Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Mantophasmatodea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Ordo: Mantophasmatodea

Familia: Mantophasmatidae
Subfamilia: Mantophasmatinae
Tribus: Austrophasmatini
Genus: Karoophasma
Species: K. biedouwense – K. botterkloofense

Name edit

Karoophasma Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003: 40–41 [gender: neuter]

Type species: Karoophasma biedouwense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003, by original designation.

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Additional references edit

  • Baum, E.; Dressler, C.; Beutel, R.G. 2007: Head structures of Karoophasma sp. (Mantophasmatodea) with phylogenetic implications. Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research, 45(2): 104–119.
  • 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. PDF. Reference page.  [listed as Mantophasmatini incertae sedis]

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