Lobatophasma
| Lobatophasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantophasmatodea |
| Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
| Genus: | Lobatophasma Damgaard, Klass, Picker & Buder, 2008[2] |
| Species: | L. redelinghuysense |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobatophasma redelinghuysense (Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lobophasma Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003 | |
Lobatophasma (formerly Lobophasma) is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Lobatophasma redelinghuysense, which is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.[2]
It is known from near Redelinghuys, Rawsonville, Cardouw, and Jonkiespoort in the Western Cape Province.[1]
References
- ^ a b Klass, Klaus-Dieter; Picker, Mike; Damgaard, Jakob; Noort, Simon; Tojo, Koji. (2003). The taxonomy, genitalic morphology, and phylogenetic relationships of Southern African Mantophasmatodea (Insecta). Entomologische Abhandlungen 61: 3-67.
- ^ a b 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.