Austrophasma
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantophasmatodea |
| Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
| Genus: | Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003[1] |
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Austrophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae.[2] It contains 3 species that are endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Species
These species belong to the genus Austrophasma:
- Austrophasma caledonense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003
- Austrophasma gansbaaiense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003
- Austrophasma rawsonvillense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.