of praying mantis found in Uganda....

  • Hoplocorypha vittata
    Hoplocorypha vittata
    Hoplocorypha vittata is a species of praying mantis found in Malawi and Tanzania....

  • Hoplocorypha wittei
    Hoplocorypha wittei
    Hoplocorypha wittei is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....


Genus Hymenopus

Hymenopus species are common called orchid mantises. With their pink, flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...

-like coloration and success at breeding in captivity, it has been said that members of this genus are "easily the most well-known and popular mantis pet in the world."
  • Hymenopus coronatus
    Hymenopus coronatus
    Hymenopus coronatus is a mantis from Malaysia, Indonesian, and Sumatran rain forests. These mantises thrive in humid, warm areas of south Asian rain forests...

     (Malaysian orchid mantis)
  • Hymenopus coronatoides

Genus Idolomorpha
Idolomorpha
Idolomorpha is a genus of mantises in the family Empusidae.-External links:*...

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

Genus Iris

  • Iris coeca
  • Iris deserti
  • Iris fasciata
  • Iris insolita
  • Iris minima
  • Iris nana
  • Iris narzykulovi
    Iris narzykulovi
    Iris narzykulovi a species of praying mantis found in Tadschikistan....

  • Iris oratoria
    Iris oratoria
    Iris oratoria, also known by the common name Mediterranean Mantis or Iris mantis, is a very widespread species of praying mantis native to Europe and now found as an introduced species in the Middle East, Western Asia and the United States.-Appearance:I...

     (Mediterranean mantis)
  • Iris orientalis
  • Iris persa
  • Iris pitcheri
  • Iris polystictica
  • Iris senegalensis
  • Iris splendida

Genus Junodia
Junodia
Junodia is a genus of praying mantises native to Africa and represented by the following species:*Junodia amoena*Junodia beieri*Junodia congicus*Junodia hararensis*Junodia lameyi*Junodia maculata*Junodia spinosa...

  • Junodia amoena
    Junodia amoena
    Junodia amoena is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania....

  • Junodia beieri
    Junodia beieri
    Junodia beieri is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....

  • Junodia congicus
    Junodia congicus
    Junodia congicus is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region. It was first described in 1915 by Ermanno Giglio-Tos....

  • Junodia hararensis
    Junodia hararensis
    Junodia hararensis is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia and Somalia....

  • Junodia lameyi
    Junodia lameyi
    Junodia lameyi is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon and the Congo River region....

  • Junodia maculata
    Junodia maculata
    Junodia maculata is a species of praying mantis found in Zambia and Zimbabwe....

  • Junodia spinosa
    Junodia spinosa
    Junodia spinosa is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....

  • Junodia strigipennis
    Junodia strigipennis
    Junodia strigipennis is a species of praying mantis found Ethiopia, Mozambique, Natal, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. It was previously identified as Oxypilus strigipennis....

  • Junodia vansomereni
    Junodia vansomereni
    Junodia vansomereni is a species of praying mantis found Uganda....


Genus Lagrecacanthops

  • Lagrecacanthops brasiliensis
  • Lagrecacanthops guyanensis

Genus Litaneutria
Litaneutria
Litaneutria is genus of praying mantises in the family Mantidae represented by species of Ground Mantis....

Litaneutria, a genus of ground mantis
Ground Mantis
Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage...

es, is native to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

.
  • Litaneutria borealis
    Litaneutria borealis
    Litaneutria borealis is a species of praying mantis found in North America....

  • Litaneutria longipennis
    Litaneutria longipennis
    Litaneutria longipennis is a species of praying mantis native to North America....

  • Litaneutria minor
    Litaneutria minor
    Litaneutria minor, or the agile ground mantis, is native to the drier regions of the United States. States known to have L. minor are: Colorado, Arizona to Mexico, and the eastern regions of Washington to California. They also can be found in Canada in the southern Okanagan Valley and are Canada's...

     (minor ground mantis)
  • Litaneutria obscura
    Litaneutria obscura
    Litaneutria obscura is a species of praying mantis found in Arizona, California, Texas,and New Mexico.It is commonly known as the obscure ground mantis....

  • Litaneutria ocularis
    Litaneutria ocularis
    Litaneutria ocularis is a species of praying mantis found in Texas and Mexico....

  • Litaneutria pacifica
    Litaneutria pacifica
    Litaneutria pacifica is a species of praying mantis found in North America....

  • Litaneutria skinneri
    Litaneutria skinneri
    Litaneutria skinneri, common name Skinner's Ground Mantis is a species of praying mantis found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas....

     (Skinner's ground mantis)

Genus Liturgusa

  • Liturgusa actuosa
  • Liturgusa annulipes
  • Liturgusa atricoxata
  • Liturgusa cayennensis
  • Liturgusa charpentieri
  • Liturgusa cursor
  • Liturgusa guyanensis
  • Liturgusa lichenalis
  • Liturgusa maya
  • Liturgusa mesopoda
  • Liturgusa nubeculosa
  • Liturgusa parva
  • Liturgusa peruviana
  • Liturgusa sinvalnetoi

Genus Maculatoscelis

  • Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
    Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
    Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides is a species of praying mantis found in to in Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Tanzania, and the Congo River region....

  • Maculatoscelis gilloni
    Maculatoscelis gilloni
    Maculatoscelis gilloni is a species of praying mantis found in the Ivory Coast....

  • Maculatoscelis maculata
    Maculatoscelis maculata
    Maculatoscelis maculata is a species of praying mantis found in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire....


Genus Macromantis

  • Macromantis hyalina
  • Macromantis nicaraguae
  • Macromantis ovalifolia
    Macromantis ovalifolia
    At 10 cm in length, Macromantis ovalifolia is one of the largest species of praying mantis...

  • Macromantis saussurei

Genus Majanga

  • Majanga basilaris
  • Majanga spinosa
  • Majanga tricolor

Genus Mantillica

  • Mantillica beieri
  • Mantillica nigricans
  • Mantillica sialidea

Genus Mantis
Mantis (genus)
Mantis is a small genus of mantises, which includes 15 species::* Mantis beieri Roy, 1999* Mantis callifera Wood-Mason, 1882* Mantis carinata Cosmovici, 1888* Mantis dilaticollis Gistel, 1856* Mantis emortualis Saussure, 1869...

  • Mantis octospilota
    Mantis octospilota
    Mantis octospilota, common name Eight-spotted Mantis or Blackbarrel Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia....

     (eight-spotted mantis, blackbarrel mantis)
  • Mantis religiosa (European mantis)

Genus Mantoida

This genus is concentrated in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

, and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

.
  • Mantoida argentinae
  • Mantoida brunneriana
    Mantoida brunneriana
    Mantoida brunneriana is a species of praying mantis inhabiting Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Venezuela.-References:* Texas A&M University...

  • Mantoida fulgidipennis
    Mantoida fulgidipennis
    Mantoida fulgidipennis is a species of praying mantis in the Mantoididae family....

  • Mantoida luteola
  • Mantoida maya
    Mantoida maya
    Mantoida maya, common name Little Yucatan Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Mexico and the U.S. state of Florida.-References:* Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida...

     (little Yucatán mantis)
  • Mantoida nitida
    Mantoida nitida
    Mantoida nitida is a species of praying mantis in the Mantoididae family....

  • Mantoida ronderosi
  • Mantoida schraderi
  • Mantoida tenuis

Genus Metallyticus
Metallyticidae
The mantis family Metallyticidae consists of a single small genus, living mostly in South-East Asia. The species are dark and somewhat flattened and roach-like in appearance, with metallic reflections.-External links:**...

  • Metallyticus fallax
  • Metallyticus pallipes
  • Metallyticus semiaeneus
  • Metallyticus splendidus
    Metallyticus splendidus
    Metallyticus splendidus is a species of praying mantis found in Southeast Asia. It has a black, shiny appearance....

  • Metallyticus violaceus

Genus Metoxypilus

  • Metoxypilus costalis
  • Metoxypilus lobifrons
  • Metoxypilus spinosus
    Metoxypilus spinosus
    Metoxypilus spinosus is a species of praying mantis found in New Guinea....

  • Metoxypilus werneri

Genus Miomantis
Miomantis
Miomantis is a genus of praying mantis in the subfamily Miomantinae....

