Fulcinia

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Fulcinia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Subfamily: Fulciniinae
Tribe: Fulcinini
Genus: Fulcinia
Stal, 1877
Synonyms
  • FulcineaKirby, 1904
  • OxyfulciniaGiglio-Tos, 1915
  • PapupopaWerner, 1928

Fulcinia [1] is a genus of praying mantises found in Australia. It is the type genus of the subfamily Fulciniinae and tribe Fulciniini.

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Species

The Mantodea Species File [2] lists the following species:

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References

  1. Stal C (1877) Bih. K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 4(10): 27.
  2. Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 17 July 2020)