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Mantophasma

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Polyneoptera > Anartioptera > Mantophasmatodea > Family: Mantophasmatidae

Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis 2002

Mantophasma_zephyra

Mantophasma zephyra

Photo © Piotr Naskrecki

Distribution

Namibia, Erongo Mountains

Distribution_map_of_Mantophasma_zephyra

Habitat

Nama Karoo

 

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