  • Miomantis abyssinica
    Miomantis abyssinica
    Miomantis abyssinica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea. It is one of several species sometimes known as the "Egyptian Praying Mantis," along with the Miomantis paykullii and the Miomantis pharaonica. It lives in hot and dry conditions and can range from...

     (Egyptian mantis, Ethiopian mantis)
  • Miomantis acutipes
    Miomantis acutipes
    Miomantis acutipes is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis affinis
    Miomantis affinis
    Miomantis affinis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis alata
    Miomantis alata
    Miomantis alata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis amanica
    Miomantis amanica
    Miomantis amanica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis andreinii
    Miomantis andreinii
    Miomantis andreinii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis annulipes
    Miomantis annulipes
    Miomantis annulipes is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis arabica
    Miomantis arabica
    Miomantis arabica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis aurantiaca
    Miomantis aurantiaca
    Miomantis aurantiaca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis aurea
    Miomantis aurea
    Miomantis aurea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis binotata
    Miomantis binotata
    Miomantis binotata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis bintumanensis
    Miomantis bintumanensis
    Miomantis bintumanensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis brachyptera
    Miomantis brachyptera
    Miomantis brachyptera is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis brevipennis
    Miomantis brevipennis
    Miomantis brevipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis brunni
    Miomantis brunni
    Miomantis brunni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis buettneri
    Miomantis buettneri
    Miomantis buettneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis caffra
    Miomantis caffra
    Miomantis caffra is a species of praying mantis native to Southern Africa. It was discovered in Auckland, New Zealand in 1978.-Ootheca:...

     (South African mantis, springbok mantis)
  • Miomantis cinnabarina
    Miomantis cinnabarina
    Miomantis cinnabarina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis ciprianii
    Miomantis ciprianii
    Miomantis ciprianii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis coxalis
    Miomantis coxalis
    Miomantis coxalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis devylderi
    Miomantis devylderi
    Miomantis devylderi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis diademata
    Miomantis diademata
    Miomantis diademata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis ehrenbergi
    Miomantis ehrenbergi
    Miomantis ehrenbergi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis equalis
    Miomantis equalis
    Miomantis equalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis exilis
    Miomantis exilis
    Miomantis exilis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis fallax
    Miomantis fallax
    Miomantis fallax is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis feminina
    Miomantis feminina
    Miomantis feminina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis fenestrata
    Miomantis fenestrata
    Miomantis fenestrata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis griffinii
    Miomantis griffinii
    Miomantis griffinii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis gyldenstolpei
    Miomantis gyldenstolpei
    Miomantis gyldenstolpei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis helenae
    Miomantis helenae
    Miomantis helenae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis kibweziana
    Miomantis kibweziana
    Miomantis kibweziana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea.They also enjoy consuming elephants....

  • Miomantis kilimandjarica
    Miomantis kilimandjarica
    Miomantis kilimandjarica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis lacualis
    Miomantis lacualis
    Miomantis lacualis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis lamtoensis
    Miomantis lamtoensis
    Miomantis lamtoensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis longicollis
    Miomantis longicollis
    Miomantis longicollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis menelikii
    Miomantis menelikii
    Miomantis menelikii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis milmilena
    Miomantis milmilena
    Miomantis milmilena is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis minuta
    Miomantis minuta
    Miomantis minuta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis misana
    Miomantis misana
    Miomantis misana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis mombasica
    Miomantis mombasica
    Miomantis mombasica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis monacha
    Miomantis monacha
    Miomantis monacha is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis montana
    Miomantis montana
    Miomantis montana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis multipunctata
    Miomantis multipunctata
    Miomantis multipunctata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis nairobiensis
    Miomantis nairobiensis
    Miomantis nairobiensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis natalica
    Miomantis natalica
    Miomantis natalica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis ornata
    Miomantis ornata
    Miomantis ornata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....


  • Miomantis paykullii
    Miomantis paykullii
    Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea.The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo....

     (Egyptian mantis)
  • Miomantis pellucida
    Miomantis pellucida
    Miomantis pellucida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis planivertex
    Miomantis planivertex
    Miomantis planivertex is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis prasina
    Miomantis prasina
    Miomantis prasina is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis preussi
    Miomantis preussi
    Miomantis preussi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis pygmaea
    Miomantis pygmaea
    Miomantis pygmaea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis quadripunctata
    Miomantis quadripunctata
    Miomantis quadripunctata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis rebeli
    Miomantis rebeli
    Miomantis rebeli is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis rehni
    Miomantis rehni
    Miomantis rehni is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis rouxi
    Miomantis rouxi
    Miomantis rouxi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis rubra
    Miomantis rubra
    Miomantis rubra is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis sangarana
    Miomantis sangarana
    Miomantis sangarana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis saussurei
    Miomantis saussurei
    Miomantis saussurei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis scabricollis
    Miomantis scabricollis
    Miomantis scabricollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis semialata
    Miomantis semialata
    Miomantis semialata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis sjoestedti
    Miomantis sjoestedti
    Miomantis sjoestedti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis steelae
    Miomantis steelae
    Miomantis steelae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis tangana
    Miomantis tangana
    Miomantis tangana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis tenuis
    Miomantis tenuis
    Miomantis tenuis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis togana
    Miomantis togana
    Miomantis togana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis usambarica
    Miomantis usambarica
    Miomantis usambarica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis vitrea
    Miomantis vitrea
    Miomantis vitrea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....

  • Miomantis wittei
    Miomantis wittei
    Miomantis wittei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Myrmecomantis

The single species in this genus is an ant mantis.
  • Myrmecomantis atra
    Myrmecomantis atra
    Myrmecomantis atra, common name Ant Mantis, is a species of praying mantis that relies upon ant mimicry for protection even as an adult....

     (ant mantis)

Genus Nanomantis

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

Genus Negromantis

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

Genus Nemotha

  • Nemotha coomani
  • Nemotha metallica
  • Nemotha mirabilis

Genus Neomantis

  • Neomantis australis
  • Neomantis hyalina
  • Neomantis robusta

Genus Nesogalepsus

  • Nesogalepsus andriai
  • Nesogalepsus beieri
  • Nesogalepsus conspersus
  • Nesogalepsus hova
  • Nesogalepsus madagascariensis
    Nesogalepsus madagascariensis
    Nesogalepsus madagascariensis is a species of praying mantis native to Madagascar....

  • Nesogalepsus sikorai
  • Nesogalepsus tuberculatus

Genus Odontomantis

Some members of this genus practice ant mimicry
Ant mimicry
Ant mimicry is mimicry of ants by other organisms. Ants are abundant all over the world, and insect predators that rely on vision to identify their prey such as birds and wasps normally avoid them, either because they are unpalatable, or aggressive. Thus some other arthropods mimic ants to escape...

 when young and are known as ant mantises. The name grass mantis
Grass Mantis
Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimic grass or other slender vegetation. Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to:*Glabromantis mexicana...

 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 parva
  • Odontomantis planiceps
    Odontomantis planiceps
    Odontomantis planiceps, common names Grass Mantis and Asian Ant Mantis , is a species of praying mantis....

     (Asian ant mantis, grass mantis)
  • Odontomantis rhyssa
  • Odontomantis xizangensis

Genus Oligomantis

  • Oligomantis hyalina
  • Oligomantis mentaweiana
  • Oligomantis orientalis

Genus Oligonicella
Oligonicella
Oligonicella is a wide-ranging genus of praying mantises represented in Africa, Asia, and Europe by species such as:*O. bolliana*O. brunneri*O. punctulata*O. scudderi*O. striolata*O. tessellata...

  • Oligonicella bolliana
    Oligonicella bolliana
    Oligonicella bolliana is a species of praying mantis....

  • Oligonicella brunneri
    Oligonicella brunneri
    Oligonicella brunneri is one of the smallest species of praying mantis and "scarcely reach one centimeter in length."...

  • Oligonicella punctulata
  • Oligonicella scudderi
    Oligonicella scudderi
    Oligonicella scudderi, common name Scudder’s Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States.-References:* Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida...

  • Oligonicella striolata
  • Oligonicella tessellata
  • Oligonicella mexicana (slim Mexican mantis)

Genus Oligonyx
Oligonyx
Oligonyx is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...

