Liturgusidae
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Liturgusidae is a Family
of praying mantises within the order
Mantodea. A genus
within this family, Ciulfina
, consists of small, tree-dwelling mantids native to Australia
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of praying mantises within the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Mantodea. A genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
within this family, Ciulfina
Ciulfina
Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling praying mantises belonging to the Family Liturgusidae and native to Australia. The following species may be found in eastern Queensland and Northern Australia:*C. baldersoni*C. biseriata...
, consists of small, tree-dwelling mantids native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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