Mantophasma
Mantophasma | |
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Mantophasma zephyra Zompro et al., 2002 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Notoptera |
Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
Genus: | Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen, Adis, 2002 |
Species | |
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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[]
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Mantophasmatidae
- Insects of Namibia
- Endemic fauna of Namibia
- Insect stubs