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The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach

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Introduction

Mantidae

References

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Family: MANTIDAE Burmeister

Subfamily: TARACHODINAE Handlirsch

Genus: ANTISTIA Stål
1. A. maculipennis Stål
  
  Antistia maculipennis Stål 1876: 69.
  = Tarachodes (Chiropacha) signata Karny, 1908.
  Cape Province, Northwestern Province and Northern Province, to Namibia.
2. A. parva Beier
  
  Antistia parva Beier 1953a: 257.
  Northern Cape, to Namibia.
3. A. robusta Kaltenbach
  
  Antistia robusta Kaltenbach 1996: 209-212.
  Northern Province.
4. A. vicina Kaltenbach
  
  Antistia vicina Kaltenbach 1996: 212.
  Western Cape, to Namibia.
Genus: ARIUSIA Stål
1. A. conspersa Stål
  
  Ariusia conspersa Stål, 1877: 16.
  Namibia, Zimbabwe and Angola.
Genus: TARACHODES Burmeister
1. T. beieri Kaltenbach
  
  Tarachodes beieri Kaltenbach 1996: 212-215.
  Northern Province, to Zimbabwe.
2. T. bicornis Giglio-Tos
  
  Tarachodes bicornis Giglio-Tos 1911c: 10.
  Namibia.
3. T. insidiator Wood-Mason
  
  Tarachodes insidiator Wood-Mason 1882: **.
  = Tarachodes pilosipes Rehn, 1912: **.
  South Africa, to Mozambique; East Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.
4. T. lucubrans (Burchell)
  
  (Mantis lucubrans) Burchell 1822: 465.
  = Tarachodes perloides Burmeister, 1838: **.
  Western Cape and Northern Cape, to Namibia and Angola.
5. T. maurus (Stål)
  
  Chiropacha maurus Stål 1856: **.
  South Africa, to Namibia, Angola and East Africa.
6. T. namibiensis Kaltenbach
  
  Tarachodes namibiensis Kaltenbach 1996: 216-218.
  Namibia.
7. T. okahandyanus Giglio-Tos
  
  Tarachodes okahandyanus Giglio-Tos 1911c: **.
  Namibia.
8. T. sanctus (Saussure)
  
  Chiropacha sanctus Saussure 1871: 269.
  KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Province, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo.
  
  Subgenus: TARACHODINA Beier
9. T. natalensis Kaltenbach
  
  Tarachodes (Tarachodina) natalensis Kaltenbach 1996: 219-221.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
  
  Subgenus: CHIROPUS Saussure
10. T. bispinosus Kaltenbach
  
  Tarachodes (Chiropus) bispinosus Kaltenbach 1996: 221.
  Namibia.
11. T. dives (Saussure)
  
  Chiropus dives Saussure 1869: 1.
  = Tarachodes karnyi Giglio-Tos, 1908: **.
  Namibia and Angola.
Genus: GALEPSUS Stål
1. G. capitatus (Saussure)
  
  Chiropacha capitata Saussure 1869: 61.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe and ?Mozambique
2. G. meridionalis Saussure
  
  Chiropacha meridionalis Saussure 1872: 10.
  KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe and ?Zambia
3. G. rhodesicus Beier
  
  Galepsus rhodesicus Beier 1954: 12.
  ?Transvaal, to Zimbabwe and Zambia.
4. G. transvaalensis Beier
  
  Galepsus transvaalensis Beier 1954: 11.
  Northern Cape, Gauteng and Northern Province.
5. G. capensis Beier
  
  Galepsus capensis Beier 1930: **.
  Cape Province.
6. G. damaranus Giglio-Tos
  
  Galepsus damaranus Giglio-Tos 1911c: 161.
  (? = of Galepsus femoratus Giglo-Tos, 1911c: **.)
  Galepsus damaranus form typica Kaltenbach 1996: 227.
  Galepsus damaranus form orientalis Kaltenbach 1996: 227.
  Northern Province, to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, ?Angola and ?Democratic Republic of Congo
7. G. femoratus Giglio-Tos
  
  Galepsus femoratus Giglio-Tos, 1911c: **.
  (? = of Galepsus damaranus Giglio-Tos, 1911c: 161.)
  Namibia and Botswana.
8. G. focki Werner
  
  Galepsus focki Werner 1923: 112.
  Namibia.
9. G. ulricae Kaltenbach
  
  Galepsus ulricae Kaltenbach 1996: 227-230.
  Namibia.
10. G. letabaensis Kaltenbach
  
  Galepsus letabaensis Kaltenbach, 1996: 231-232.
  Northern Province.
11. G. intermedius Werner
  
  Galepsus meridionalis var. intermedius Werner 1907: 218, 221.
  northern Province, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and ? East Africa.
12. G. pentheri Giglio-Tos
  
  Galepsus pentheri Giglio-Tos 1911c: 163.
  Northern Province, to ?Namibia.
  
