Download or read book Mantodea of the World written by Andrew Markey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mantodea, commonly known as mantises, is an order of insects that contains just over 2,400 described species and about 432 genera in 21 families. This book provides scientists, researchers, educators, and enthusiasts, a complete and updated species checklist of Mantodea in the world - both extant and extinct - complete with their geographic distribution. This book records 2495 described species of Mantodea, distributed in 432 genre and 21 families.