''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily

Mantispinae Mantispinae is a subfamily of mantidflies in the family Mantispidae. There are at least 30 genera and 310 described species in Mantispinae. Genera These 33 genera belong to the subfamily Mantispinae: * '' Afromantispa'' Snyman and Ohl in Snym ...

(order

Neuroptera The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in th ...

). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia).

Description

The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the presence of dark, short, thick setae on the mesothorax and occiput (rear head segment).Snyman LP, Sole CL, Ohl M (2018) A revision of and keys to the genera of the Mantispinae of the Oriental and Palearctic regions (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
''Zootaxa'' 4450(5): 501–549
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Species

The Catalogue of Life lists: * '' Mantispa adelungi'' Navás, 1912 * ''

Mantispa agapeta ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa alicante'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa amabilis'' Gerstäcker, 1894 * ''

Mantispa ambonensis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa annulicornis'' Gerstäcker, 1894 * ''

Mantispa aphavexelte ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1994 * '' Mantispa ariasi'' Penny, 1983 * ''

Mantispa axillaris ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Navás, 1908 * ''

Mantispa azihuna ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa basalis'' (Navás, 1927) * '' Mantispa basilei'' (Navás, 1930) * ''

Mantispa bella ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Kuwayama, 1925 * ''

Mantispa bicolor ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * ''

Mantispa boliviana ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' (Navás, 1927) * ''

Mantispa brevistigma ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' C.-k. Yang, 1999 * ''

Mantispa capeneri ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Handschin, 1959 * ''

Mantispa castaneipennis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Esben-Petersen, 1917 * ''

Mantispa celebensis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Enderlein, 1910 * ''

Mantispa centenaria ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Esben-Petersen, 1917 * ''

Mantispa chlorodes ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa chlorotica ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' (Navás, 1912) * ''

Mantispa chrysops ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Stitz, 1913 * '' Mantispa completa'' Banks, 1920 * ''

Mantispa confluens ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1914 * ''

Mantispa coomani ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1930) * ''

Mantispa coorgensis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa cora'' Newman, 1838 * '' Mantispa cordieri'' (Navás, 1933) * '' Mantispa crenata'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa decepta'' Banks, 1920 * '' Mantispa delicata'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa deliciosa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1927) * ''

Mantispa dispersa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa ellenbergeri ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1927) * ''

Mantispa elpidica ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa enderleini ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Banks, 1914 * '' Mantispa fausta'' (Thunberg, 1784) * '' Mantispa femoralis'' Navás, 1914 * ''

Mantispa fenestralis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1914 * ''

Mantispa finoti ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa flavicauda'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa flavinota ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Handschin, 1963 * ''

Mantispa frontalis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa fuliginosa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Loew in Hagen, 1859 * ''

Mantispa fulvicornis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Navás, 1929 * ''

Mantispa fuscipennis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Erichson, 1839 * '' Mantispa gillavryna'' (Navás, 1926) * '' Mantispa gradata'' (Navás, 1926) * '' Mantispa greeni'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa gulosa'' Taylor, 1862 * '' Mantispa guttula'' Fairmaire in Thomson, 1858 * ''

Mantispa haematina ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa haugi'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa indica'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa iridipennis'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 * ''

Mantispa japonica ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' McLachlan, 1875 * '' Mantispa javanica'' Westwood, 1852 * ''

Mantispa latifrons ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lineaticollis'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lineolata'' Westwood, 1852 * '' Mantispa lobata'' Navás, 1912 * '' Mantispa loveni'' (Navás, 1928) * '' Mantispa luederwaldti'' Enderlein, 1910 * '' Mantispa lurida'' Walker, 1860 * ''

Mantispa lutea ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa luzonensis'' Navás, 1909 * ''

Mantispa maindroni ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1909 * '' Mantispa mandarina'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa marshalli'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa meadewaldina ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa melanocera'' (Navás, 1913) * ''

Mantispa militaris ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa moluccensis'' Banks, 1913 * '' Mantispa moucheti'' (Navás, 1925) * '' Mantispa moulti'' Navás, 1909 * ''

Mantispa nana ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Lichtenstein, 1802) * '' Mantispa nanyukina'' (Navás, 1933) * ''

Mantispa navasi ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' Handschin, 1960 * ''

Mantispa negusa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa neotropica'' Navás, 1933 * '' Mantispa neptunica'' Navás, 1914 * '' Mantispa newmani'' Banks, 1920 * ''

Mantispa nubila ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * ''

Mantispa obscurata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa pallescens ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Stitz, 1913 * ''

Mantispa paraguayana ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Ohl, 2004 * '' Mantispa parvula'' Penny, 1983 * '' Mantispa pasteuri'' Navás, 1909 * ''

Mantispa pehlkei ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Enderlein, 1910 * ''

Mantispa perla ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the ...

'' (Pallas, 1772) * '' Mantispa phaeonota'' Navás, 1933 * ''

Mantispa plicicollis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Handschin, 1935 * '' Mantispa punctata'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa pygmaea'' (Stitz, 1913) * ''

Mantispa radialis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1929) * ''

Mantispa radiata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * '' Mantispa rimata'' (Navás, 1929) * '' Mantispa rufescens'' Latreille, 1807 * '' Mantispa salana'' (Navás, 1931) * ''

Mantispa scabricollis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' McLachlan in Fedchenko, 1875 * '' Mantispa schoutedeni'' (Navás, 1929) * ''

Mantispa scutellaris ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Westwood, 1852 * ''

Mantispa similata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1922) * ''

Mantispa simplex ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Stitz, 1913 * '' Mantispa stenoptera'' Gerstäcker, 1888 * '' Mantispa stigmata'' (Stitz, 1913) * ''

Mantispa strigipes ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Westwood, 1852 * ''

Mantispa styriaca ''Mantispa styriaca'', the Styrian praying lacewing, is a species of predatory mantidfly native to Europe. It is a yellow-brown insect as an adult and has multiple larval stages. Description The adult Styrian praying lacewing is a yellow-brown c ...

'' (Poda, 1761) * ''

Mantispa subcostalis ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Navás, 1929 * '' Mantispa taina'' (Alayo, 1968) * '' Mantispa tenella'' Erichson, 1839 * ''

Mantispa tenera ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa tessmanni ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa thomensis'' Viette, 1958 * '' Mantispa tonkinensis'' Navás, 1930 * ''

Mantispa transversa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' (Stitz, 1913) * '' Mantispa umbripennis'' Walker, 1860 * '' Mantispa uniformis'' (Navás, 1927) * ''

Mantispa variolosa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is th ...

'' Navás, 1914 * ''

Mantispa venulosa ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa verruculata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Navás, 1914) * ''

Mantispa virescens ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Rambur, 1842 * ''

Mantispa zayasi ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' (Alayo, 1968) * ''

Mantispa zonaria ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Navás, 1925 * ''

Mantispa zonata ''Mantispa'' is the type genus of insects in the family Mantispidae and subfamily Mantispinae (order Neuroptera). Species have a fairly worldwide distribution (but not Australia). Description The defining characteristic of ''Mantispa'' is the p ...

'' Navás, 1923

References

External links

* {{taxonbar, from=Q10576551 Mantispoidea Neuroptera genera