Phthersigena Explained

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.

Species

The Mantodea Species File^[2] lists:

subgenus Glabromantis Sjostedt, 1918

• Phthersigena minor Sjostedt, 1918
• Phthersigena nebulosa Sjostedt, 1918

subgenus Phthersigena Stal, 1871

• Phthersigena centralis Giglio-Tos, 1915
• Phthersigena conspersa Stal, 1871 - type species
• Phthersigena insularis Beier, 1965
• Phthersigena melania Tindale, 1923
• Phthersigena pallidifemur Tindale, 1923
• Phthersigena timorensis Beier, 1952
• Phthersigena unicornis Tindale, 1923

Notes and References

1. Stal C (1871) Ofvers. K. VetensAkad. Forh. Stockh. 28: 400.
2. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1186109 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 18 July 2020)