Some members of this genus are known as dead leaf mantises or boxer mantises.
Acanthops bidens (Hebard, 1922)Acanthops brunneri (Saussure, 1871)Acanthops boliviana (Chopard, 1916)Acanthops royi (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004)Acanthops centralis (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004)Acanthops contorta (Gerstaecker, 1889)Acanthops falcataria (Goeze, 1778) (South American dead leaf mantis)Acanthops falcata (Stal, 1877) (South American dead leaf mantis, boxer mantis)Acanthops fuscifolia (Olivier, 1792)Acanthops erosa (Serville, 1839)Acanthops elegans (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004)Acanthops erosula (Stal, 1877)Acanthops godmani (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)Acanthops occidentalis (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004)Acanthops onorei (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004)Acanthops parafalcata (Lombardo & Ippolito, 2004) (South American dead leaf mantis)Acanthops parva (Beier, 1941)Acanthops oukana (Roy, 2002)Acanthops tuberculata (Saussure, 1870)Acontista amazonicaAcontista amoenulaAcontista brevipennisAcontista cayennensisAcontista championiAcontista chopardiAcontista concinnaAcontista cordilleraeAcontista cubanaAcontista ecuadoricaAcontista eximiaAcontista festaeAcontista fraternaAcontista inquinataAcontista iriodesAcontista maroniensisAcontista mexicanaAcontista minimaAcontista multicolorAcontista piracicabensisAcontista quadrimaculataAcontista rehniAcontista semirufaAcontista travassosiAcontista vitreaSome species within this genus are known as boxer mantises or flower mantises.
Acromantis australis (Saussure, 1871)Acromantis dyaka (Hebard, 1920)Acromantis elegans (Lombardo, 1993)Acromantis formosana (Shiraki, 1911) (Taiwan flower mantis)Acromantis gestri (Giglio-Tos, 1915) (Thai boxer mantis, Sumatran Acromantis)Acromantis grandis (Beier, 1930)Acromantis hesione (Stal, 1877)Acromantis indica (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Acromantis insularis (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Acromantis japonica (Westwood, 1889) (Japanese boxer mantis)Acromantis lilii (Werner, 1922)Acromantis luzonica (Hebard, 1920)Acromantis montana (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Acromantis moultoni (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Acromantis nicobarica (Mukherjee, 1995)Acromantis oligoneura (Haan, 1942)Acromantis palauana (Beier, 1972)Acromantis philippina (Beier, 1966)Acromantis satsumensis (Matsumura, 1913)Acromantis siporana (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Members of this genus are commonly called stick mantises.
Aethalochroa affinisAethalochroa ashmoliana (Iranian stick mantis)Aethalochroa insignis (Indian stick mantis)Aethalochroa simplicipesAethalochroa spinipesAlalomantis coxalisAlalomantis muta (Cameroon mantis)Amantis species are native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Amantis aetaAmantis alienaAmantis basilanaAmantis biroiAmantis bolivariiAmantis fuliginosaAmantis fumosaAmantis gestriAmantis hainanensisAmantis indicaAmantis irinaAmantis lofaoshanensisAmantis longipennisAmantis malabarensisAmantis malayanaAmantis nawaiAmantis philippinaAmantis reticulataAmantis saussureiAmantis subirinaAmantis testaceaAmantis tristisAmantis vitalisiAmantis wuzhishanaAmeles is a wide-ranging genus found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Ameles aegyptiacaAmeles africanaAmeles arabicaAmeles assoiAmeles crassinervisAmeles cypricaAmeles decolorAmeles dumontiAmeles fasciipennisAmeles gracilisAmeles heldreichiAmeles kervilleiAmeles limbataAmeles maroccanaAmeles modestaAmeles moralesiAmeles persaAmeles pictetiAmeles poggiiAmeles spallanzania (European dwarf mantis)Ameles syriensisAmeles tauricaAmeles wadisirhaniAmorphoscelis species are concentrated in Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Amorphoscelis abyssinicaAmorphoscelis angolicaAmorphoscelis annulicornisAmorphoscelis asymmetricaAmorphoscelis austrogermanicaAmorphoscelis bimaculataAmorphoscelis borneanaAmorphoscelis brunneipennisAmorphoscelis chinensisAmorphoscelis chopardiAmorphoscelis elegansAmorphoscelis griffiniAmorphoscelis griseaAmorphoscelis hainanaAmorphoscelis hamataAmorphoscelis huismaniAmorphoscelis javanaAmorphoscelis kenyensisAmorphoscelis lamotteiAmorphoscelis laxeretisAmorphoscelis machadoiAmorphoscelis moriniAmorphoscelis naumanniAmorphoscelis nigriventerAmorphoscelis nubeculosaAmorphoscelis opacaAmorphoscelis orientalisAmorphoscelis pallidaAmorphoscelis pantherinaAmorphoscelis papuaAmorphoscelis parvaAmorphoscelis pellucidaAmorphoscelis phaesomaAmorphoscelis philippinaAmorphoscelis pinheyiAmorphoscelis pulchellaAmorphoscelis pulchraAmorphoscelis punctataAmorphoscelis reticulataAmorphoscelis rufulaAmorphoscelis siebersiAmorphoscelis singaporanaAmorphoscelis spinosaAmorphoscelis stellulathaAmorphoscelis subnigraAmorphoscelis sulawesianaAmorphoscelis sumatranaAmorphoscelis tigrinaAmorphoscelis tuberculataAmorphoscelis villiersiAmphecostephanus rexAnaxarcha acutaAnaxarcha gramineaAnaxarcha hyalinaAnaxarcha intermediaAnaxarcha limbataAnaxarcha sinensisAnaxarcha tianmushanensisAngela armataAngela brachypteraAngela championiAngela decolorAngela guianensis (Rehn, 1906)Angela inermisAngela lemoultiAngela maximaAngela minorAngela mirandaAngela ornataAngela perpulchraAngela peruvianaAngela purpurascensAngela quinquemaculataAngela saussuriiAngela subhyalinaAngela trifasciataAngela werneriAnoplosigerpes tessmanniAntistia maculipennisAntistia parvaAntistia robustaAntistia vicinaAnasigerpes amietiAnasigerpes bifasciataAnasigerpes centralisAnasigerpes grillotiAnasigerpes heydeniAnasigerpes nigripesAnasigerpes unifasciataApterameles rammeiApteromantis apteraApteromantis bolivariArchimantis species are common in Australia. Some are called stick mantises.
