| Tyrannophasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantophasmatodea |
| Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
| Genus: | Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003[1] |
| Species: | T. gladiator |
| Binomial name | |
| Tyrannophasma gladiator Zompro, 2003 | |
Tyrannophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Tyrannophasma gladiator, which is endemic to the Brandberg Massif of central Namibia.[2]
References
- ↑ Zompro, O., Adis, J., Bragg, P. E., Naskrecki, P., Meakin, K., Wittneben, M., et al. (2003). A new genus and species of Mantophasmatidae (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) from the Brandberg Massif, Namibia, with notes on behaviour. Cimbebasia 19: 13-24.
- ↑ 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.
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