Praedatophasma

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Praedatophasma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantophasmatodea
Family: Mantophasmatidae
Genus: Praedatophasma
Zompro & Adis, 2002
Species:
P. maraisi
Binomial name
Praedatophasma maraisi
Zompro & Adis, 2002

Praedatophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Praedatophasma maraisi, which is endemic to southern Namibia.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.