Archimantis armataArchimantis brunnerianaArchimantis gracilisArchimantis latistyla (large brown mantis, Australian stick mantis)Archimantis monstrosa (monster mantis)Archimantis quinquelobataArchimantis sobrinaArchimantis stramineaArchimantis vittataAriusia conspersaMembers of this genus are common known as shield mantises.
Asiadodis squilla (Asian shield mantis)Asiadodis yunnanensisAstape denticollisAstollia chlorisAttalia philbyiBactromantis mexicanaBactromantis parvulaBactromantis toltecaBactromantis virgaBantia chopardiBantia fuscaBantia marmorataBantia metziBantia michaelisiBantia nanaBantia pygmeaBantia simoniBantia werneriBantiella columbinaBantiella fuscaBantiella hyalinaBantiella pallidaBantiella trinitatisBlepharodes candelariusBlepharodes cornutusBlepharodes parumspinosusBlepharodes sudanensisBlepharopsis mendica (devil's flower mantis, Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis)Bolbe lowiBolbe maiaBolbe nigraBolbe pallidaBolbe pygmeaBolbena assimilisBolbena hottentottaBolbena maraisiBolbena minorBolbena orientalisBolbena minutissimaBolbula debilisBolbula exiguaBolbula widenmanniBolivaroscelis bolivariiBolivaroscelis carinataBolivaroscelis werneriBrunneria, species of which are known as stick mantises, are found in North America, Central America, and South America.
Brunneria borealis (Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis, American stick mantis)Brunneria brasiliensis (Brazilian stick mantis)Brunneria gracilisBrunneria longaBrunneria subaptera (small-winged stick mantis)Brancsikia simplex (Beier, 1935)Brancsikia freyi (Brancsik, 1893)Brancsikia aeroplana (Lamberton, 1911)Calamothespis adustaCalamothespis condaminiCalamothespis lineatipennisCalamothespis oxyopsCalamothespis roureiCalamothespis subcornutaCalamothespis tayloriCalamothespis vuattouxiCallimantis antillarumCallibia diana (Stoll, 1813)Carrikerella ceratophoraCarrikerella empusaCatasigerpes acuminatusCatasigerpes brunnerianusCatasigerpes camerunensisCatasigerpes congicusCatasigerpes erlangeriCatasigerpes granulatusCatasigerpes jeanneliCatasigerpes margarethaeCatasigerpes mortuifoliaCatasigerpes nigericusCatasigerpes occidentalisCatasigerpes toganusCatasigerpes zernyiCaudatoscelis annulipesCaudatoscelis caudataCaudatoscelis collartiCaudatoscelis lagrecaiCaudatoscelis marmorataCeratocrania macraCeratomantis saussuriiCeratomantis yunnanensisChaeteessa burmeisteriChaeteessa caudataChaeteessa filataChaeteessa nanaChaeteessa nigromarginataChaeteessa validaChlidonoptera chopardiChlidonoptera lestoniChlidonoptera vexillumChlidonoptera werneriChloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883 (Nigerian flower mantis)Members of this genus are commonly known as shield mantises, hooded mantises, or leaf mantises.
Choeradodis columbica (Columbian shield mantis)Choeradodis rhombicollis (Peruvian shield mantis)Choeradodis rhomboidea (tropical shield mantis, Hooded mantis, leaf mantis)Choeradodis stalii (tropical shield mantis, Hooded mantis, leaf mantis)Choeradodis strumaria (leaf mantis)Chrysomantis cachaniChrysomantis centralisChrysomantis cervoidesChrysomantis congicaChrysomantis girardiChrysomantis royiChrysomantis speciosaChrysomantis tristisCilnia chopardiCilnia humeralis (wide-armed mantis)Citharomantis falcataCiulfina baldersoniCiulfina biseriataCiulfina klassiCiulfina liturgusaCiulfina rentziCliomantis cornutaCliomantis disparCliomantis lateralisCliomantis obscuraCompsomantis ceylonicaCompsomantis crassicepsCompsomantis mindoroensisCompsomantis robustaCompsomantis semirufulaCompsomantis tumidicepsCompsothespis abyssinicaCompsothespis anomalaCompsothespis australiensisCompsothespis brevipennisCompsothespis cinnabarinaCompsothespis ebneriCompsothespis falciferaCompsothespis hispidaCompsothespis kilwanaCompsothespis marginipennisCompsothespis michaelseniCompsothespis natalicaCompsothespis occidentalisCompsothespis zavattariiCongoharpax aberransCongoharpax boulardiCongoharpax coiffaitiCongoharpax judithaeWith their wings adorned with patterns even when at rest, Creobroter, a genus concentrated in Western Asia, is one of the best-known genera to which the common name "flower mantis" is applied.
Creobroter elongatusCreobroter fasciatusCreobroter gemmatus (jeweled flower mantis, Indian flower mantis)Creobroter medanusCreobroter meleagrisCreobroter nebulosusCreobroter pictipennis (Indian flower mantis)Creobroter urbanusAlso known as giant grass mantises, these are characterised by long slender bodies and sloping, pointed eyes.
Danuria affinisDanuria angusticollisDanuria barbozaeDanuria buchholziDanuria congicaDanuria contortaDanuria fuscaDanuria gracilisDanuria impannosaDanuria kilimandjaricaDanuria obscuripennisDanuria serratodentataDanuria sublineataDanuria thunbergiDactylopteryx flexuosaDactylopteryx intermediaDactylopteryx orientalisDecimiana bolivariDecimiana clavataDecimiana hebardiDecimiana rehniDecimiana tessellataDecimiana ellipticaDecimiana uvarovDeroplatys, the best-known of the so-called dead leaf mantises, are native to Asia.
