Tyrannophasma

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Tyrannophasma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantophasmatodea
Family: Mantophasmatidae
Genus: Tyrannophasma
Zompro, 2003 [1]
Species:
T. gladiator
Binomial name
Tyrannophasma gladiator
Zompro, 2003

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] It is the largest known species of gladiator, measuring up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Culin, J. Encyclopedia Britannica


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