List of mantids of Sri Lanka

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