''Phthersigena'' is an

Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...

n genus of

praying mantids Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use ...

: in the subfamily

Fulciniinae The ''Nanomantidae'' are a new (2019) family of praying mantises, based on the type genus '' Nanomantis''. As part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, genera and tribes have been moved here, substantially replacing the old family Iridoptery ...

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''Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 18 July 2020)
/ref> 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

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10628876 Mantodea of Oceania Mantodea genera Nanomantidae