Mantophasma
| Mantophasma | |
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| Mantophasma zephyra Zompro et al., 2002 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantophasmatodea |
| Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
| Genus: | Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen, Adis, 2002 |
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Mantophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae.[1] It contains 4 species, all of which are endemic to Namibia.[2]
Species
[edit]These species belong to the genus Mantophasma:
- Mantophasma gamsbergense Zompro & Adis, 2006
- Mantophasma kudubergense Zompro & Adis, 2006
- Mantophasma omatakoense Zompro & Adis, 2006
- Mantophasma zephyra Zompro, Klass, Kristensen, & Adis 2002
References
[edit]- ^ Damgaard, Jakob; Klass, Klaus-Dieter; Picker, Mike D.; Buder, Gerda (2008). "Phylogeny of the Heelwalkers (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) based on mtDNA sequences, with evidence for additional taxa in South Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2). Elsevier BV: 443–462. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.026. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ Zompro, O., & Adis, J. (2006). Notes on Namibian Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis, 2002, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea: Mantophasmatidae: Mantophasmatini). Russian Entomological Journal, 15(1), 21–24.
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