  • Oligonyx bicornis
  • Oligonyx bidens
  • Oligonyx dohrnianus
  • Oligonyx insularis
  • Oligonyx maya

Genus Orthodera

  • Orthodera gunnii
  • Orthodera insularis
  • Orthodera ministralis
    Orthodera ministralis
    Orthodera ministralis, common name Garden Mantis or Australian Green Mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia. The Garden Mantis inhabits the whole of Australia, and can often be found in hidden in leafy scrub from ground to eye level....

     (garden mantis)
  • Orthodera novaezealandiae
    Orthodera novaezealandiae
    Orthodera novaezealandiae, known as the New Zealand Mantis or the New Zealand Praying Mantis, is a species of praying mantis which is, as both the scientific name and common names suggest, indigenous and endemic to New Zealand.-Description:...

     (New Zealand mantis)
  • Orthodera rubrocoxata
    Orthodera rubrocoxata
    Orthodera rubrocoxata is a species of praying mantis found in Australia....


Genus Otomantis

Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantis
Boxer Mantis
Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

es.
  • Otomantis aurita
  • Otomantis capirica
  • Otomantis casaica
  • Otomantis rendalli
  • Otomantis scutigera

Genus Oxyelaea

  • Oxyelaea elegans
  • Oxyelaea heteromorpha
  • Oxyelaea stefaniae

Genus Oxyophthalma

  • Oxyophthalma engaea
  • Oxyophthalma giraffa
  • Oxyophthalma gracilis

Genus Oxyophthalmellus

  • Oxyophthalmellus rehni
    Oxyophthalmellus rehni
    Oxyophthalmellus rehni is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya and Somalia....

  • Oxyophthalmellus somalicus
    Oxyophthalmellus somalicus
    Oxyophthalmellus somalicus is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....


Genus Oxyopsis
Oxyopsis
Oxyopsis is a genus consisting of 11 species of mantises in the subfamily Stagmatopterinae....

  • Oxyopsis acutipennis
  • Oxyopsis festae
  • Oxyopsis gracilis
    Oxyopsis gracilis
    Oxyopsis gracilis, common name South American Green Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to South America. It is a medium sized mantis with adult females reaching 3” in length and adult males growing to about 1.5” in length. Individuals of these species are usually bright green....

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

Genus Oxyothespis
Oxyothespis
Oxyothespis is a genus of praying mantis in the family Oxyothespinae....

Members of this genus have been called grass mantis
Grass Mantis
Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimic grass or other slender vegetation. Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to:*Glabromantis mexicana...

es.
  • Oxyothespis acuticeps
    Oxyothespis acuticeps
    Oxyothespis acuticeps is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis alata
    Oxyothespis alata
    Oxyothespis alata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis apostata
    Oxyothespis apostata
    Oxyothespis apostata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis bifurcata
    Oxyothespis bifurcata
    Oxyothespis bifurcata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis brevicollis
    Oxyothespis brevicollis
    Oxyothespis brevicollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis brevipennis
    Oxyothespis brevipennis
    Oxyothespis brevipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis dumonti
    Oxyothespis dumonti
    Oxyothespis dumonti, common name North African grass mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa....

     (North African grass mantis )
  • Oxyothespis flavipennis
    Oxyothespis flavipennis
    Oxyothespis flavipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis longicollis
    Oxyothespis longicollis
    Oxyothespis longicollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis longipennis
    Oxyothespis longipennis
    Oxyothespis longipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis mammillata
    Oxyothespis mammillata
    Oxyothespis mammillata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis maroccana
    Oxyothespis maroccana
    Oxyothespis maroccana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis meridionalis
    Oxyothespis meridionalis
    Oxyothespis meridionalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis nilotica
    Oxyothespis nilotica
    Oxyothespis nilotica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis noctivaga
    Oxyothespis noctivaga
    Oxyothespis noctivaga is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis parva
    Oxyothespis parva
    Oxyothespis parva is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis pellucida
    Oxyothespis pellucida
    Oxyothespis pellucida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis persica
    Oxyothespis persica
    Oxyothespis persica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis philbyi
    Oxyothespis philbyi
    Oxyothespis philbyi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis senegalensis
    Oxyothespis senegalensis
    Oxyothespis senegalensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis sudanensis
    Oxyothespis sudanensis
    Oxyothespis sudanensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis tricolor
    Oxyothespis tricolor
    Oxyothespis tricolor is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis villiersi
    Oxyothespis villiersi
    Oxyothespis villiersi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....

  • Oxyothespis wagneri
    Oxyothespis wagneri
    Oxyothespis wagneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Oxyothespis in the order Mantodea....


Genus Oxypilus

Boxer mantis
Boxer Mantis
Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

es are within this genus.
  • Oxypilus distinctus (Gambian boxer mantis )

Genus Pachymantis

  • Pachymantis bicingulata
    Pachymantis bicingulata
    Pachymantis bicingulata is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo....

  • Pachymantis dohertii
    Pachymantis dohertii
    Pachymantis dohertii is a species of praying mantis native to Perak in Malaysia....


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 Parablepharis

  • Parablepharis kuhlii
    Parablepharis kuhlii
    Parablepharis kuhlii is a species of praying mantis found in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Borneo, and Java....


Genus Paramantis
Paramantis
Paramantis is a genus of praying mantises that includes these species:* Paramantis natalensis* Paramantis nyassana* Paramantis prasina* Paramantis sacra* Paramantis togana* Paramantis victoriana* Paramantis viridis...

  • Paramantis natalensis
  • Paramantis nyassana
    Paramantis nyassana
    Paramantis nyassana is a species of praying mantis in genus Paramantis. Before a 1998 paper showed it was present in Zimbabwe it was "hitherto unknown in Africa south of the Zambezi River"....

  • Paramantis prasina
    Paramantis prasina
    Paramantis prasina is a praying mantis species in the genus Paramantis....

  • Paramantis sacra
  • Paramantis togana
  • Paramantis victoriana
  • Paramantis viridis

Genus Parasphendale

  • Parasphendale affinis
    Parasphendale affinis
    Parasphendale affinis, given the common name budwing mantis, named because of the female's short wings, is a species of praying mantis. They can get to 4 inches long and have a low mortality rate as nymphs. They originate from Kenya and are always a mottled brown and reddish pink color. They...

     (budwing mantis)
  • Parasphendale africana
  • Parasphendale agrionina
    Parasphendale agrionina
    Parasphendale agrionina, given the common name budwing mantis for its vestigial wings . Females are is incapable of [flight|flight]]....

     (budwing mantis)
  • Parasphendale albicosta
  • Parasphendale costalis
  • Parasphendale ghindana
  • Parasphendale minor
  • Parasphendale scioana
  • Parasphendale stali

Genus Paratoxodera

Paratoxodera is a genus of stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

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  • Paratoxodera borneana
    Paratoxodera borneana
    Paratoxodera borneana, common name Borneo Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brunei that was first identified as a subspecies of P. cornicollis....

     (Borneo stick mantis)
  • Paratoxodera cornicollis
    Paratoxodera cornicollis
    Paratoxodera cornicollis, common name Giant Malaysian Stick Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo....

     (giant Malaysian stick mantis)
  • Paratoxodera meggitti
    Paratoxodera meggitti
    Paratoxodera meggitti is a species of praying mantis found in China and Myanmar....

  • Paratoxodera pluto
    Paratoxodera pluto
    Paratoxodera pluto is a species of praying mantis found in Malaysia and Sumatra....


Genus Paroxyophthalmus

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

Genus Paraoxypilus

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

Genus Pareuthyphlebs

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

Genus Phthersigena

  • Phthersigena centralis
    Phthersigena centralis
    Phthersigena centralis is a species of praying mantis endemic to Australia....

  • Phthersigena conspersa
    Phthersigena conspersa
    Phthersigena conspersa is a species of praying mantis native to Australia and New Guinea....

  • Phthersigena insularis
    Phthersigena insularis
    Phthersigena insularis is a species of praying mantis native to Australia....

  • Phthersigena melania
    Phthersigena melania
    Phthersigena melania is a species of praying mantis native to Australia....

  • Phthersigena minor
    Phthersigena minor
    Phthersigena minor is a species of praying mantis native to Australia....

  • Phthersigena nebulosa
    Phthersigena nebulosa
    Phthersigena nebulosa is a species of praying mantis native to Australia....

  • Phthersigena timorensis
    Phthersigena timorensis
    Phthersigena timorensis is a species of praying mantis native to Timor....

  • Phthersigena unicornis
    Phthersigena unicornis
    Phthersigena unicornis, common name Timor Unicorn Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Timor....