Deroplatys angustata (Westwood, 1845)Deroplatys cordata (Fabricius, 1798)Deroplatys desiccata (Westwood, 1839) (giant dead leaf mantis, Malaysian dead leaf mantis, dead leaf mantis)Deroplatys gorochovi (Anisyutkin, 1998)Deroplatys indica (Roy, 2007)Deroplatys lobata (Guérin-Méneville (1838) (Malaysian dead leaf mantis, dead leaf mantis)Deroplatys moultoni (Giglio-Tos, 1917)Deroplatys philippinica (Werner, 1922) (Philippines dead leaf mantis)Deroplatys rhombica (Brunner, 1897)Deroplatys sarawaca (Westwood, 1889)Deroplatys shelfordi (Kirby, 1903)Deroplatys trigonodera (Westwood, 1889) (dead leaf mantis)Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) (dead leaf mantis)Diabantia minimaDiabantia perparvaDilatempusa aegyptiaca (Giglio-Tos, 1917)Dysaules brevipennisDysaules himalayanusDysaules longicollisDysaules uvanaEmpusa binotataEmpusa fasciataEmpusa guttulaEmpusa hedenborgiiEmpusa longicollisEmpusa pauperataEmpusa pennata (conehead mantis, also Spanish mantis palo meaning "wood mantis")Empusa pennicornisEmpusa romboideaEmpusa spinosaEmpusa simonyiEmpusa uvaroviEpaphrodita lobivertexEpaphrodita musarumEpaphrodita undulataEphestiasula amoenaEphestiasula intermediaEphestiasula pictipesEphippiomantis ophirensisEpiscopomantis chalybeaEpiscopomantis congicaEpsomantis tortricoides (de Haan, 1842)Eremiaphila ammonitaEremiaphila andresiEremiaphila anubisEremiaphila arabicaEremiaphila aristidisEremiaphila audouiniEremiaphila barbaraEremiaphila berndstiewiEremiaphila bifasciataEremiaphila boveiEremiaphila braueriEremiaphila brevipennisEremiaphila brunneri (common desert mantis)Eremiaphila cairinaEremiaphila cerisyiEremiaphila collenetteiEremiaphila cordofanEremiaphila cyclopteraEremiaphila dentataEremiaphila denticollisEremiaphila foureauiEremiaphila fraseriEremiaphila geneiEremiaphila gigasEremiaphila hebraicaEremiaphila hedenborgiiEremiaphila heluanensisEremiaphila hraliliEremiaphila irridipennisEremiaphila khamsinEremiaphila kheychEremiaphila klunzingeriEremiaphila laevicepsEremiaphila lefebvriiEremiaphila luxorEremiaphila maculipennisEremiaphila monodiEremiaphila moretiEremiaphila muratiEremiaphila mzabiEremiaphila niloticaEremiaphila novaEremiaphila numidaEremiaphila persicaEremiaphila petitiEremiaphila pierreiEremiaphila pyramidumEremiaphila rectangulataEremiaphila reticulataEremiaphila rohlfsiEremiaphila rotundipennisEremiaphila rufipennisEremiaphila rufulaEremiaphila savignyiEremiaphila somalicaEremiaphila spinulosaEremiaphila tuberculiferaEremiaphila turicaEremiaphila typhonEremiaphila uvaroviEremiaphila voltaensisEremiaphila werneriEremiaphila wettsteiniEremiaphila yemenitaEremiaphila zetterstedti (desert pebble mantis)Eremiaphila zolotarevskyiEuantissa ornataEuantissa pulchraEuantissa sinensisMembers of this genus are known as long neck mantises or twig mantises.
Euchomenella apicalisEuchomenella heteroptera (twig mantis, Malaysia long neck mantis)Euchomenella indicaEuchomenella macrops (long neck mantis)Euchomenella matileiEuchomenella moluccarumEuchomenella pallidaEuchomenella thoracicaEuthyphleps curtipesEuthyphleps rectivenisEuthyphleps tectiformisExparoxypilus africanusGalinthias amoenaGalinthias meruensisGalinthias occidentalisGalinthias philbyi (Uvarov, 1936)Galinthias rhomboidalis (Roy & Stiewe, 2014)Gigliotoscelis simulansGimantis authaemonGimantis insularisGonatista grisea (grizzled mantis, lichen mimic)Gonatista jaibaGonatista majorGonatista phryganoidesGonatista reticulataGongylus gongylodes (wandering violin mantis, Indian rose mantis)Gongylus trachelophyllusGonypetyllis semuncialisThe two members of this genus are commonly known as bark mantises.
Gyromantis kraussii (spiny bark mantis)Gyromantis occidentalis (eastern bark mantis)Haania asperaHaania borneanaHaania confusaHaania doroshenkoiHaania lobicepsHaania philippinaHaania simplexHaania vitalisiHagiomantis fluminensisHagiomantis ornataHagiomantis pallidaHagiomantis parvaHagiomantis superbaHagiomantis surinamensisHapalogymnes gymnesHapalomantis abyssinicaHapalomantis congicaHapalomantis lacualisHapalomantis minimaHapalomantis orbaHapalomantis rhombochirHeliomantis elegansHeliomantis latipennisHelvia cardinalisHemiempusa capensisHestiasula basinigraHestiasula brunnerianaHestiasula castetsiHestiasula ceylonicaHestiasula gyldenstolpeiHestiasula hoffmanniHestiasula inermisHestiasula javanaHestiasula kaestneriHestiasula majorHestiasula masoniHestiasula moultoniHestiasula nigrofemorataHestiasula nitidaHestiasula phyllopusHestiasula rogenhoferiHestiasula seminigraHestiasula woodiHestiasula zhejiangensisHeteronutarsus aegyptiacusHeteronutarsus albipennisThe giant Asian mantis genus Hierodula contains numerous large species and has a range that stretches from India to Hawaii.
