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 mantis

Popa

• Popa spurca — African twig mantis

Sphodromantis

• Sphodromantis belachowski

• Sphodromantis centralis

• Sphodromantis gastrica

• Sphodromantis lineola

• Sphodromantis viridis — Giant African mantis.

  Tarachodes — African bark mantis

See also

• Mantis

• The Mantises of Africa

• List of mantis genera and species

References