African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa.
The following genera and species are often referred to by these names, by variants of them, or by common names including the name of an African nation:
- Miomantis
- Miomantis caffra — South African mantis
- Oxyothespis
- Oxyothespis dumonti — African grass mantis1
- Popa
- Popa spurca — African twig mantis2
- Sphodromantis3456
- Sphodromantis belachowski
- Sphodromantis centralis
- Sphodromantis gastrica
- Sphodromantis lineola
- Sphodromantis viridis — Giant African mantis.
- Tarachodes — African bark mantis7
References
References
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- "African Bark Mantis". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-07-22.