Hierodula ansusanaHierodula aruanaHierodula assamensisHierodula atrocoxataHierodula beieriHierodula bhamoanaHierodula biakaHierodula borneanaHierodula brunneaHierodula chinensisHierodula coarctataHierodula cuchinginaHierodula daqingshanensisHierodula dolichopteraHierodula doveriHierodula dubiaHierodula dyakaHierodula everettiHierodula excellensHierodula formosanaHierodula fruhstorferiHierodula fumipennisHierodula fuscescensHierodula gigliotosiHierodula gracilicollisHierodula grandis (giant Asian mantis, giant Indian mantis)Hierodula harpyiaHierodula heinrichiHierodula heteropteraHierodula immaculifemorataHierodula inconspicuaHierodula ingensHierodula jobinaHierodula kapauranaHierodula keralensisHierodula laevicollisHierodula lamasongaHierodula latipennisHierodula longedentataHierodula macrosticmataHierodula maculisternumHierodula majusculaHierodula malayaHierodula membranacea (giant Asian mantis, Sri Lanka mantis, green mantis)Hierodula microdonHierodula mindanensisHierodula modestaHierodula monochroaHierodula multispinaHierodula multispinulosaHierodula nicobaricaHierodula obiensisHierodula obtusataHierodula oraeaHierodula papuaHierodula parvicepsHierodula patellifera (giant Asian mantis)Hierodula perakanaHierodula philippinaHierodula prosternalisHierodula pulchraHierodula pulchripesHierodula purpurescensHierodula pustuliferaHierodula pygmaeaHierodula quadridensHierodula quadripunctataHierodula quinquepatellataHierodula rajahHierodula raluminaHierodula rufomaculataHierodula rufopatellataHierodula salomonis (jade mantis)Hierodula sarsinorumHierodula schultzeiHierodula simbanganaHierodula similisHierodula siporanaHierodula soronganaHierodula sternostictaHierodula striataHierodula striatipesHierodula szentivanyiHierodula tenuidentataHierodula tenuisHierodula timorensisHierodula togianaHierodula tonkinensisHierodula tornicaHierodula transcaucasicaHierodula trimaculataHierodula unimaculataHierodula venosaHierodula ventralisHierodula versicolorHierodula viridis (giant Asian mantis, bush mantis)Hierodula vitreoidesHierodula werneriHierodula xishaensisHierodula yunnanensisHolaptilon pusillulum (jumping mantis)Hoplocoryphella grandisMembers of this genus are known collectively as African stick mantises.
Hoplocorypha acutaHoplocorypha bicornisHoplocorypha boromensisHoplocorypha bottegiHoplocorypha boviformisHoplocorypha brevicollisHoplocorypha cacomanaHoplocorypha carliHoplocorypha congicaHoplocorypha dentataHoplocorypha distinguendaHoplocorypha foliataHoplocorypha fumosaHoplocorypha galeataHoplocorypha garuanaHoplocorypha hamuliferaHoplocorypha lacualisHoplocorypha lobataHoplocorypha macraHoplocorypha melleaHoplocorypha nanaHoplocorypha narocanaHoplocorypha nigericaHoplocorypha nigraHoplocorypha perplexaHoplocorypha piceaHoplocorypha punctataHoplocorypha rapaxHoplocorypha salfiiHoplocorypha saussuriiHoplocorypha striataHoplocorypha turneriHoplocorypha ugandanaHoplocorypha vittataHoplocorypha witteiHymenopus species are commonly called orchid mantises.
Hymenopus bicornis (Latreille, 1807)Hymenopus coronatus (Malaysian orchid mantis, orchid mantis)Hymenopus coronatoidesHypsicorypha gracilisIdolomantis diabolica (Saussure, 1869) (giant devil's flower mantis, devil's flower mantis)Idolomorpha dentifrons (alien head mantis)Idolomorpha lateralisIdolomorpha madagascariensisIdolomorpha sagittaIlomantis ginsburgaeIlomantis thalassinaIris coecaIris desertiIris fasciataIris insolitaIris minimaIris nanaIris narzykuloviIris oratoria (Mediterranean mantis)Iris orientalisIris persaIris pitcheriIris polysticticaIris senegalensisIris splendidaJunodia amoenaJunodia beieriJunodia congicusJunodia hararensisJunodia lameyiJunodia maculataJunodia spinosaJunodia strigipennisJunodia vansomereniKongobatha diademataKongobatha papuaLagrecacanthops brasiliensisLagrecacanthops guyanensisLitaneutria, a genus of ground mantises, is native to North America.