  Subgenus: SYNGALEPSUS Beier
13. G. beieri Kaltenbach
  
  Galepsus (Syngalepsus) beieri Kaltenbach 1996: 233.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
14. G. bipunctatus Beier
  
  Galepsus bipunctatus Beier 1931b: 3.
  Northern Province, to Mozambique and East Africa.
  
  Subgenus: LYGDAMIA Stål
15. G. brincki Beier
  
  Galepsus brincki Beier 1955: **.
  Namibia.
16. G. lenticularis (Saussure)
  
  Chiropacha lenticularis Saussure 1872: 11.
  Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Province, to Botswana.
Genus: NOTHGALEPSUS Beier
1. N. planivertex (Beier)
  
  Pseudogalepsus planivertex Beier 1953a: 255.
  Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi.
Genus: EPISCOPOMANTIS Uvarov
1. E. chalybea (Burmeister)
  
  Schizocephala chalybea Burmeister 1838: 552.
  = Oxyophtalma (Episcopus) chalybea Saussure 1872: **.
  = Episcopus chalybeus Stål 1877: **.
  = Episcopomantis chalybea Uvarov 1940: **. (Episcopus preoccupied).
  Free State, Gauteng and Northern Province, to East Africa.
Genus: PYRGOMANTIS Gerstäcker
1. P. nasuta (Thunberg)
  
  Mantis nasuta Thunberg 1784: **.
  
  = Mantis capensis Gmelin 1790: **.
  Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal, to Namibia and Angola.
2. P. rhodesica Giglio-Tos
  
  Pyrgomantis rhodesica Giglio-Tos 1917: 106.
  Free State, Northwestern Province, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe, Botswana and ?Namibia.
3. P. simillima ssp. simillima Beier
  
  Pyrgomantis simillima ssp. simillima Beier 1954: 41.
  Northern Province, to Zimbabwe.
Subfamily: LITURGUSINAE
Genus: ZOUZA Serville
1. Z. radiosa (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Jalla radiosa Giglio-Tos 1907: 14.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Transvaal, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.
Subfamily: AMELINAE Giglio-Tos
Genus: DYSTACTA Saussure
1. D. alticeps (Schaum)
  
  Mantis alticeps Schaum 1853: 777.
  = Dystacta paradoxes Saussure 1871: **.
  = Polyspilota marmorata Schulthess-Rechberg, 1899: **.
  = Paracilnia ornatipennis Beier 1935: **.
  Gauteng, Swaziland and Northern Province, to Namibia; Botswana; Zimbabwe, Mozambique; Zambia; Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus: PSEUDODYSTACTA Kaltenbach
1. P. braueri (Karny)
  
  Dystacta braueri Karny 1908: 371.
  Namibia.
Genus: CHROICOPTERA Stål
1. C. longa Giglio-Tos
  
  Chroicoptera longa Giglio-Tos 1915c: **.
  South Africa
2. C. saussurei (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Alphamantis saussurei Giglio-Tos 1915c: 171.
  = Gonypeta Delalandi Saussure 1870: **. ( , nec G. Delalandi , Saussure 1870).
  Eastern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng.
3. C. vidua Stål
  
  Mantis vidua Stål 1856: **.
  = Gonypeta noctivaga Krauss, 1901: **.
  South Africa, to Namibia.
Genus: ENTELLOPTERA Beier
1. E. rogenhoferi ssp. rogenhoferi (Saussure)
  
  Iris rogenhoferi ssp. rogenhoferi Saussure 1872: 55.
  = Pictomantis werneri Sjostedt 1930: **.
  KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Guateng and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe and East Africa.
2. E. rogenhoferi ssp. maesta (Rehn)
  
  Entella maesta Rehn 1927: 17.
  Gauteng and Northwestern Province.
Genus: ENTELLA Stål
1. E. delalandi (Saussure)
  
  Gonypeta delalandi Saussure 1870: 230.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, to ?Malawi.
2. E. exilis (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Micrentella exilis Giglio-Tos 1915c: **.
  Cape Province.
3. E. natalica Beier
  
  Entella natalica Beier 1955: **. KwaZulu-Natal.
4. E. nebulosa (Serville)
  
  Mantis nebulosa Serville 1839: **.
  Cape Province.
5. E. orientalis (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Metentella orientalis Giglio-Tos 1915c: 178.
  Northwestern Province, to Mozambique and Tanzania.
6. E. pusilla Beier
  
  Entella pusilla Beier 1953a: **.
  Transvaal.
7. E. rudebecki Beier
  
  Entella rudebecki Beier 1955: **.
  Lesotho.
8. E. transvaalica Beier
  
  Entella transvaalica Beier 1955: 245.
  KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe.
  
  Subgenus: EUENTELLA Kaltenbach
9. E. gaerdesi Kaltenbach
  
  Entella (Euentella) gaerdesi Kaltenbach 1996: 247-248.
  Namibia and Angola.
Genus: NAMAMANTIS Kaltenbach
1. N. nigropunctata Kaltenbach
  
  Namamantis nigropunctata Kaltenbach 1996: 249.
  Cape Province.
2. N. cruciata (Beier)
  
  Entella cruciata Beier 1953a: **.
  Cape Province.
Genus: LIGENTELLA Kaltenbach
1. L. beieri Kaltenbach
  
  Ligentella beieri Kaltenbach 1996: 257-258.
  = Pseudentalla aberrans Beier 1955: ** ( , nec ).
  Namibia.
Genus LIGARIA Stål
1. L. aberrans (Karny)
  
  Entella aberrans , Karny 1908: 370 (nec Pseudentella aberrans , Beier, 1955: 248.)
  Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
2. L. dentata (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Ligariella dentata Giglio-Tos 1915c: 173.
  Namibia.
3. L. affinis Kaltenbach
  
  Ligaria affinis Kaltenbach 1996: 267-269.
  = Ligaria (Ligaria) brevicollis umtalica: Beier 1955: ** (nec Ligariella umtalica Giglio-Tos, 1915c: **.)
  Northern Province, to Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
4. L. brevicollis brevicollis Stål
  
  Ligaria brevicollis Stål 1877: 50.
  = Ligariella umtalica Giglio-Tos 1915c (nec Ligaria brevicollis umtalica Beier 1955: **.)
  Northwestern Province and Northern Province, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and ?Zambia
5. L. inexpectata Kaltenbach
  
  Ligaria inexpectata Kaltenbach 1996: 274.
  Namibia and Zimbabwe.
6. L. quadrinotata Stål
  
  Ligaria quadrinotata Stål 1877: 50.
  Lesotho, Northwestern Province and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe and ?East Africa.
Genus: LIGARIELLA Giglio-Tos
1. L. bicornuta Kaltenbach
  
  Ligariella bicornuta Kaltenbach 1996: 277.
  Namibia.
2. L. gracilis (Karny)
  
  Entella gracilis Karny 1908: 369.
  Namibia.
3. L. trigonalis (Saussure)
  
  Ligaria trigonalis Saussure 1899: 596
  = Entella jucunda Saussure 1899: 9.
  = Entella pertinens Karny 1908: **.
  = Entella quadrinotata Karny 1908 (nec Ligaria quadrinotata Stål, 1877; cf. Beier 1955)
  = Ligariella australis Giglio-Tos, 1915c: **.
  = Ligariella Bolivarii Giglio-Tos, 1915c: **.
  = Ligariella Damarae Giglio-Tos, 1915c: **.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Northwestern Province, to Botswana and Namibia.
Genus ROGERMANTIS Kaltenbach
1. R. royi Kaltenbach
  
  Rogermantis royi Kaltenbach 1996: 280-281.
  Northern Province.
2. R. natalensis Kaltenbach
  
  Rogermantis natalensis Kaltenbach 1996: 281.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
Genus: BOLBELLA Giglio-Tos
1. B. affinis Kaltenbach
  
  Bolbella affinis Kaltenbach 1996: 281-283.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
2. B. brevis Beier
  
  Bolbella brevis Beier 1953b: **.
  Transvaal.
3. B. punctigera (Stål)
  
  Gonypeta punctigera Stål 1871: 394.
  Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal, to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
4. B. rhodesiaca Beier
  
  Bolbella rhodesiaca Beier 1930: **.
  Transvaal, to Zimbabwe.
Genus: GONYPETELLA Giglio-Tos
1. G. atrocephala Beier
  
  Gonypetella atrocephala Beier 1930: **.
  Transvaal.
2. G. australis Giglio-Tos
  
  Gonypetella australis Giglio-Tos 1915c: 143.
  Namibia.
3. G. deletrix Rehn
  
  Gonypetella deletrix Rehn 1927: 19.
  Northern Province, to Namibia and ?Zimbabwe.
4. G. kilimandjarica Sjostedt
  
  Gonypetella kilimandjarica Sjostedt 1909: **.
  Gonypetella similis Giglio-Tos 1915c: 201.
  Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus: DYSTACTULA Giglio-Tos
1. D. grisea (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Dystactella grisea Giglio-Tos 1915c: **.
  Mozambique.
Subfamily: VATINAE Saussure
Genus: HETEROCHAETA Westwood
1. H. occidentalis Beier
  
  Heterochaeta occidentalis Beier 1963: 10.
  ?= Heterochaeta tenuipes Werner 1923: **, nec Heterochaeta tenuipes Westwood, 1841: **.
  Northern Cape, to Namibia and Botswana.
2. H. reticulata Roy
  
  Heterochaeta reticulata Roy 1976: 103.
  Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Genus: DANURIA Stål
1. D. thunbergi Stål
  
  Danuria thunbergi Stål 1856: 169.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and East Africa.
  
  Subgenus: DANURIODES Giglio-Tos
2. D. kilimandjarica Sjostedt
  
  Danuroides kilimandjarica Sjostedt 1909: 72.
  = Danuria zambesica Giglio-Tos 1914b: **.
  Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus: POPA St&arting;l
1. P. undata (Fabricius)
  
  Mantis undata Fabricius 1793: 119.
  Popa spurca Stål 1856: 169.
  Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Northern Province, to East Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and West Africa.
  
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Subfamily: TOXODERINAE Giglio-Tos
Genus CALAMOTHESPIS Werner
1. C. lineatipennis Werner
  
  Calamothespis lineatipennis Werner 1923: 125.
  Namibia.
2. C. oxyops Rehn
  
  Calamothespis oxyops Rehn 1927: **.
  Transvaal.
Subfamily: OXYOTHESPINAE Giglio-Tos
Genus: OXYOTHESPIS Saussure
1. O. meridionalis Kaltenbach
  
  Oxyothespis meridionalis Kaltenbach 1996: 288-289.
  Botswana, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Subfamily: ANGELINAE Beier
Genus: AGRIONOPSIS Werner
1. A. distanti (Kirby)
  
  Solygia distanti F. Kirby 1899: 350.
  KwaZulu-Natal, to Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus: STENOPYGA Karsch
1. S. rhodesiaca Beier
  
  S. rhodesiaca Beier 1973: **.
  Zimbabwe.
Subfamily: COMPSOTHESPINAE Handlirsch
Genus: COMPSOTHESPIS Saussure
1. C. anomala Saussure
  
  Compsothespis anomala Saussure 1872: 64.
  Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga, to Zimbabwe and Zambia.
2. C. cinnabarina Beier
  
  Compsothespis cinnabarina Beier 1955: 258.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Northwestern Province.
3. C. kilwana Giglio-Tos
  
  Compsothespis kilwana Giglio-Tos 1913: **.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Transvaal, to East Africa.
4. C. michaelseni Werner
  
  Compsothespis michaelseni Werner 1923: **.
  Namibia.
5. C. natalica Westwood
  
  Compsothespis natalica Westwood 1889: **.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
Subfamily: MANTINAE Kirby
Genus: POLYSPILOTA Burmeister
1. P. aeruginosa (Goeze)
  
  Mantis aeruginosa Goeze 1778: Tab. 4.
  KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga, to subsaharan Africa and Madagascar.
2. P. caffra (Westwood)
  
  Manits caffra Westwood 1889: 35.
  Polyspilota caffra var. transvaaliana Giglio-Tos 1927: **.
  Gauteng, to Zimbabwe.
3. P. magna Giglio-Tos
  
  Polyspilota magna Giglio-Tos 1911b: **.
  Cape.
Genus: TENODERA Burmeister
1. T. superstitiosa (Fabricius)
  
  Mantis superstitiosa Fabricius 1781: 348.
  = Tenodera (Stenopyga) bokiana Giglio-Tos 1907: **.
  Subsaharan Africa.
Genus BISANTHE Stål
1. B. lagrecai Kaltenbach
  
  Bisanthe lagrecai Kaltenbach 1996: 292-294.
  Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe.
2. B. menyharthi ssp. menyharthi (Brancsik)
  
  Pseudomantis menyharthi Brancsik 1895-1895: 246.
  = Bisanthe modesta Giglio-Tos 1917: **.
  Mozambique and Zambia.
3. B. menyharthi ssp. raggei Kaltenbach
  
  Bisanthe menyharthi ssp. raggei Kaltenbach 1994: 59.
  Zimbabwe and Botswana.
4. B. pulchripennis (Stål)
  
  Mantis pulchripennis Stål 1875): 43.
  = Iris tricolor Werner, 1923: **.
  Gauteng and Northern Province, to Botswana and Namibia.
Genus: PARAMANTIS Roy
1. P. natalensis (Stål)
  
  Mantis natalensis Stål 1856: **.
  = Mantis moesta Werner 1915: **.
  South Africa, to Central Africa and East Africa.
2. P. prasina (Serville)
  
  Mantis prasina Serville 1839: **.
  South Africa, to equatorial Africa, the Comores and Mauritius.
3. P. sacra (Thunberg)
  
  Mantis sacra Thunberg 1815: 289.
  South Africa.
Genus: EPITENODERA Giglio-Tos
1. E. capitata (Saussure)
  
  Tenodera capitata Saussure 1869: 69.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, to Zimbabwe, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
2. E. capitata ssp. (?) ibana (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Tenodera ibana Giglio-Tos 1912: 50.
  Transvaal, to Mozambique.
Genus: RHOMBODERELLA Giglio-Tos
1. R. scutata (I. Bolivar)
  
  Hierodula scutata I. Bolivar 1889: 83.
  Zimbabww, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Genus: SPHODROMANTIS Stål
1. S. gastrica (Stål)
  
  Mantis gastrica Stål 1858: 308.
  = Hierodula bicarinata Saussure, 1869: **.
  = Sphodromantis guttata Giglio-Tos, 1907: **.
  Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus: MANTIS Linnaeus
1. M. religiosa Linnaeus
  
  Mantis religiosa Linnaeus 1758: 426.
  Synonyms cf. Giglio-Tos 1927 and Beier 1935.
  Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northwestern Province and Gauteng, through Africa, to southern regions of the Palearctic, Australia, and introduced into North America.
Genus: OMOMANTIS Saussure
1. O. zebrata (Charpentier)
  
  Mantis zebrata Charpentier 1843: Tab. 39.
  = Hierodula suavis Brancsik, 1897: **.
  = Omomantis pardalina Saussure, 1899: **.
  Eastern Cape and Gauteng, to Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi and East Africa.
Genus: PARASPHENDALE Schulthess-Schindler
1. P. costalis (Kirby)
  
  Carvilia costalis Kirby 1904: **.
  ?Transvaal, to East Africa.
2. P. stali Sjostedt
  
  Parasphendale ståli Sjostedt 1930: 27.
  = Parasphendale gracilicollis Beier, 1930: **.
  Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa.
Genus CILNIA Stål
1. C. chopardi Werner
  
  Cilnia chopardi Werner 1927: 275.
  = Zulumantis cochlearis Sjostedt 1930: **.
  KwaZulu-Natal, to Mozambique, Botswana and Namibia.
2. C. humeralis humeralis (Saussure)
  
  Cardioptera humeralis Saussure 1871: 195.
  = Mantis latipes Stål, 1876: **.
  = Hierodula brevipennis Schulthes-Rechberg 1899: **.
  = Leomantis ignota Rehn, 1904: **.
  Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Province, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to equatorial Africa.
Genus: NEOCILNIA Beier
1. N. gracilis Beier
  
  Neocilnia gracilis Beier 1930: **.
  Cape Province.
Genus: TAUMANTIS Giglio-Tos
1. T. globiceps Beier
  
  Taumantis globiceps Beier 1969b: 206.
  Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Genus: MIOMANTIS Saussure
1. M. acuticeps Beier
  
  Miomantis acuticeps Beier 1969a: 32.
  Zimbabwe and Angola.
2. M. aequalis (Rehn)
  
  Calidomantis aequalis Rehn 1903 : **.
  KwaZulu-Natal.
3. M. australis Beier
  
  Miomantis australis Beier 1930: **.
  Namibia.
4. M. binotata Giglio-Tos
  
  Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos 1911a: **.
  ?Natal, to equatorial Africa.
5. M. brevipennis Saussure
  
  Miomantis brevipennis Saussure 1872: **.
  = Calidomantis asignata Rehn, 1914: **.
  South Africa, to central and East Africa.
6. M. caffra Saussure
  
  Miomantis caffra Saussure 1871: 309.
  Western Cape, Eaatern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Province.
7. M. coxalis Saussure
  
  Miomantis coxalis Saussure 1898: 189.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Mozambique, Namibia and Angola.
8. M. exilis (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Calidomantis exilis Giglio-Tos 1911a: 181.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Namibia, Botswana and Angola.
9. M. fenestrata (Fabricius)
  
  Mantis fenestrata Fabricius 1781: 349.
  Calidomantis fenestrata var. minor Giglio-Tos 1911a: **.
  Northern Cape and Northwestern Province, to Namibia.
10. M. helenae (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Calidomantis helenae Giglio-Tos 1914c: 2.
  Mpumalanga, Northwestern Province and Northern Province, to Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and East Africa.
11. M. lacualis (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Calidomantis lacualis Giglio-Tos 1911a: **.
  ?South Africa, to Malawi, Mozambique and East Africa.
12. M. minuta (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Calidomantis minuta Giglio-Tos 1911a: **.
  Cape Province.
13. M. moerana (Giglio-Tos)
  
  Calidomantis moerana Giglio-Tos 1917: **.
  ?Transvaal, to central Africa. -
14. M. monacha (Fabricius)
  
  Mantis monacha Fabricius 1787: **.
  = Mantis vitrata Olivier 1792: **.
  = Mantis forficata Stoll 1813: **.
  Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal and Transvaal, to Mozambique.
15. M. natalica Beier
  
  Miomantis natalica Beier 1930: 450.
  KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Namibia and Zimbabwe.
16. M. paykulli Stål
  
  Miomantis paykulli Stål 1871: **.
  South Africa, to equatorial Africa and Mauritius.
17. M. prasina (Burmeister)
  
  Mantis prasina Burmeister 1838: 543.
  Cape Province and Northern Province, to Democratic Republic of Congo.
18. M. quadripunctata Saussure
  
  Miomantis quadripunctata Saussure 1898: 188.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province, to Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and East Africa.
19. M. saussurei Schulthess-Rechberg
  
  Miomantis saussurei Schulthess-Rechberg 1899: **.
  KwaZulu-Natal, to East Africa.
20. M. semialata Saussure
  
  Miomantis semialata Saussure 1872: 71.
  Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Transvaal, to Zimbabwe and ?Namibia.
Genus: CARVILIA Stål
1. C. gracilis Kaltenbach
  
  Carvilia gracilis Kaltenbach 1996: 303-305.
  Northern Cape.
2. C. saussurii Stål
  
  Carvilia saussurii Stål 1876: 70.
  = Iris kuhlgatzi Karny, 1908: **.
  = Palaeophotina schneideri Werner, 1923: **.
  Namibia.
Genus: SOLYGIA Stål
1. S. sulcatifrons (Serville)
  
  Thespis sulcatifrons Serville 1839: **.
  = Phasmomantis grandis Saussure, 1869: **.
  South Africa, to subsaharan Africa.
Genus: ISCHNOMANTIS Stål
1. I. fatiloqua (Stål)
  
  Matis fatiloqua Stål 1856: 168.
  Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Northern Province, to Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Genus: GEOTHESPIS Giglio-Tos
1. G. australis Giglio-Tos
  
  Geothespis australis Giglio-Tos 1916: **.
  Cape Province, to Namibia.

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised:

The Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Alfred P. Kaltenbach

CONTENTS

Family: MANTIDAE Burmeister

Subfamily: TARACHODINAE Handlirsch

Subgenus: TARACHODES Burmeister

Subgenus: TARACHODINA Beier

Subgenus: CHIROPUS Saussure

Subgenus: ONYCHOGALEPSUS Beier

Subgenus: SYNGALEPSUS Beier

Subgenus: LYGDAMIA Stål

Subfamily: LITURGUSINAE

Subfamily: AMELINAE Giglio-Tos

Subgenus: ENTELLA Stål

Subgenus: EUENTELLA Kaltenbach

Subfamily: VATINAE Saussure

Subgenus: DANURIA Stål

Subgenus: DANURIODES Giglio-Tos

Subfamily: TOXODERINAE Giglio-Tos

Subfamily: OXYOTHESPINAE Giglio-Tos

Subfamily: ANGELINAE Beier

Subfamily: COMPSOTHESPINAE Handlirsch

Subfamily: MANTINAE Kirby