Tyrannophasma

<i>Tyrannophasma</i>

Tyrannophasma

Genus of insects

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]

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References

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    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.
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    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.


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