Litaneutria borealisLitaneutria longipennisLitaneutria minor (minor ground mantis)Litaneutria obscuraLitaneutria ocularisLitaneutria pacificaLitaneutria skinneri (Skinner's ground mantis)Liturgusa actuosaLiturgusa algoreiLiturgusa annulipesLiturgusa atricoxataLiturgusa cayennensisLiturgusa charpentieriLiturgusa cursorLiturgusa guyanensisLiturgusa krattorumLiturgusa lichenalisLiturgusa mayaLiturgusa mesopodaLiturgusa nubeculosaLiturgusa parvaLiturgusa peruvianaLiturgusa sinvalnetoiMaculatoscelis ascalaphoidesMaculatoscelis gilloniMaculatoscelis maculataMacromantis hyalinaMacromantis nicaraguaeMacromantis ovalifoliaMacromantis saussureiMajanga basilarisMajanga spinosaMajanga tricolorMajangella carliMajangella moultoniMantillica beieriMantillica nigricansMantillica sialideaMantis octospilota (eight-spotted mantis, blackbarrel mantis)Mantis religiosa (European mantis)This genus is concentrated in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Mantoida argentinaeMantoida brunnerianaMantoida fulgidipennisMantoida luteolaMantoida maya (little Yucatán mantis)Mantoida nitidaMantoida ronderosiMantoida schraderiMantoida tenuisMesopteryx alata (Saussure, 1870)Mesopteryx platycephala (Stal, 1877)Mesopteryx robusta (Wood-Mason, 1882)Metacromantis oxyopsMetagalepsus occidentalisMetagalepsus stramineusMetallyticus fallaxMetallyticus pallipesMetallyticus semiaeneusMetallyticus splendidusMetallyticus violaceusMetilia amazonica (Beier, 1930)Metilia boliviana (Werner, 1927)Metilia brunnerii (Saussure, 1871)Metoxypilus costalisMetoxypilus lobifronsMetoxypilus spinosusMetoxypilus werneriMimomantis millotiMiomantis abyssinica (Egyptian mantis, Ethiopian mantis)Miomantis acutipesMiomantis affinisMiomantis alataMiomantis amanicaMiomantis andreiniiMiomantis annulipesMiomantis arabicaMiomantis aurantiacaMiomantis aureaMiomantis binotataMiomantis bintumanensisMiomantis brachypteraMiomantis brevipennisMiomantis brunniMiomantis buettneriMiomantis caffra (South African mantis, springbok mantis)Miomantis cinnabarinaMiomantis ciprianiiMiomantis coxalisMiomantis devylderiMiomantis diademataMiomantis ehrenbergiMiomantis equalisMiomantis exilisMiomantis fallaxMiomantis femininaMiomantis fenestrataMiomantis griffiniiMiomantis gyldenstolpeiMiomantis helenaeMiomantis kibwezianaMiomantis kilimandjaricaMiomantis lacualisMiomantis lamtoensisMiomantis longicollisMiomantis menelikiiMiomantis milmilenaMiomantis minutaMiomantis misanaMiomantis mombasicaMiomantis monachaMiomantis montanaMiomantis multipunctataMiomantis nairobiensisMiomantis natalicaMiomantis ornataMiomantis paykullii (Egyptian mantis)Miomantis pellucidaMiomantis planivertexMiomantis prasinaMiomantis preussiMiomantis pygmaeaMiomantis quadripunctataMiomantis rebeliMiomantis rehniMiomantis rouxiMiomantis rubraMiomantis sangaranaMiomantis saussureiMiomantis scabricollisMiomantis semialataMiomantis sjoestedtiMiomantis steelaeMiomantis tanganaMiomantis tenuisMiomantis toganaMiomantis usambaricaMiomantis vitreaMiomantis witteiMiracanthops lombardoiMiracanthops poulainiThe single species in this genus is an ant mantis.
Myrmecomantis atra (ant mantis)Nanomantis australisNanomantis gilolaeNanomantis lacteaNanomantis yunnanensisNegromantis gracilisNegromantis gracillimaNegromantis lutescensNegromantis modestaNemotha coomaniNemotha metallicaNemotha mirabilisNeomantis australisNeomantis hyalinaNeomantis robustaNesogalepsus andriaiNesogalepsus beieriNesogalepsus conspersusNesogalepsus hovaNesogalepsus madagascariensisNesogalepsus sikoraiNesogalepsus tuberculatusNesoxypilus albomaculatusNesoxypilus pseudomyrmexNilomantis edmundsiNilomantis floweriSome members of this genus practice ant mimicry when young and are known as ant mantises. The name grass mantis has also been applied to some species.
Odontomantis brachypteraOdontomantis buehleriOdontomantis chayuensisOdontomantis euphrosyneOdontomantis foveafronsOdontomantis hainanaOdontomantis laticollisOdontomantis longipennisOdontomantis micansOdontomantis montanaOdontomantis monticolaOdontomantis nigrimarginalisOdontomantis parvaOdontomantis planiceps (Asian ant mantis, grass mantis)Odontomantis rhyssaOdontomantis xizangensisOligomantis hyalinaOligomantis mentaweianaOligomantis orientalisOligonicella bollianaOligonicella brunneriOligonicella punctulataOligonicella scudderiOligonicella striolataOligonicella tessellataOligonicella mexicana (slim Mexican mantis)Oligonyx bicornisOligonyx bidensOligonyx dohrnianusOligonyx insularisOligonyx mayaOrthodera gunniiOrthodera insularisOrthodera ministralis (garden mantis)Orthodera novaezealandiae (New Zealand mantis)Orthodera rubrocoxataSome species within this genus are known as boxer mantises.
Otomantis auritaOtomantis capiricaOtomantis casaicaOtomantis rendalliOtomantis scutigeraOxyelaea elegansOxyelaea heteromorphaOxyelaea stefaniaeOxyophthalma engaeaOxyophthalma giraffaOxyophthalma gracilisOxyophthalmellus rehniOxyophthalmellus somalicusOxyopsis acutipennisOxyopsis festaeOxyopsis gracilis (South American green mantis)Oxyopsis lobeterOxyopsis mediaOxyopsis obtusaOxyopsis oculeaOxyopsis peruviana (Peruvian mantis)Oxyopsis rubicundaOxyopsis saussureiOxyopsis staliMembers of this genus have been called grass mantises.
Oxyothespis acuticepsOxyothespis alataOxyothespis apostataOxyothespis bifurcataOxyothespis brevicollisOxyothespis brevipennisOxyothespis dumonti (North African grass mantis)Oxyothespis flavipennisOxyothespis longicollisOxyothespis longipennisOxyothespis mammillataOxyothespis maroccanaOxyothespis meridionalisOxyothespis niloticaOxyothespis noctivagaOxyothespis parvaOxyothespis pellucidaOxyothespis persicaOxyothespis philbyiOxyothespis senegalensisOxyothespis sudanensisOxyothespis tricolorOxyothespis villiersiOxyothespis wagneriOxypiloidea subcornutaOxypiloidea tridensBoxer mantises are within this genus.
