List of mantids of Sri Lanka explained

The following list documents mantises in Sri Lanka.

Family: Amorphoscelididae - Bark mantises

• Amorphoscelis annulicornis
• Amorphoscelis brunneipennis
• Amorphoscelis pellucida
• Amorphoscelis spinosa

Family: Empusidae - Violin mantises

• Gongylus gongylodes

Family: Hymenopodidae - Flower mimic mantises

• Ambivia popa
• Creobroter pictipennis
• Creobroter signifer
• Hestiasula brunneriana
• Hestiasula ceylonica
• Metacromantis oxyops
• Odontomantis micans
• Odontomantis pulchra
• Pseudoxypilus hemerobius

Family: Iridopterygidae

• Hapalopezella maculata
• Iridopteryx iridipennis
• Micromantis glauca
• Muscimantis montana
• Pezomantis henryi
• Tropidomantis (Eomantis) iridipennis

Family: Liturgusidae

• Humbertiella affinis
• Humbertiella ceylonica
• Humbertiella indica
• Humbertiella similis
• Humbertiella taprobanarum

Family: Mantidae - Praying mantises

• Amantis nawai
• Armeniola laevis
• Asiadodis squilla
• Choeradodis strumaria
• Compsomantis ceylonica
• Deiphobe infuscata
• Deiphobella laticeps
• Elmantis lata
• Elmantis trincomaliae
• Heterochaetula straminea
• Hierodula harpyia
• Hierodula membranacea
• Hierodula tenuidentata
• Hierodula unimaculata
• Hierodula versicolor
• Mantis religiosa
• Rhombodera taprobanae
• Schizocephala bicornis
• Statilia maculata
• Statilia maculata maculata
• Tenodera fasciata

Family: Tarachodidae

• Didymocorypha lanceolata
• Dysaules uvana
• Leptomantella ceylonica
• Oxyophthalma engaea
• Oxyophthalma gracillis

Family: Thespidae

• Parathespis humbertiana

Family: Toxoderidae

• Aethalochroa ashmoliana
• Cheddikulama straminea
• Toxoderopsis spinigera