Lobatophasma
Lobatophasma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Notoptera |
Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
Genus: | Lobatophasma Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003[1] |
Species: | L. redelinghuysense
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Binomial name | |
Lobatophasma redelinghuysense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003
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Synonyms | |
Lobophasma |
Lobatophasma (formerly Lobophasma) is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Lobatophasma redelinghuysense, which is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.[2]
It is known from near Redelinghuys, Rawsonville, , and in the Western Cape Province.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Klass, Klaus-Dieter; Picker, Mike; Damgaard, Jakob; Noort, Simon; Tojo, Koji. (2003). The taxonomy, genitalic morphology, and phylogenetic relationships of Southern African Mantophasmatodea (Insecta). Entomologische Abhandlungen 61: 3-67.
- ^ 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. Elsevier BV. 47 (2): 443–462. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.026. ISSN 1055-7903.
Categories:
- Mantophasmatidae
- Monotypic insect genera
- Insects of South Africa
- Endemic fauna of South Africa
- Insect stubs