Genus Phyllovates
Phyllovates
Phyllovates is genus of praying mantises. Species include:*Phyllovates brasiliensis*Phyllovates brevicornis*Phyllovates chlorophaea *Phyllovates cingulata*Phyllovates cornuta...

Species of unicorn mantis
Unicorn Mantis
Unicorn mantis is the common name for several species of praying mantis across different genera with horn-like protrusions on their heads including:*Phthersigena unicornis...

 are within this genus.
  • Phyllovates brasiliensis
  • Phyllovates brevicornis
  • Phyllovates chlorophaea
    Phyllovates chlorophaena
    Phyllovates chlorophaena , common name Texas Unicorn Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States.-References:**...

     (Texas unicorn mantis, Mexican unicorn mantis)
  • Phyllovates cingulata
  • Phyllovates cornuta
  • Phyllovates iheringi
  • Phyllovates maya
  • Phyllovates minor
  • Phyllovates parallela
  • Phyllovates parvula
  • Phyllovates spinicollis
  • Phyllovates tripunctata

Genus Pnigomantis

This genus has a species of shield mantis
Shield Mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

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  • Pnigomantis medioconstricta (Indonesia double shield mantis)

Genus Polyspilota

  • Polyspilota aeruginosa
    Polyspilota aeruginosa
    Polyspilota aeruginosa, common name Madagascan marbled mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Africa. Adult females reach in length while males are smaller....

     (Madagascan marbled mantis)
  • Polyspilota caffra
  • Polyspilota comorana
  • Polyspilota griffinii
    Polyspilota griffinii
    Polyspilota griffinii, common name Griffin Mantis , is a species of praying mantis native to Cameroon that grows to about 5 inches in length....

     (griffin mantis)
  • Polyspilota magna
  • Polyspilota montana
  • Polyspilota pavani
  • Polyspilota robusta
  • Polyspilota seychelliana
  • Polyspilota voelzkowiana

Genus Popa
Popa spurca
Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to long if female or long if male. P. spurca is the only species in the genus Popa....

This genus has one species of twig mantis popular in captivity.
  • Popa spurca
    Popa spurca
    Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to long if female or long if male. P. spurca is the only species in the genus Popa....

     (African twig mantis)

Genus Pseudacanthops

  • Pseudacanthops angulata
  • Pseudacanthops caelebs
  • Pseudacanthops lobipes
  • Pseudacanthops spinulosa

Genus Pseudempusa

  • Pseudempusa pavonina
  • Pseudempusa pinnapavonis (peacock mantis)

Genus Pseudocreobotra

This genus contains several species of flower mantis
Flower Mantis
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

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  • Pseudocreobotra amarae
  • Pseudocreobotra ocellata (ocellated spiny flower mantis)
  • Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
    Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
    Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, or spiny flower mantis, is a small flower mantis that is native to southern and eastern Africa.It has a spiny appearance on the bottom of its abdomen, giving it its name. It is pale yellowish, pinkish or greenish and has a unique mark on its forewings. It is common in...

     (Walhbergi's spiny flower mantis )

Genus Pseudoharpax

  • Pseudoharpax abyssinicus
  • Pseudoharpax beieri
  • Pseudoharpax crenaticollis
  • Pseudoharpax dubius
  • Pseudoharpax erythraeus
  • Pseudoharpax francoisi
  • Pseudoharpax parallelus
  • Pseudoharpax ugandanus
  • Pseudoharpax virescens
    Pseudoharpax Virescens
    Pseudoharpax virescens, common name Gambian spotted-eye flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Gambia. This small flower mantis grows to 1 inch in length and takes its name from two eye spots on the dorsal side of its abdomen of adult females. Despite their small size, they are...

     (Gambian spotted-eye flower mantis )

Genus Pseudomantis

  • Pseudomantis albofimbriata (false garden mantis)
  • Pseudomantis dimorpha
  • Pseudomantis hartmeyeri
  • Pseudomantis victorina

Genus Pseudomusonia

  • Pseudomusonia fera
    Pseudomusonia fera
    Pseudomusonia fera is a species of praying mantis native to Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Panama....

  • Pseudomusonia lineativentris
  • Pseudomusonia maculosa
    Pseudomusonia maculosa
    Pseudomusonia maculosa is a species of praying mantis native to French Guiana....

  • Pseudomusonia rapax
    Pseudomusonia rapax
    Pseudomusonia rapax is a species of praying mantis native to Costa Rica and Venezuela....


Genus Pseudovates

Some species within this genus are known as unicorn mantis
Unicorn Mantis
Unicorn mantis is the common name for several species of praying mantis across different genera with horn-like protrusions on their heads including:*Phthersigena unicornis...

es or stick mantis
Stick Mantis
Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

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  • Pseudovates arizonae
    Pseudovates arizonae
    Pseudovates arizonae, common name Arizona Unicorn Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to North America....

     (Arizona unicorn mantis )
  • Pseudovates bidens
  • Pseudovates denticulata
  • Pseudovates hyalostigma
  • Pseudovates longicollis
  • Pseudovates paraensis
  • Pseudovates peruviana
    Pseudovates peruviana
    Pseudovates peruviana, common name Peruvian stick mantis, is a medium-sized species of praying mantis native to South America.As described by one breeder:...

     (Peruvian stick mantis )
  • Pseudovates tolteca
  • Pseudovates townsendi

Genus Pseudoyersinia
Pseudoyersinia
Pseudoyersinia is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.-Species:*Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993*Pseudoyersinia brevipennis Yersin, 1860*Pseudoyersinia canariensis Chopard, 1942...

This genus is named for its similarity to genus Yersiniops
Yersiniops
Yersiniops is a genus of praying mantises native to the Americas and represented by species such as:*Y. newboldi*Y. solitaria*Y. sophronicaTo species, Y. solitaria and Y. sophronica, can be found in the United States....

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  • 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 Pyrgomantis

  • Pyrgomantis bisignata
    Pyrgomantis bisignata
    Pyrgomantis bisignata, common name Jones' Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....

  • Pyrgomantis congica
    Pyrgomantis congica
    Pyrgomantis congica is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Tanzania, and the Congo River region....

  • Pyrgomantis fasciata
    Pyrgomantis fasciata
    Pyrgomantis fasciata is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, Transvaal and the Congo River region....

  • Pyrgomantis jonesi
    Pyrgomantis jonesi
    Pyrgomantis jonesi, common name Jones' Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal....

  • Pyrgomantis mabuia
    Pyrgomantis mabuia
    Pyrgomantis mabuia is a species of praying mantis found in Uganda....

  • Pyrgomantis mitrata
    Pyrgomantis mitrata
    Pyrgomantis mitrata is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River region....

  • Pyrgomantis nasuta
    Pyrgomantis nasuta
    Pyrgomantis nasuta is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cape Province, Cameroon, Kenya, Natal, Namibia, Somalia, and Tanzania. It has previously been identified as Mantis nasuta and as Mantis capensis ....

  • Pyrgomantis ornatipes
    Pyrgomantis ornatipes
    Pyrgomantis ornatipes is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia....

  • Pyrgomantis pallida
    Pyrgomantis pallida
    Pyrgomantis pallida is a species of praying mantis found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria, and Togo....

  • Pyrgomantis rhodesica
    Pyrgomantis rhodesica
    Pyrgomantis rhodesica is a species of praying mantis found in Botswana, Namibia, Transvaal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....

  • Pyrgomantis runifera
    Pyrgomantis runifera
    Pyrgomantis runifera is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River area....

  • Pyrgomantis signatifrons
    Pyrgomantis signatifrons
    Pyrgomantis signatifrons is a species of praying mantis found in the Congo River area....

  • Pyrgomantis simillima
    Pyrgomantis simillima
    Pyrgomantis simillima is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania, Transvaal, and Zimbabwe. It was originally identified as two separate species: Pyrgomantis curta and Pyrgomantis simillima ....

  • Pyrgomantis singularis
    Pyrgomantis singularis
    Pyrgomantis singularis is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Natal, Tanzania, and the Transvaal....

  • Pyrgomantis wellmanni
    Pyrgomantis wellmanni
    Pyrgomantis wellmanni is a species of praying mantis found in Angola....


