An updated checklist of Mantid fauna (Insecta: Mantodea) of India

A detailed checklist of the order Mantodea in India is presented. A total of 169 species of mantids belonging to 69 genera and 13 families are listed. The families of mantids present in India are; Metallyticidae (1 genus), Eremiaphilidae (8 genera), Rivetinidae (6 genera), Toxoderidae (6 genera), Gonypetidae (9 genera), Haaniidae (2 genera), Empusidae (3 genera), Hymenopodidae (16 genera), Deroplatyidae (3 genera), Mantidae (9 genera), Amorphoscelidae (1 genus), Leptomantellidae (1 genus) and Nanomantidae (4 genera). Classification by Schwarz and Roy, 2019 is followed.