List of mantis genera and species


The following list of mantis genera and species is incomplete. It is based on the "Tree of Life Project", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. It will differ from those derived from taxonomic categorizations made before 2003.
The insect Order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species in about 430 genera, of which a majority are in the family Mantidae. Formerly, only the family Mantidae was recognized within the order.
Note that in some cases, common names in the English language are loosely applied to several different members of a particular genus, or even for species in various genera. For example, "giant Asian mantis" is used for various members of Hierodula, "dead leaf mantis" may refer not only to various species of Deroplatys, but to all brown mantises that use leaf mimicry for camouflage. "flower mantis" refers to numerous mantises, especially those belonging to or similar to those of genus Creobroter, and so on.
---For citation of common nomenclature and additional references, see individual articles.

Genus ''[Acanthops]''

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

Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantises or flower mantises.
Members of this genus are commonly called stick mantises.
Amantis species are native to Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Ameles is a wide-ranging genus found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Amorphoscelis species are concentrated in Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Archimantis species are common in Australia. Some are called stick mantises.
Members of this genus are common known as shield mantises.
Brunneria, species of which are known as stick mantises, are found in North America, Central America, and South America.
Members of this genus are commonly known as shield mantises, hooded mantises, or leaf mantises.
With their wings adorned with patterns even when at rest, Creobroter, a genus concentrated in Western Asia, is one of the best-known genera to which the common name "flower mantis" is applied.
Also known as giant grass mantises, these are characterised by long slender bodies and sloping, pointed eyes.
Deroplatys, the best-known of the so-called dead leaf mantises, are native to Asia.
Members of this genus are known as long neck mantises or twig mantises.

The two members of this genus are commonly known as bark mantises.
The giant Asian mantis genus Hierodula contains numerous large species and has a range that stretches from India to Hawaii.
Members of this genus are known collectively as African stick mantises.
species are commonly called orchid mantises.
Litaneutria, a genus of ground mantises, is native to North America.
This genus is concentrated in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

The single species in this genus is an ant mantis.

Some members of this genus practice ant mimicry when young and are known as ant mantises. The name grass mantis has also been applied to some species.
Some species within this genus are known as boxer mantises.
Members of this genus have been called grass mantises.
es are within this genus.
Paratoxodera is a genus of stick mantises.
Species of unicorn mantis are within this genus.
This genus has a species of shield mantis.
This genus has one species of twig mantis popular in captivity.
This genus contains several species of flower mantises.
Some species within this genus are known as unicorn mantises or stick mantises.
This genus is named for its similarity to genus Yersiniops.
Rhombodera is a large genus of shield mantises.
Rivetina is a genus containing species of ground mantis.
Sphodromantis is a large genus of mantises concentrated in Africa. Outside their range, many share the name African mantis.
The range of Stagmomantis includes North America, Central America, and South America.
The genus Sibylla contains two genera and 13 species.
This is another genus with species sometimes called shield mantises.
Members of this genus may be called bark mantises or ground mantises.
There are Tenodera in Asia, Africa, Australia and North America.
These species are sometimes known as the Asian bark mantises.
and flower mantis are among the common names used for members of this genus.
This genus is sometimes called American grass mantises.

Members of this genus are common called ground mantises. Genus Pseudoyersinia is similar.
Some members of this genus go by the common name unicorn mantis.
According to most recent taxonomy, all genera of mantis now belong to one of the following families: