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Mantodea (mantis)

Insecta - Mantodea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Mantodea Burmeister
1923Mantodea Tillyard
1968Mantodea Sharov
1992Mantodea Carpenter p. 142
2003Mantodea Grimaldi
2004Mantodea Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2006Gryllomantidae Gorochov p. 648
2012Mantodea Eades
2014Mantodea Misof et al.
2019Mantodea Wipfler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderMantodeaBurmeister 1838
orderMantodeaBurmeister 1838

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Mantodea Burmeister 1838 [mantis]
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G. †Amorphoscelites Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Amorphoscelites sharovi Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
G. †Aragonimantis Delclòs et al. 2016
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†Aragonimantis aenigma Delclòs et al. 2016
G. †Burmantis Grimaldi 2003
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†Burmantis asiatica Grimaldi 2003
†Burmantis burmitica Grimaldi 2003
†Burmantis hexispinea Li and Huang 2018
†Burmantis lebanensis Grimaldi 2003
†Burmantis zherikhini Delclòs et al. 2016
Invalid names: Gryllomantis Gorochov 2006 [synonym]
G. †Chaeteessites Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Chaeteessites minutissimus Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Fm. †Cretomantidae Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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G. †Cretomantis Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Cretomantis larvalis Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
G. †Cretophotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Cretophotina mongolica Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
†Cretophotina selenginensis Vršanský 2002
†Cretophotina serotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
†Cretophotina tristriata Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
G. †Electromantis Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Electromantis sukatshevae Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Fm. †Jantarimantidae Vršanský 2002
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Invalid names: Archimantidae Vršanský 2002 [replaced]
G. †Jersimantis Grimaldi 1997
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†Jersimantis luzzii Grimaldi 1997
Fm. †Juramantidae Vršanský 2002
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G. †Juramantis Vršanský 2002
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†Juramantis initialis Vršanský 2002
G. †Kazakhophotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Kazakhophotina corrupta Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Fm. †Lovecidae Vršanský 2024
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G. †Lovec Vršanský 2024
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†Lovec pratiena Vršanský 2024
Subor. Neomantodea Grimaldi 2003
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Fm. †Ambermantidae Grimaldi 2003
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G. †Ambermantis Grimaldi 2003
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†Ambermantis wozniaki Grimaldi 2003
Infraor. Eumantodea Grimaldi 2003
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Superfm. Chaeteessoidea Handlirsch 1925
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Fm. Chaeteessidae Handlirsch 1925
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G. †Arvernineura Piton 1940
G. Chaeteessa Burmeister 1838
G. †Lithophotina Cockerell 1908
G. †Louispitonia Schubnel and Nel 2019
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Invalid names: Archaeophlebia Piton 1940 [replaced]
G. †Megaphotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Invalid names: Archephemeridae Piton 1940 [synonym]
Unr. Spinomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Superfm. Mantoidoidea Giglio-Tos 1919
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Fm. Mantoididae Giglio-Tos 1919
Unr. Schizomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Unr. Artimantodea Svensen and Whiting 2009
Invalid names: Metallyticidae Giglio-Tos 1917 [empty], Metallyticoidea Giglio-Tos 1917 [empty]
Fm. †Santanmantidae Grimaldi 2003
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G. †Santanmantis Grimaldi 2003
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†Santanmantis axelrodi Grimaldi 2003
G. †Vitimophotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Vitimophotina corrugata Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Invalid names: Amorphoscelioidea Wang 1993 [empty], Gryllomantidae Gorochov 2006 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 166.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Lovec pratiena (105426 105971 106101 106279)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Juramantis initialis (104748)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Burmantis lebanensis (123017 153333)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mongolia (Selenginskij) Cretophotina selenginensis (123425) Cretophotina sp. (117954)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Cretomantis larvalis (126065) Cretophotina sp. (105969) Cretophotina tristriata (122552) Cretophotina tristriata, Vitimophotina corrugata, Amorphoscelites sharovi (122549) Vitimophotina corrugata (125412)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Cretophotina mongolica (103657 113355 113356 113358 113359 121713 125194 138924 155551)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Santanmantis axelrodi (122352 122922 140371) Santanmantis axelrodi, Cretophotina santanensis (122557)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Aragón) Aragonimantis aenigma (91626)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Burmantis asiatica, Jersimantis burmiticus (111688) Burmantis hexispinea (161726) Burmantis zherikhini (123054)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Ambermantis wozniaki (123016) Jersimantis luzzii, Ambermantis wozniaki, Archimantis zherikhini (110895)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Cretophotina serotina, Kazakhophotina corrupta (103274)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Chaeteessites minutissimus (35056) Electromantis sukatshevae (35055) Mantodea indet. (122590)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Myanmar Burmantis sp. (195455)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Arvernineura insignis (120579 123436 123463) Arvernineura insignis, Archaeophlebia enigmatica (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Chaeteessidae indet., Pseudomantoida extendidera (123850) Mantodea indet. (68174)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Mantoida matthiasglinki (124275)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Megaphotina sichotensis (123794)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Protohierodula crabbi (21976)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eobruneria tessellata (124624) Lithophotina costalis (113749) Lithophotina floccosa (106381)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217213)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217210)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mantis protogaea (115304)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Mantis boettingensis (113752)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Mantis religiosa (109196)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Chaetoessa brevialata, Chaetoessa burmeisteri (129861) Mantodea indet. (234540)