Mantophasma

Mantophasma zephyra

Taxonavigation

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
Genus: Mantophasma
Species (6): M. gamsbergense – M. kudubergense – M. omatakoense – M. zephyra

Name

Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis in Klass et al., 2002 [gender: neuter]

Type species: Mantophasma zephyra Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis, 2002, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Klass, K.-D., Zompro, O., Kristensen, N.P. & Adis, J. 2002. Mantophasmatodea: a new insect order with extant members in the Afrotropics. Science 296: 1456–1459. DOI: 10.1126/science.1069397. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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: 21–24. PDF
• Damgaard, J., K.-D. Klaas, M. D. Picker, G. Buder. 2008. Phylogeny of the Heelwalkers Insecta Mantophasmatodea based on mtDNA sequences with evidence for additional taxa in South Africa researchgate.net

Links

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