Genus Raptrix

  • Raptrix fusca
  • Raptrix fuscata
  • Raptrix intermedia
  • Raptrix occidentalis
  • Raptrix perspicua

Genus Rhombodera
Rhombodera
Rhombodera is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis , and Leaf Mantis because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes....

Rhombodera is a large genus of shield mantis
Shield Mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

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  • Rhombodera basalis
    Rhombodera basalis
    Rhombodera basalis de Haan, 1842 is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera....

     (giant Malaysian shield mantis )
  • Rhombodera boschmai
    Rhombodera boschmai
    Rhombodera boschmai is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera brachynota
    Rhombodera brachynota
    Rhombodera brachynota is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera butleri
    Rhombodera butleri
    Rhombodera butleri is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera crassa
    Rhombodera crassa
    Rhombodera crassa is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera doriana
    Rhombodera doriana
    Rhombodera doriana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera extensicollis
    Rhombodera extensicollis
    Rhombodera extensicollis is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

     (giant shield mantis)
  • Rhombodera extraordinaria
    Rhombodera extraordinaria
    Rhombodera extraordinaria is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera flava
    Rhombodera flava
    Rhombodera flava is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera fratricida
    Rhombodera fratricida
    Rhombodera fratricida is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera fusca
    Rhombodera fusca
    Rhombodera fusca is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera handschini
    Rhombodera handschini
    Rhombodera handschini is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera javana
    Rhombodera javana
    Rhombodera javana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera keiana
    Rhombodera keiana
    Rhombodera keiana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera kirbyi
    Rhombodera kirbyi
    Rhombodera kirbyi is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera laticollis
    Rhombodera laticollis
    Rhombodera laticollis is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera latipronotum
    Rhombodera latipronotum
    Rhombodera latipronotum is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera lingulata
    Rhombodera lingulata
    Rhombodera lingulata is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera megaera
    Rhombodera megaera
    Rhombodera megaera is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

     (giant shield mantis)
  • Rhombodera mjoebergi
    Rhombodera mjoebergi
    Rhombodera mjoebergi is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera morokana
    Rhombodera morokana
    Rhombodera morokana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera ornatipes
    Rhombodera ornatipes
    Rhombodera ornatipes is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera palawanensis
    Rhombodera palawanensis
    Rhombodera palawanensis is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera papuana
    Rhombodera papuana
    Rhombodera papuana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera rennellana
    Rhombodera rennellana
    Rhombodera rennellana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera rollei
    Rhombodera rollei
    Rhombodera rollei is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera sjoestedti
    Rhombodera sjoestedti
    Rhombodera sjoestedti is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera stalii
    Rhombodera stalii
    Rhombodera stalii is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera taprobana
    Rhombodera taprobana
    Rhombodera taprobana is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera tectiformis
    Rhombodera tectiformis
    Rhombodera tectiformis is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera titania
    Rhombodera titania
    Rhombodera titania is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera valida
    Rhombodera valida
    Rhombodera valida is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera woodmasoni
    Rhombodera woodmasoni
    Rhombodera woodmasoni is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....

  • Rhombodera zhangi
    Rhombodera zhangi
    Rhombodera zhangi is a species of praying mantis of the Genus Rhombodera. It is native to Asia....


Genus Rivetina
Rivetina
Rivetina is a genus of praying mantises in the order Mantodea. Rivetina contains species of Ground Mantis.-Species:*Rivetina asiatica Mistshenko, 1967*Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839 *Rivetina beybienkoi Lindt, 1961...

Rivetina is a genus containing species of ground mantis
Ground Mantis
Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage...

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  • Rivetina asiatica
    Rivetina asiatica
    Rivetina asiatica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina baetica
    Rivetina baetica
    Rivetina baetica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina.-See also:*List of mantis genera and speciesRivetina balcanica live in: Greece, Cyprus and Crete...

     (ground mantis)
  • Rivetina balcanica
  • Rivetina beybienkoi
    Rivetina beybienkoi
    Rivetina beybienkoi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina buettikeri
    Rivetina buettikeri
    Rivetina buettikeri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina byblica
    Rivetina byblica
    Rivetina byblica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina caucasica
    Rivetina caucasica
    Rivetina caucasica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina compacta
    Rivetina compacta
    Rivetina compacta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina crassa
    Rivetina crassa
    Rivetina crassa is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina dentata
    Rivetina dentata
    Rivetina dentata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina deserta
    Rivetina deserta
    Rivetina deserta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina dolichoptera
    Rivetina dolichoptera
    Rivetina dolichoptera is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina elegans
    Rivetina elegans
    Rivetina elegans is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina excellens
    Rivetina excellens
    Rivetina excellens is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina gigantea
    Rivetina gigantea
    Rivetina gigantea is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina inermis
    Rivetina inermis
    Rivetina inermis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina karadumi
    Rivetina karadumi
    Rivetina karadumi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina karateginica
    Rivetina karateginica
    Rivetina karateginica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina laticollis
    Rivetina laticollis
    Rivetina laticollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina monticola
    Rivetina monticola
    Rivetina monticola is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina nana
    Rivetina nana
    Rivetina nana is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina pallida
    Rivetina pallida
    Rivetina pallida is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina parva
    Rivetina parva
    Rivetina parva is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina pulisangini
    Rivetina pulisangini
    Rivetina pulisangini is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina rhombicollis
    Rivetina rhombicollis
    Rivetina rhombicollis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina similis
    Rivetina similis
    Rivetina similis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina syriaca
    Rivetina syriaca
    Rivetina syriaca is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina tarda
    Rivetina tarda
    Rivetina tarda is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....

  • Rivetina varsobica
    Rivetina varsobica
    Rivetina varsobica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Rivetina....


Genus Sphodromantis
Sphodromantis
Sphodromantis is a large genus of praying mantises concentrated in Africa, sometimes considered a synonym of the genus Hierodula. Outside their range especially, many share the common name African mantis....

Sphodromantis is a large genus of mantises concentrated in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. Outside their range, many share the name African mantis
African Mantis
African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis from Africa, especially Sphodromantis viridis and other species in genus Sphodromantis African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis from Africa,...

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  • Sphodromantis abessinica
    Sphodromantis abessinica
    Sphodromantis abessinica is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia and Somalia....

  • Sphodromantis aethiopica
    Sphodromantis aethiopica
    Sphodromantis aethiopica, common name Ethiopian mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia....

  • Sphodromantis annobonensis
    Sphodromantis annobonensis
    Sphodromantis annobonensis is a species of praying mantis found in Guinea and on the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobón Province....

  • Sphodromantis aurea
    Sphodromantis aurea
    Sphodromantis aurea is a species of praying mantis found in Liberia and Ghana....

  • Sphodromantis baccettii
    Sphodromantis baccettii
    Sphodromantis baccettii is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya and Somalia. It may be distinguished from Sphodromantis lineola by the presence of blue-black spots on its forearms....

  • Sphodromantis balachowskyi
  • Sphodromantis biocellata
    Sphodromantis biocellata
    Sphodromantis biocellata is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cameroon, and Central African Republic....

  • Sphodromantis centralis
    Sphodromantis centralis
    Sphodromantis centralis, common name African mantis or Central African mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa....

  • Sphodromantis citernii
    Sphodromantis citernii
    Sphodromantis citernii is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia and Somalia....

  • Sphodromantis congica
    Sphodromantis congica
    Sphodromantis conspicua, common name Congo mantis is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Nigeria, and the Congo River region....

  • Sphodromantis conspicua
    Sphodromantis conspicua
    Sphodromantis conspicua is a species of praying mantis found in Burkina Faso and Senegal....

  • Sphodromantis elegans
    Sphodromantis elegans
    Sphodromantis elegans is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and the Congo River region....

  • Sphodromantis elongata
    Sphodromantis elongata
    Sphodromantis elongata is a species of praying mantis found in Zambia and the region of the Congo River....

  • Sphodromantis fenestrata
    Sphodromantis fenestrata
    Sphodromantis fenestrata is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania....

  • Sphodromantis gastrica
    Sphodromantis gastrica
    Sphodromantis gastrica, common name African mantis or common green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa. Previously classified as Hierodula bicarinata and as Sphodromantis guttata , this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic...

     (common green mantis)
  • Sphodromantis gestri
    Sphodromantis gestri
    Sphodromantis gestri is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya and Somalia....

