Calofulcinia

Connors, Matthew G., Yeeles, Peter, Lach, Lori & Rentz, David C. F., 2023, Revision of the genus Calofulcinia Giglio-Tos (Mantodea: Nanomantidae: Fulciniinae) in Australia, Zootaxa 5296 (3), pp. 333-361 : 340

Key to known Australian species of Calofulcinia

1 Robust, pronotum 1.7–2.2 times as long as wide; vertex with small but distinctly angulate, elevated postocellar process ( Figure 9D–E ); female tegmina relatively long, exceeding hind margin of second abdominal tergite ( Figure 8A ); L4A of male genitalia with a rounded lobe on the left side ( Figure 8C–D )....................................... C. paraoxypila (Tindale)

- Slender, delicate, pronotum 2.0–3.0 times as long as wide; vertex without angulate postocellar process ( Figure 2D–E , 5D–E ); female tegmina relatively short, at most reaching hind margin of first abdominal tergite ( Figure 1A , 4A ); L4A of male genitalia without a rounded lobe on the left side ( Figure 1C–D , 4C–D ).................................................. 2

2 Pronotum with a pair of large, widely-spaced tubercles on the anterior metazone ( Figure 4A–B , 5A–B ); female abdomen with dorsomedian projections on third and fourth abdominal tergites present as short, broad lobes less than twice as long as dorsomedian projection on second tergite ( Figure 5C ); male abdominal tergites with short median lobes covering approximately one-fifth of the following tergite; L4A of male genitalia with a rounded lobe on the right side ( Figure 4C–D )................................................................................................ C. oxynota La Greca

- Pronotum without large tubercles on anterior metazone ( Figure 1A–B , 2A–B ); female abdomen with dorsomedian projections on third and fourth abdominal tergites present as elongate, ovate lobes approximately three to four times as long as dorsomedian projection on second tergite ( Figure 2C ); third and fourth abdominal tergites of male with long median lobes covering almost one-third of the following tergite; L4A of male genitalia without lateral lobes ( Figure 1C–D )........ C. australis La Greca

Figures

FIGURE 1. Calofulcinia australis La Greca. A. Dorsal habitus, adult female. B. Dorsal habitus, adult male. C. Male genitalic complex, dorsal view. D. Male genitalic complex, ventral view. A–B. Scale = 10 mm. C–D. Scale = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 2. Calofulcinia australis La Greca. A. Lateral pronotum, adult female. B. Lateral pronotum, adult male. C. Lateral abdomen, adult female. D. Head, adult female. E. Head, adult male. Subgenital plate, adult female. F. Subgenital plate, adult male. A–B, D–F. Scale = 1 mm. C. Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURE 4. Calofulcinia oxynota La Greca.A. Dorsal habitus, subadult female. B. Dorsal habitus, adult male. C. Male genitalic complex, dorsal view. D. Male genitalic complex, ventral view. A–B. Scale = 10 mm. C–D. Scale = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Calofulcinia oxynota La Greca. A. Lateral pronotum, adult female. B. Lateral pronotum, adult male. C. Lateral abdomen, adult female. D. Head, adult female. E. Head, adult male. Subgenital plate, adult female. F. Subgenital plate, adult male. A–B, D–F. Scale = 1 mm. C. Scale = 5 mm.

FIGURE 8. Calofulcinia paraoxypila (Tindale).A. Dorsal habitus, adult female. B. Dorsal habitus, adult male. C. Male genitalic complex, dorsal view. D. Male genitalic complex, ventral view. A–B. Scale = 10mm. C–D. Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURE 9. Calofulcinia paraoxypila (Tindale). A. Lateral pronotum, adult female. B. Lateral pronotum, adult male. C. Lateral abdomen, adult female. D. Head, adult female. E. Head, adult male. Subgenital plate, adult female. F. Subgenital plate, adult male. A–B, D–F. Scale = 1 mm. C. Scale = 5 mm.