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[1]
Popa
Popa spurca — African twig mantis[2]
Sphodromantis[3][4][5][6]
Sphodromantis belachowski
Sphodromantis centralis
Sphodromantis gastrica
Sphodromantis lineola
Sphodromantis viridis — Giant African mantis.
Tarachodes — African bark mantis[7]
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