''Fulcinia'' is a genus of

praying mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...

es found in Australia. It is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...

of the subfamily Fulciniinae and tribe

Fulciniini Fulcinini is an Australian praying mantis tribe in the subfamily Fulciniinae. Genera The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists the following genera: * ''Calofulcinia'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 * '' Fulcinia'' Stal, 1877 * '' Fulciniella'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 ...

Species

The ''Mantodea Species File''Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 17 July 2020)
/ref> lists the following species: * '' Fulcinia alaris'' Saussure, 1871 - type species * '' Fulcinia exilis'' Giglio-Tos, 1915 * '' Fulcinia lobata'' Werner, 1928 * '' Fulcinia punctipes'' Werner, 1928 * '' Fulcinia uxor'' Werner, 1928 * '' Fulcinia variipennis'' Westwood, 1889

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10499875 Mantodea of Oceania Mantodea genera Nanomantidae