Ciulfina
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Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling praying mantises belonging to the Family Nanomantidae and native to Australia. The following species may be found in eastern Queensland and Northern Australia:
Based upon the identification distinction of Ciulfina species through male genital morphology, an entomologist at Macquarie University suggests there may be more than fifteen Ciulfina species.[1]
References
- ^ [1] Spermatophore feeding and mating behaviour in praying mantids (Mantodea: Liturgusidae), G. I. Holwell, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
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