  • Sphodromantis giubana
    Sphodromantis giubana
    Sphodromantis giubana is a species of praying mantis found in Somalia. It is known to attack small cats and damage their lungs, which can lead to premature death. This was a leading cause in a cat decline in western Somalia in the early 1930s....

  • Sphodromantis gracilicollis
    Sphodromantis gracilicollis
    Sphodromantis gracilis is a species of praying mantis found in Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, and Central African Republic....

  • Sphodromantis gracilis
    Sphodromantis gracilis
    Sphodromantis gracilis is a species of praying mantis found in the Transvaal....

  • Sphodromantis hyalina
    Sphodromantis hyalina
    Sphodromantis hyalina is a species of praying mantis found in Gabon, Central African Republic and the Congo River region....

  • Sphodromantis kersteni
    Sphodromantis kersteni
    Sphodromantis kersteni is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Sudan....

  • Sphodromantis lagrecai
    Sphodromantis lagrecai
    Sphodromantis lagrecai is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda....

  • Sphodromantis lineola
    Sphodromantis lineola
    Sphodromantis lineola, common name African mantis or African praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa sometimes raised in captivity. It may be distinguished from Sphodromantis baccettii by the absence of blue-black spots on its forearms....

  • Sphodromantis obscura
    Sphodromantis obscura
    Sphodromantis obscura is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania....

  • Sphodromantis pachinota
    Sphodromantis pachinota
    Sphodromantis pachinota is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia and Sudan....

  • Sphodromantis pardii
    Sphodromantis pardii
    Sphodromantis pardii is a species of praying mantis found in Somalia....

  • Sphodromantis pavonina
    Sphodromantis pavonina
    Sphodromantis pavonina is a species of praying mantis found in Angola, Cameroon, and the Congo River region....

  • Sphodromantis quinquecallosa
    Sphodromantis quinquecallosa
    Sphodromantis quinquecallosa is a species of praying mantis found in Africa....

  • Sphodromantis royi
    Sphodromantis royi
    Sphodromantis royi, common name Roy's mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauretania, Niger, and Senegal....

  • Sphodromantis rubrostigma
    Sphodromantis rubrostigma
    Sphodromantis rubrostigma, common name Kenya mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Kenya and Tanzania....

  • Sphodromantis rudolfae
    Sphodromantis rudolfae
    Sphodromantis rudolfae is a species of praying mantis found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Zanzibar....

  • Sphodromantis tenuidentata
    Sphodromantis tenuidentata
    Sphodromantis tenuidentata, common name Tanzanian mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Tanzania....

  • Sphodromantis trimacula
    Sphodromantis trimacula
    Sphodromantis trimacula is a species of praying mantis found in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen....

  • Sphodromantis viridis
    Sphodromantis viridis
    Sphodromantis viridis is a species of praying mantis that is kept worldwide as a pet. Its common names include African mantis, giant African mantis, and bush mantis.-Name:...

     (giant African mantis, bush mantis)

Genus Sphodropoda

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

Genus Stagmatoptera
Stagmatoptera
Stagmatoptera is a genus consisting of 14 species of mantises in the subfamily Stagmatopterinae.-Species:*Stagmatoptera abdominalis*Stagmatoptera binotata*Stagmatoptera biocellata*Stagmatoptera femoralis...

  • Stagmatoptera abdominalis
    Stagmatoptera abdominalis
    Stagmatoptera abdominalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera binotata
    Stagmatoptera binotata
    Stagmatoptera binotata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera biocellata
    Stagmatoptera biocellata
    Stagmatoptera biocellata is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera femoralis
    Stagmatoptera femoralis
    Stagmatoptera femoralis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera flavipennis
    Stagmatoptera flavipennis
    Stagmatoptera flavipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera hyaloptera
    Stagmatoptera hyaloptera
    Stagmatoptera hyaloptera, common name Argentine white-crested mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Argentina....

     (Argentine white crested mantis )
  • Stagmatoptera luna
    Stagmatoptera luna
    Stagmatoptera luna is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera nova
    Stagmatoptera nova
    Stagmatoptera nova is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera pia
    Stagmatoptera pia
    Stagmatoptera pia is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera praecaria
    Stagmatoptera praecaria
    Stagmatoptera praecaria is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera reimoseri
    Stagmatoptera reimoseri
    Stagmatoptera reimoseri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera septentrionalis
    Stagmatoptera septentrionalis
    Stagmatoptera septentrionalis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera supplicaria
    Stagmatoptera supplicaria
    Stagmatoptera supplicaria is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....

  • Stagmatoptera vischeri
    Stagmatoptera vischeri
    Stagmatoptera vischeri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmatoptera....


Genus Stagmomantis
Stagmomantis
Stagmomantis is a genus consisting of 27 species of mantises in the subfamily Stagmomantinae. This genus is native to the Americas.-Species:*S. amazonica*S. astecus*S. californica*S. carolina*S. centralis*S. colorata...

The range of Stagmomantis includes North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

, and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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  • Stagmomantis amazonica
    Stagmomantis amazonica
    Stagmomantis amazonica, common name Amazon Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmomantis. They are native to the South America....

     (Amazon mantis)
  • Stagmomantis californica
    Stagmomantis californica
    Stagmomantis californica, common name California Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the genus Stagmomantis native to the Western United States.-Description:...

     (California mantis)
  • Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis)
  • Stagmomantis centralis
  • Stagmomantis colorata
  • Stagmomantis domingensis
  • Stagmomantis floridensis
    Stagmomantis floridensis
    Stagmomantis floridensis, common name Larger Florida Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Stagmomantis. They are native to the Southern United States....

     (larger Florida mantis)
  • Stagmomantis fraterna
  • Stagmomantis gracilipes
    Stagmomantis gracilipes
    Stagmomantis gracilipes, common name Arizona Tan Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Stagmomantis. They are native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America....

     (Arizona tan mantis)
  • Stagmomantis hebardi
  • Stagmomantis heterogamia
  • Stagmomantis limbata
    Stagmomantis limbata
    Stagmomantis limbata, common name Bordered Mantis or Arizona Mantis is a species of praying mantis native to North America. This beneficial insect is green or beige in color and grows up to 3 inches long....

     (bordered mantis, Arizona mantis)
  • Stagmomantis montana
    Stagmomantis montana
    Stagmomantis montana , common name Mountain Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Stagmomantis. They are native to Mexico and Central America. S. montana sinaloae has been identified as a subspecies....

  • Stagmomantis nahua
  • Stagmomantis paraensis
  • Stagmomantis parvidentata
  • Stagmomantis theophila
  • Stagmomantis venusta
  • Stagmomantis vicina

Genus Statilia

  • Statilia agresta
  • Statilia apicalis
    Statilia apicalis
    Statilia apicalis is a far-ranging species of mantis found in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. S. apicaliss range includes Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, India, Sulawesi, China, Sumba, Timor, the Philippines, Ghana, Guinea, and the Congo River area....

  • Statilia chayuensis
  • Statilia flavobrunnea
  • Statilia maculata
    Statilia maculata
    Statilia maculata, common name "小蟷螂" or Ko-kamakiri , is a species of praying mantis native to Asia that can be found in China and Japan....

     (Japanese
    Japanese language
    is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

     "ko-kamakiri" i.e. small mantis)
  • Statilia nemoralis
  • Statilia ocellata
  • Statilia pallida
  • Statilia parva
  • Statilia spanis
  • Statilia viridibrunnea

Genus Stenophylla

  • Stenophylla cornigera
    Stenophylla cornigera
    Stenophylla cornigera is a species of praying mantis native to Brazil....

  • Stenophylla lobivertex

Genus Sibylla
Sibylla
Sibylla is a female given name. It may refer to:* Sibylla of Jerusalem, queen regnant of Jerusalem* Sybilla of Normandy, queen consort of Scotland* Sibylla of Acerra, queen consort of Sicily* Sibylla of Lusignan, queen consort of Armenia...

  • Sibylla dives
  • Sibylla dolosa
  • Sibylla limbata
  • Sibylla maculosa
  • Sibylla marmorata
  • Sibylla pretiosa
    Sibylla pretiosa
    Sibylla pretiosa is a species of mantis found in southern Africa, also known as the cryptic mantis. They earn this moniker through their ability to grow asymmetrically to match the vegetation of their environment.- Description :...

     (cryptic mantis)

Genus Tamolanica
Tamolanica
Tamolanica is a genus of praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis , and Leaf Mantis because of their extended, leaf-like thoraxes...

