Family: Mantidae

Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956

Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956: 652; Ehrmann, 2011: 6. Geographical records: Turkey.

General distribution: Turkey, Afghanistan, Tadschikistan. Type series: Holotype male ZIN. Type locality: Tadschikistan.

Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878: 88; Demirsoy, 1979: 262; Ehrmann, 2011: 17. Geographical records: Turkey.

General distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Kaukasus, Turkestan, Turkey. Type series: Holotype female NHMW?. Type locality: Iran-N: Astrubad.

Mantis religiosa religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus Linnaeus, 1758: 426 .

Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1767: 690; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 108; Ehrmann, 2002: 216; 2011: 19; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 186; Battiston et al., 2010: 120.

Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.

General distribution: Africa, Western Asia, Europa, North-America (Introduced). Type series: Holotype UZIU. Type locality: North Africa.

Sphodromantis trimacula (Saussure, 1870)

Hierodula trimacula Saussure, 1870: 233; Ehrmann, 2002: 324; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 262. Hierodula (Sphodromantis) arabica Wood-Mason, 1882: 29 . Sphodromantis trimacula Kirby, 1904: 244 .

Geographical records: Iraq.

General distribution: Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Oman: Muscat, Yemen. Type series: Holotype female MHNG. Type locality: “ Sina ”.

Sphodromantis viridis viridis (Forskål, 1775)

Gryllus viridis Forskål, 1775: 81; Audouin, 1827: 192.

Sphodromantis viridis viridis; Ehrmann, 2002: 325; 2011: 27–28; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 275; Battiston et al., 2010: 160.

Mantis bioculata Burmeister, 1838: 537 .

Sphodromantis bioculata: Rehn, 1903: 708 .

Hierodula (Sphodromantis) viridis: Krauss, 1909: 112; Beier, 1935: 87. Hierodula viridis Ramme, 1951: 416; Demirsoy, 1979: 261 –262; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 105. Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.

General distribution: from Algeria to Syria.

Type series: Syntype 3 males, 6 females ZMHB, (Synonym: (St. v.) female NHMB). Type locality: Egypt: Alexandria.