Oxypilus distinctus (Gambian boxer mantis)Pachymantis bicingulataPachymantis dohertiiPanurgica basilewskyiPanurgica compressicollisPanurgica duplexPanurgica feaePanurgica fraterculaPanurgica fuscaPanurgica langiPanurgica liberianaPanurgica mendePanurgica rehniPapubolbe curvidensPapubolbe eximiaPapubolbe flavaPapubolbe gressittiPapubolbe longipennisPapubolbe piceaPapugalepsus alatusPapugalepsus elongatusParablepharis kuhliiParamantis natalensisParamantis nyassanaParamantis prasinaParamantis sacraParamantis toganaParamantis victorianaParamantis viridisParamorphoscelis gondokorensisParasphendale affinis (budwing mantis)Parasphendale africanaParasphendale agrionina (budwing mantis)Parasphendale albicostaParasphendale costalisParasphendale ghindanaParasphendale minorParasphendale scioanaParasphendale staliParahestiasula obscuraParastagmatoptera flavoguttataParastagmatoptera serricornisParatoxodera is a genus of stick mantises.
Paratoxodera borneana (Borneo stick mantis)Paratoxodera cornicollis (giant Malaysian stick mantis)Paratoxodera meggittiParatoxodera plutoParoxyophthalmus collarisParoxyophthalmus nigericusParoxyophthalmus ornatusParoxyophthalmus savatieriParamorphoscelis gondokorensisParatithrone royiParaoxypilus armatusParaoxypilus distinctusParaoxypilus flavifemurParaoxypilus insularisParaoxypilus kimberleyensisParaoxypilus laticollisParaoxypilus tasmaniensisParaoxypilus verreauxiiPareuthyphlebs arabicaPareuthyphlebs occidentalisPareuthyphlebs palmoniiPareuthyphlebs popoviPareuthyphlebs scortecciiPareuthyphlebs somalicaPareuthyphlebs uvaroviParymenopus davisoni (Wood-Mason, 1890) (Davidson's mantis, yellow flower mantis)Perlamantis algericaPerlamantis allibertiiPezomantis henryiPhasmomantis basalis (Giglio-Tos, 1917)Phasmomantis championi (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)Phasmomantis sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861)Phthersigena centralisPhthersigena conspersaPhthersigena insularisPhthersigena melaniaPhthersigena minorPhthersigena nebulosaPhthersigena timorensisPhthersigena unicornisPhyllocrania illudens (Saussure & Zehntner, 1895)Phyllocrania insignis (Westwood, 1843)Phyllocrania paradoxa (Burmeister, 1838) (ghost mantis)Species of unicorn mantis are within this genus.
Phyllovates brasiliensisPhyllovates brevicornisPhyllovates chlorophaea (Texas unicorn mantis, Mexican unicorn mantis)Phyllovates cingulataPhyllovates cornutaPhyllovates iheringiPhyllovates mayaPhyllovates minorPhyllovates parallelaPhyllovates parvulaPhyllovates spinicollisPhyllovates tripunctataThis genus has a species of shield mantis.
Pnigomantis medioconstricta (Indonesia double shield mantis, double shield mantis)Pogonogaster latensPogonogaster tristaniPolyspilota aeruginosa (Madagascan marbled mantis)Polyspilota caffraPolyspilota comoranaPolyspilota griffinii (Griffin mantis)Polyspilota magnaPolyspilota montanaPolyspilota pavaniPolyspilota robustaPolyspilota seychellianaPolyspilota voelzkowianaThis genus has one species of twig mantis popular in captivity.
Popa spurca (African twig mantis)Pseudacanthops angulataPseudacanthops caelebsPseudacanthops lobipesPseudacanthops spinulosaPseudempusa pavoninaPseudempusa pinnapavonis (peacock mantis)This genus contains several species of flower mantises.
Pseudocreobotra amaraePseudocreobotra ocellata (pcellated spiny flower mantis, spiny flower mantis)Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Walhbergi's spiny flower mantis, spiny flower mantis)Pseudoharpax abyssinicus (Beier, 1930)Pseudoharpax beieri (La Greca, 1950)Pseudoharpax crenaticollis (La Greca, 1954)Pseudoharpax dubius (La Greca, 1954)Pseudoharpax erythraeus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Pseudoharpax francoisi (Bolivar, 1908)Pseudoharpax nigericus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Pseudoharpax parallelus (La Greca, 1954)Pseudoharpax ugandanus (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Pseudoharpax virescens (Serville, 1839) (Gambian spotted-eye flower mantis )Pseudomantis albofimbriata (Stal, 1860) (false garden mantis)Pseudomantis albomarginata (Sjostedt, 1918)Pseudomantis apicalis (Saussure, 1870)Pseudomantis dimorpha (Werner, 1912)Pseudomantis hartmeyeri (Werner, 1912)Pseudomantis victorina (Westwood, 1889)Pseudomantis maculata (Saussure, 1872)Pseudomusonia feraPseudomusonia lineativentrisPseudomusonia maculosaPseudomusonia rapaxPseudopogonogaster mirabilisSome species within this genus are known as unicorn mantises or stick mantises.
Pseudovates arizonae (Arizona unicorn mantis)Pseudovates bidensPseudovates denticulataPseudovates hyalostigmaPseudovates longicollisPseudovates paraensisPseudovates peruviana (Peruvian stick mantis)Pseudovates toltecaPseudovates townsendiThis genus is named for its similarity to genus Yersiniops.
