''Popa''Serville (1839) ''Hist. Ins. Orth.'' 152. is an African genus of

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

in the subfamily Popinae and new (2019) family Deroplatyidae.Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 14 July 2020)
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Species

The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists two species: * '' Popa gracilis'' Schulthess-Schindler, 1898 * ''

Popa spurca ''Popa spurca'', also known as the African twig mantis, is a species of mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to long if female or long if male.Mantodea genera Deroplatyidae