Karoophasma
Life
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> Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota >
Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera >
Mantophasmatodea > Family:
Austrophasmatidae
Karoophasma Klass,
Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo 2003
Distribution
This genus is known from Biedouw, Driefontein, Wolfdrif, Botterkloof Pass and Calvinia
in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Habitat
Central Mountain Renosterveld, Sand Plain Fynbos, Upland
Succulent Karoo and Succulent Karoo including shifting sand dunes dominated by Stipagrostis
grasses.
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