Pseudoyersinia betancuriaePseudoyersinia brevipennisPseudoyersinia canariensisPseudoyersinia inaspectataPseudoyersinia kabilicaPseudoyersinia lagrecaiPseudoyersinia occidentalisPseudoyersinia pauiPseudoyersinia pilipesPseudoyersinia salvinaePseudoyersinia subapteraPseudoyersinia teydeanaPsychomantis borneensisPsychomantis malayensisPyrgomantis bisignataPyrgomantis congicaPyrgomantis fasciataPyrgomantis jonesiPyrgomantis mabuiaPyrgomantis mitrataPyrgomantis nasutaPyrgomantis ornatipesPyrgomantis pallidaPyrgomantis rhodesicaPyrgomantis runiferaPyrgomantis signatifronsPyrgomantis simillimaPyrgomantis singularisPyrgomantis wellmanniRaptrix fuscaRaptrix fuscataRaptrix intermediaRaptrix occidentalisRaptrix perspicuaRhomantis moultoniRhombodera is a large genus of shield mantises.
Rhombodera basalis (giant Malaysian shield mantis)Rhombodera boschmaiRhombodera brachynotaRhombodera butleriRhombodera crassaRhombodera dorianaRhombodera extensicollis (giant shield mantis)Rhombodera extraordinariaRhombodera flavaRhombodera fratricidaRhombodera fuscaRhombodera handschiniRhombodera javanaRhombodera keianaRhombodera kirbyiRhombodera laticollisRhombodera latipronotumRhombodera lingulataRhombodera megaera (giant shield mantis)Rhombodera mjoebergiRhombodera morokanaRhombodera ornatipesRhombodera palawanensisRhombodera papuanaRhombodera rennellanaRhombodera rolleiRhombodera sjoestedtiRhombodera staliiRhombodera taprobanaRhombodera tectiformisRhombodera titaniaRhombodera validaRhombodera woodmasoniRhombodera zhangiRivetina is a genus containing species of ground mantis.
Rivetina asiaticaRivetina baetica (ground mantis)Rivetina balcanicaRivetina beybienkoiRivetina buettikeriRivetina byblicaRivetina caucasicaRivetina compactaRivetina crassaRivetina dentataRivetina desertaRivetina dolichopteraRivetina elegansRivetina excellensRivetina giganteaRivetina inermisRivetina karadumiRivetina karateginicaRivetina laticollisRivetina monticolaRivetina nanaRivetina pallidaRivetina parvaRivetina pulisanginiRivetina rhombicollisRivetina similisRivetina syriacaRivetina tardaRivetina varsobicaSceptuchus baehriSceptuchus simplexSphodromantis is a large genus of mantises concentrated in Africa. Outside their range, many share the name African mantis.
Sphodromantis abessinicaSphodromantis aethiopicaSphodromantis annobonensisSphodromantis aurea (Congo green mantis)Sphodromantis baccettiiSphodromantis balachowskyi (African mantis)Sphodromantis biocellataSphodromantis centralis (African mantis, Central African mantis)Sphodromantis citerniiSphodromantis congicaSphodromantis conspicuaSphodromantis elegansSphodromantis elongataSphodromantis fenestrataSphodromantis gastrica (common green mantis)Sphodromantis gestriSphodromantis giubanaSphodromantis gracilicollisSphodromantis gracilisSphodromantis hyalinaSphodromantis kersteniSphodromantis lagrecaiSphodromantis lineola (African mantis, African lined mantis)Sphodromantis obscuraSphodromantis pachinotaSphodromantis pardiiSphodromantis pavoninaSphodromantis quinquecallosaSphodromantis royiSphodromantis rubrostigmaSphodromantis rudolfaeSphodromantis tenuidentataSphodromantis trimaculaSphodromantis viridis (giant African mantis, bush mantis)Sphodropoda lepidaSphodropoda loripesSphodropoda quinquedensSphodropoda tristis (burying mantis)Sphodropoda viridisStagmatoptera abdominalisStagmatoptera binotataStagmatoptera biocellataStagmatoptera femoralisStagmatoptera flavipennisStagmatoptera hyaloptera (Argentine white crested mantis)Stagmatoptera lunaStagmatoptera novaStagmatoptera piaStagmatoptera praecariaStagmatoptera reimoseriStagmatoptera septentrionalisStagmatoptera supplicariaStagmatoptera vischeriThe range of Stagmomantis includes North America, Central America, and South America.
Stagmomantis amazonica (Jantsch, 1985) (Amazon mantis)Stagmomantis astecus (Saussure, 1869)Stagmomantis californica (Rehn & Hebard, 1909) (California mantis)Stagmomantis carolina (Johansson, 1763) (Carolina mantis)Stagmomantis colorataStagmomantis cinctipesStagmomantis coerulansStagmomantis costalisStagmomantis domingensisStagmomantis floridensis (larger glorida mantis)Stagmomantis fraternaStagmomantis gracilipes (Arizona tan mantis)Stagmomantis hebardiStagmomantis heterogamiaStagmomantis limbata (bordered mantis, Arizona mantis)Stagmomantis maculataStagmomantis marginataStagmomantis mayaStagmomantis montanaStagmomantis nahuaStagmomantis paganaStagmomantis paraensisStagmomantis parvidentata (Beier, 1931)Stagmomantis theophilaStagmomantis toltecaStagmomantis venustaStagmomantis vicinaStatilia agrestaStatilia apicalisStatilia chayuensisStatilia flavobrunneaStatilia maculata (Japanese "ko-kamakiri" i.e. small mantis)Statilia nemoralisStatilia ocellataStatilia pallidaStatilia parvaStatilia spanisStatilia viridibrunneaStenophylla cornigeraStenophylla lobivertexThe genus Sibylla contains two genera and 13 species.
(Subgenus)Sibylla (Stal, 1856)Sibylla dives (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Sibylla dolosa (Roy, 1975)Sibylla gratiosa (Rehn, 1912)Sibylla limbata (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Sibylla maculosa (Roy, 1996)Sibylla marmorata (Roy, 1996)Sibylla polyacantha (Gerstaecker, 1889)Sibylla pretiosa (Stal, 1856) (cryptic mantis, lichen mantis)(Subgenus)Sibyllopsis (Roy, 1996)Sibylla griffinii (Giglio-Tos, 1915)Sibylla operosa (Roy, 1996)Sibylla pannulata (Karsch, 1894)Sibylla punctata (Roy, 1996)Sibylla vanderplaetseni (Roy, 1963)This is another genus with species sometimes called shield mantises.