This is another genus with species sometimes called shield mantis
Shield Mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

es.
  • Tamolanica andaina
  • Tamolanica atricoxis
  • Tamolanica denticulata
  • Tamolanica dilena
  • Tamolanica katauana
  • Tamolanica leopoldi
  • Tamolanica pectoralis
  • Tamolanica phryne
  • Tamolanica splendida
  • Tamolanica tamolana
    Tamolanica tamolana
    Tamolanica tamolana, common name New Guinea Shield Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to New Guinea....

     (New Guinea shield mantis)

Genus Taumantis

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

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 Tarachodes
Tarachodes
Tarachodes is a genus of praying mantis in the family Tarachodidae.-Species:Members of this genus may be called Bark Mantises or Ground Mantises.*Tarachodes abyssinicus*Tarachodes afzelli *Tarachodes alluaudi...

Members of this genus may be called bark mantis
Bark Mantis
Bark mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis, especially those with cryptic camouflage resembling tree bark. Examples include:*Gyromantis kraussii *Gyromantis occidentalis...

es or ground mantis
Ground Mantis
Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage...

es.
  • Tarachodes abyssinicus
    Tarachodes abyssinicus
    Tarachodes abyssinicus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes afzelli
    Tarachodes afzelli
    Tarachodes afzelii is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

     (Tanzanian ground mantis)
  • Tarachodes alluaudi
    Tarachodes alluaudi
    Tarachodes alluaudi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes aestuans
    Tarachodes aestuans
    Tarachodes aestuans is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes arabicus
    Tarachodes arabicus
    Tarachodes arabicus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes basinotatus
    Tarachodes basinotatus
    Tarachodes basinotatus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes beieri
    Tarachodes beieri
    Tarachodes beieri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes betakarschi
    Tarachodes betakarschi
    Tarachodes asiatica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes bicornis
    Tarachodes bicornis
    Tarachodes bicornis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

     (two-horned mantis)
  • Tarachodes bispinosus
    Tarachodes bispinosus
    Tarachodes bispinosus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes brevipennis
    Tarachodes brevipennis
    Tarachodes brevipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes chopardi
    Tarachodes chopardi
    Tarachodes chopardi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes circulifer
    Tarachodes circulifer
    Tarachodes circulifer is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes circuliferoides
    Tarachodes circuliferoides
    Tarachodes circuliferoides is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes davidi
    Tarachodes davidi
    Tarachodes davidi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes dissimulator
    Tarachodes dissimulator
    Tarachodes dissimulator is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes dives
    Tarachodes dives
    Tarachodes dives is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes feae
    Tarachodes feae
    Tarachodes feae is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes fraterculus
    Tarachodes fraterculus
    Tarachodes fraterculus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes fuscipennis
    Tarachodes fuscipennis
    Tarachodes fuscipennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes gerstaeckeri
    Tarachodes gerstaeckeri
    Tarachodes gerstaeckeri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes gibber
    Tarachodes gibber
    Tarachodes gibber is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes gigas
    Tarachodes gigas
    Tarachodes gigas is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes gilvus
    Tarachodes gilvus
    Tarachodes gilvus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes griseus
    Tarachodes griseus
    Tarachodes griseus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes griseus
    Tarachodes griseus
    Tarachodes griseus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes haedus
    Tarachodes haedus
    Tarachodes haedus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes insidiator
    Tarachodes insidiator
    Tarachodes insidiator is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes karschi
    Tarachodes karschi
    Tarachodes karschi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes lucubrans
    Tarachodes lucubrans
    Tarachodes lucubrans is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes maculisternum
    Tarachodes maculisternum
    Tarachodes maculisternum is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes maurus
    Tarachodes maurus
    Tarachodes maurus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes maurus
    Tarachodes maurus
    Tarachodes maurus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes minor
    Tarachodes minor
    Tarachodes minor is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes modesta
    Tarachodes modesta
    Tarachodes modesta is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes monstrosus
    Tarachodes monstrosus
    Tarachodes monstrosus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes namibiensis
    Tarachodes namibiensis
    Tarachodes namibiensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes natalensis
    Tarachodes natalensis
    Tarachodes natalensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes nubifer
    Tarachodes nubifer
    Tarachodes nubifer is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes nyassanus
    Tarachodes nyassanus
    Tarachodes nyassanus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes obscuripennis
    Tarachodes obscuripennis
    Tarachodes obscuripennis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes obtusiceps
    Tarachodes obtusiceps
    Tarachodes obtusiceps is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes okahandyanus
    Tarachodes okahandyanus
    Tarachodes okahandyanus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes oxynotus
    Tarachodes oxynotus
    Tarachodes oxynotus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes perloides
    Tarachodes perloides
    Tarachodes perloides is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes pilosipes
    Tarachodes pilosipes
    Tarachodes pilosipes is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes pujoli
    Tarachodes pujoli
    Tarachodes cle is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes rhodesicus
    Tarachodes rhodesicus
    Tarachodes rhodesicus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes robustus
    Tarachodes robustus
    Tarachodes robustus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes rotundiceps
    Tarachodes rotundiceps
    Tarachodes rotundiceps is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes sanctus
    Tarachodes sanctus
    Tarachodes sanctus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes saussurei
    Tarachodes saussurei
    Tarachodes saussurei is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes schulthessi
    Tarachodes schulthessi
    Tarachodes schulthessi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes severini
    Tarachodes severini
    Tarachodes severini is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes similis
    Tarachodes similis
    Tarachodes similis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes sjostedti
    Tarachodes sjostedti
    Tarachodes sjostedti is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes smithi
    Tarachodes smithi
    Tarachodes smithi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes taboranus
    Tarachodes taboranus
    Tarachodes taboranus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes tananus
    Tarachodes tananus
    Tarachodes tananus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes taramassi
    Tarachodes taramassi
    Tarachodes taramassi is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes ugandensis
    Tarachodes ugandensis
    Tarachodes ugandensis is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes usambaricus
    Tarachodes usambaricus
    Tarachodes usambaricus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes vitreus
    Tarachodes vitreus
    Tarachodes vitreus is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....

  • Tarachodes werneri
    Tarachodes werneri
    Tarachodes werneri is a species of praying mantis in the genus Tarachodes....


Genus Tenodera
Tenodera
The genus Tenodera contains several species of praying mantis.Specifically, mantids in this genus can be identified by their mid and hind femora which contain an apical spine.-Species:May not be a complete list:...

There are native Tenodera in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

.
  • Tenodera angustipennis
    Tenodera angustipennis
    Tenodera angustipennis or the Narrow-winged Mantis is a species of mantis native to Japan and nearby areas on mainland Asia, but it has also become established in the eastern United States....

     (narrow-winged mantis)
  • Tenodera sinensis
    Chinese mantis
    The Chinese mantis is a species of praying mantis. Originating from China, they were first introduced to North America around 1895 as a source of pest control. Since then, the species has spread throughout much of southern New England, and the Northeast United States, and ootheca can be purchased...

     (Chinese mantis)
  • Tenodera australasiae
    Tenodera australasiae
    The Purple winged mantis is species of praying mantis. Found in Australia, it is common in most parts of Brisbane . Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenic. The genus Tenodera has a number of species including *T. angustipennis -...

     (purple-winged mantis)
  • Tenodera superstitiosa
  • Tenodera fasciata

Genus Theopompa

These species are sometimes known as the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

n bark mantis
Bark Mantis
Bark mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis, especially those with cryptic camouflage resembling tree bark. Examples include:*Gyromantis kraussii *Gyromantis occidentalis...

es.
  • Theopompa borneana
  • Theopompa burmeisteri
  • Theopompa ophthalmica
  • Theopompa servillei
  • Theopompa tosta

Genus Theopropus

Boxer mantis
Boxer Mantis
Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

 and flower mantis
Flower Mantis
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

 are among the common names used for members of this genus.
  • Theopropus borneensis
  • Theopropus cattulus
  • Theopropus elegans
    Theopropus elegans
    Theopropus elegans, common name Banded Flower Mantis or Asian Boxer Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Southeast Asia....

     (banded flower mantis , Asian boxer mantis )

Genus Thesprotia
Thesprotia (Genus)
Thesprotia is a genus of praying mantises which go by the common name Grass Mantis. They are native to the Americas and are represented by the following species:*T. brasiliensis *T. brevis...

