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Mantophasma gamsbergense

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Mantophasma gamsbergense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantophasmatodea
Family: Mantophasmatidae
Genus: Mantophasma
Species:
M. gamsbergense
Binomial name
Mantophasma gamsbergense
Zompro & Adis, 2006[1]

Mantophasma gamsbergense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Namibia.[2]

Its type locality is Gamsberg in Windhoek District, Namibia (23°20′50.4″S 16°13′34.6″E / 23.347333°S 16.226278°E / -23.347333; 16.226278).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.