Phthersigena

<i>Phthersigena</i>

Phthersigena

Genus of praying mantises

Phthersigena[1] is an Australasian genus of praying mantids: in the subfamily Fulciniinae and tribe Paraoxypilini. It is one of several genera containing certain species called "unicorn mantids", due to a process on their heads.

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Species

The Mantodea Species File[2] lists:

subgenus Glabromantis Sjostedt, 1918
subgenus Phthersigena Stal, 1871

References

  1. [1]
    Stal C (1871) Ofvers. K. VetensAkad. Forh. Stockh. 28: 400.
  2. [2]
    Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 18 July 2020)
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