This genus is sometimes called American grass mantis
Grass Mantis
Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimic grass or other slender vegetation. Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to:*Glabromantis mexicana...

es.
  • Thesprotia brasiliensis
    Thesprotia brasiliensis
    Thesprotia brasiliensis, common name Brazilian Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Brazil....

  • Thesprotia brevis
    Thesprotia brevis
    Thesprotia brevis is a species of praying mantis found in Paraguay....

  • Thesprotia caribea
    Thesprotia caribea
    Thesprotia caribea, common name Caribbean Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Antigua and Jamaica....

  • Thesprotia filum
    Thesprotia filum
    Thesprotia filum, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in French Guiana, Surinam, and Trinidad....

  • Thesprotia fuscipennis
    Thesprotia fuscipennis
    Thesprotia fuscipennis, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil....

  • Thesprotia gigas
    Thesprotia gigas
    Thesprotia gigas, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil....

  • Thesprotia graminis
    Thesprotia graminis
    Thesprotia graminis, common name American Grass Mantis or Grass-Like Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the Southern United States. It is found in Florida and Georgia. This species can reproduce parthenogenetically or through sexual reproduction. T. graminis is similar in...

     (American grass mantis )
  • Thesprotia infumata
    Thesprotia infumata
    Thesprotia gigas, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....

  • Thesprotia insolita
    Thesprotia insolita
    Thesprotia insolita, common name Costa Rican Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Costa Rica....

  • Thesprotia macilenta
    Thesprotia macilenta
    Thesprotia macilenta, common name Bolivian Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Paraguay....

  • Thesprotia maculata
    Thesprotia maculata
    Thesprotia maculata, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Bolivia and Brazil....

  • Thesprotia pellucida
    Thesprotia pellucida
    Thesprotia pellucida, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil....

  • Thesprotia simplex
    Thesprotia simplex
    Thesprotia simplex, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil....

  • Thesprotia subhyalina
    Thesprotia subhyalina
    Thesprotia subhyalina, common name Grass Mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Brazil. It was originally identified as Oligonyx subhyalina....


Genus Thesprotiella

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

Genus Thrinaconyx

  • Thrinaconyx fumosa
  • Thrinaconyx kirschianus

Genus Tithrone

  • Tithrone catharinensis
  • Tithrone clauseni
  • Tithrone corseuili
  • Tithrone laeta
  • Tithrone latipennis
  • Tithrone major
  • Tithrone roseipennis

Genus Tropidomantis

  • Tropidomantis guttatipennis
  • Tropidomantis iridipennis
  • Tropidomantis yunnanensis
  • Tropidomantis gressitti
  • Tropidomantis tenera
    Tropidomantis tenera
    Tropidomantis tenera or Tropidomantis tenera is a species of praying mantis found in Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Flores, Sumba, Sulawesi, Borneo, and the Philippines. Females reach about 2.5  cm in length, and males are smaller....


Genus Toxodera

  • Toxodera denticulata
  • Toxodera fimbriata
  • Toxodera integrifolia
  • Toxodera maculata
  • Toxodera monstrosa

Genus Vates}

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

Genus Yersiniops
Yersiniops
Yersiniops is a genus of praying mantises native to the Americas and represented by species such as:*Y. newboldi*Y. solitaria*Y. sophronicaTo species, Y. solitaria and Y. sophronica, can be found in the United States....

Members of this genus are common called ground mantis
Ground Mantis
Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage...

es. Genus Pseudoyersinia
Pseudoyersinia
Pseudoyersinia is a genus of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.-Species:*Pseudoyersinia betancuriae Wiemers, 1993*Pseudoyersinia brevipennis Yersin, 1860*Pseudoyersinia canariensis Chopard, 1942...

 is similar.
  • Yersiniops newboldi
    Yersiniops newboldi
    Yersiniops newboldii is a species of praying mantis found in Baja California. The original literature for this species was published in Transactions of the American Entomological Society in 1931....

  • Yersiniops solitaria
    Yersiniops solitaria
    Yersiniops solitaria is a species of praying mantis native to the United States. They are about in length and have long rear legs which aid them in jumping....

     (horned ground mantis )
  • Yersiniops sophronica
    Yersiniops sophronica
    Yersiniops sophronica, common name Yersin's Ground Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to North America....

     (Yersin's ground mantis )

Genus Zoolea
Zoolea
Zoolea is a South American genus of praying mantises represented by the following species:*Zoolea borellii*Zoolea gigas*Zoolea guerinii*Zoolea lobipes*Zoolea major*Zoolea minor*Zoolea orba...

 

Some members of this genus go by the common name unicorn mantis
Unicorn Mantis
Unicorn mantis is the common name for several species of praying mantis across different genera with horn-like protrusions on their heads including:*Phthersigena unicornis...

.
  • Zoolea borellii
  • Zoolea gigas
  • Zoolea guerinii
  • Zoolea lobipes
  • Zoolea major
  • Zoolea minor
  • Zoolea orba

Families

According to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families:
  • Acanthopidae
    Acanthopidae
    Acanthopidae is a family of mantises consisting of 13 genera in the order Mantodea....

  • Amorphoscelididae
  • Chaeteessidae
  • Empusidae
    Empusidae
    Empusidae is a family consisting of 9 genera of mantises.-External links:*...

  • Eremiaphilidae
    Eremiaphilidae
    Eremiaphilidae is a small family of the order Mantodea . They are frequently wingless or brachypterous, and commonly encountered in desert environments. Their coloration often matches that of the sand or rocks in the habitat.-External links:*...

  • Hymenopodidae
    Hymenopodidae
    Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea , with three subfamilies.-External links:*...

  • Iridopterygidae
    Iridopterygidae
    Iridopterygidae is a family of praying mantis in the order mantodea....

  • Liturgusidae
    Liturgusidae
    Liturgusidae is a Family of praying mantises within the order Mantodea. A genus within this family, Ciulfina, consists of small, tree-dwelling mantids native to Australia.-References:...

  • Mantidae
    Mantidae
    Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to...

  • Mantoididae
    Mantoididae
    Mantoida is a genus containing seven species of praying mantis. It is placed in its own family, Mantoididae.-External links:*...

  • Metallyticidae
    Metallyticidae
    The mantis family Metallyticidae consists of a single small genus, living mostly in South-East Asia. The species are dark and somewhat flattened and roach-like in appearance, with metallic reflections.-External links:**...

  • Sibyllidae
    Sibyllidae
    Sibyllidae is a family of mantises in the order Mantodea. There are three genera: Leptosibylla, Presibylla, and Sibylla....

  • Tarachodidae
    Tarachodidae
    Tarachodidae is a family consisting of 30 genera of mantises in the order Mantodea.-Genera:*Antistia*Ariusia*Caliris*Charieis*Deromantis*Didymocorypha*Dysaules*Dysaulophthalma*Episcopomantis*Galepsus...

  • Thespidae
    Thespidae
    Thespidae is a family in the order Mantodea....

  • Toxoderidae
    Toxoderidae
    Toxoderidae is a family of praying mantis in the order mantodea....


See also

  • Bark mantis
    Bark Mantis
    Bark mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis, especially those with cryptic camouflage resembling tree bark. Examples include:*Gyromantis kraussii *Gyromantis occidentalis...

  • Boxer mantis
    Boxer Mantis
    Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis including:*Acromantis gestri *Otomantis sp. *Oxypilus distinctus -See also:*Dead leaf mantis*Flower mantis*Grass mantis...

  • Dead leaf mantis
    Dead Leaf Mantis
    Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus Deroplatys because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include D. desiccata , D. lobata , and D. philippinica...

  • Flower mantis
    Flower Mantis
    Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers including:*Acromantis formosana *Blepharopsis mendica...

  • Grass mantis
    Grass Mantis
    Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimic grass or other slender vegetation. Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to:*Glabromantis mexicana...

  • Ground mantis
    Ground Mantis
    Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage...

  • Leaf mantis
    Leaf Mantis
    Leaf mantis is a common name for certain praying mantises including:*those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within Choeradodis, Rhombodera, and similar genera...

  • Shield mantis
    Shield Mantis
    Shield mantis, hood mantis and leaf mantis are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera:*Asiadodis*Choeradodis*Rhombodera*Tamolanica...

  • Stick mantis
    Stick Mantis
    Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to identify entire genera such as is the case with:...

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