Tamolanica andainaTamolanica atricoxisTamolanica denticulataTamolanica dilenaTamolanica katauanaTamolanica leopoldiTamolanica pectoralisTamolanica phryneTamolanica splendidaTamolanica tamolana (New Guinea shield mantis)Taumantis cephalotesTaumantis globicepsTaumantis sigiana (lime mantis)Tarachina brevipennisTarachina congicaTarachina constrictaTarachina occidentalisTarachina rammeiTarachina raphidioidesTarachina schultzeiTarachina seriepunctataTarachina transvaalensisTarachina werneriTarachina zernyiMembers of this genus may be called bark mantises or ground mantises.
Tarachodes abyssinicusTarachodes afzelli (Tanzanian ground mantis)Tarachodes alluaudiTarachodes aestuansTarachodes arabicusTarachodes basinotatusTarachodes beieriTarachodes betakarschiTarachodes bicornis (two-horned mantis)Tarachodes bispinosusTarachodes brevipennisTarachodes chopardiTarachodes circuliferTarachodes circuliferoidesTarachodes davidiTarachodes dissimulatorTarachodes divesTarachodes feaeTarachodes fraterculusTarachodes fuscipennisTarachodes gerstaeckeriTarachodes gibberTarachodes gigasTarachodes gilvusTarachodes griseusTarachodes griseusTarachodes haedusTarachodes insidiatorTarachodes karschiTarachodes lucubransTarachodes maculisternumTarachodes maurusTarachodes maurusTarachodes minorTarachodes modestaTarachodes monstrosusTarachodes namibiensisTarachodes natalensisTarachodes nubiferTarachodes nyassanusTarachodes obscuripennisTarachodes obtusicepsTarachodes okahandyanusTarachodes oxynotusTarachodes perloidesTarachodes pilosipesTarachodes pujoliTarachodes rhodesicusTarachodes robustusTarachodes rotundicepsTarachodes sanctusTarachodes saussureiTarachodes schulthessiTarachodes severiniTarachodes similisTarachodes sjostedtiTarachodes smithiTarachodes taboranusTarachodes tananusTarachodes taramassiTarachodes ugandensisTarachodes usambaricusTarachodes vitreusTarachodes werneriThere are Tenodera in Asia, Africa, Australia and North America.
Tenodera sinensis (Saussure, 1871) (Chinese mantis)Tenodera angustipennis (Saussure, 1869) (narrow-winged mantis)Tenodera aridifolia (Stoll, 1813)Tenodera australasiae (Leach, 1814) (purple-winged mantis)Tenodera acuticauda (Yang, 1997)Tenodera superstitiosa (Fabricius, 1781)Tenodera fasciata (Olivier, 1792)Tenodera brevipennis (Saussure, 1871)Tenodera gambiensis (Beier, 1931)Tenodera stotzneri (Werner, 1929)Tenodera caudafissilis (Wang, 1992)Tenodera capitata (Saussure, 1869)Tenodera chloreudeta (Burmeister, 1838)Tenodera costalis (Blanchard, 1853)Tenodera equatoriana (La Greca, 1993)Tenodera herbacea (Serville, 1839)Tenodera houyi (Werner, 1928)Tenodera intermedia (Saussure, 1870)Tenodera iringana (Giglio-Tos, 1912)Tenodera nimbana (Roy, 1963)Tenodera parasinensis (Otte & Spearman, 2004)Tenodera philippina (Beier, 1929)Tenodera rungsi (Uvarov, 1935)These species are sometimes known as the Asian bark mantises.
Theopompa borneanaTheopompa burmeisteriTheopompa ophthalmicaTheopompa servilleiTheopompa tostaBoxer mantis and flower mantis are among the common names used for members of this genus.
Theopropus borneensisTheopropus cattulusTheopropus elegans (banded flower mantis, Asian boxer mantis)This genus is sometimes called American grass mantises.
Thesprotia brasiliensisThesprotia brevisThesprotia caribeaThesprotia filumThesprotia fuscipennisThesprotia gigasThesprotia graminis (American grass mantis)Thesprotia infumataThesprotia insolitaThesprotia macilentaThesprotia maculataThesprotia pellucidaThesprotia simplexThesprotia subhyalinaThesprotiella bicorniculataThesprotiella festaeThesprotiella fronticornisThesprotiella peruanaThesprotiella similisThrinaconyx fumosaThrinaconyx kirschianusTithrone catharinensisTithrone clauseniTithrone corseuiliTithrone laetaTithrone latipennisTithrone majorTithrone roseipennisTropidomantis guttatipennisTropidomantis iridipennisTropidomantis yunnanensisTropidomantis gressittiTropidomantis teneraToxodera denticulataToxodera fimbriataToxodera integrifoliaToxodera maculataToxodera monstrosaToxoderopsis spinigeraToxoderopsis taurusToxomantis sinensisToxomantis westwoodiVates amazonicaVates biplagiataVates bolivianaVates festaeVates foliataVates lobataVates luxuriosaVates multilobataVates obscuraVates pectinataVates pectinicornisVates peruvianaVates serraticornisVates weyrauchiMembers of this genus are common called ground mantises. Genus Pseudoyersinia is similar.
Yersiniops newboldiYersiniops solitaria (horned ground mantis)Yersiniops sophronica (Yersin's ground mantis)Some members of this genus go by the common name unicorn mantis.
Zoolea borelliiZoolea gigasZoolea gueriniiZoolea lobipesZoolea majorZoolea minorZoolea orbaAccording to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families:
AcanthopidaeAmorphoscelididaeChaeteessidaeEmpusidaeEremiaphilidaeHymenopodidaeIridopterygidaeLiturgusidaeMantidaeMantoididaeMetallyticidaeSibyllidaeTarachodidaeThespidaeToxoderidae
