Published December 31, 2022 | Version v1
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An updated checklist of Mantid fauna (Insecta: Mantodea) of India

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  • 1. Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India.

Description

A detailed checklist of the order Mantodea in India is presented. A total of 169 species of mantids belonging to 69 genera and 13 families are listed. The families of mantids present in India are; Metallyticidae (1 genus), Eremiaphilidae (8 genera), Rivetinidae (6 genera), Toxoderidae (6 genera), Gonypetidae (9 genera), Haaniidae (2 genera), Empusidae (3 genera), Hymenopodidae (16 genera), Deroplatyidae (3 genera), Mantidae (9 genera), Amorphoscelidae (1 genus), Leptomantellidae (1 genus) and Nanomantidae (4 genera). Classification by Schwarz and Roy, 2019 is followed.

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