Ciulfina klassi is a species of praying mantis in the family Nanomantidae.[1] C. klassi mantises are endemic to the forests of Northeastern Australia, preferring narrow trees with smooth bark.[2][3]

Ciulfina klassi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Nanomantidae
Genus: Ciulfina
Species:
C. klassi
Binomial name
Ciulfina klassi
Holwell, Ginn & Herberstein, 2007

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  1. ^ [1] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. ^ Hill, Phoebe J.B; Holwell, Greg I; Göth, Ann; Herberstein, Marie E (2004). "Preference for habitats with low structural complexity in the praying mantid Ciulfina sp. (Mantidae)". Acta Oecologica. 26 (1): 1–7. Bibcode:2004AcO....26....1H. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2004.02.002.
  3. ^ O’Hanlon, James C.; Holwell, Gregory I. (2010). "The influence of abrupt forest edges on praying mantid populations: Edge effects on praying mantids". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 4 (2): 107–114. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00111.x. S2CID 82586721.