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Karoophasma

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Karoophasma
Karoophasma biedouwense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantophasmatodea
Family: Mantophasmatidae
Genus: Karoophasma
Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort, Tojo, 2003[1]
Species

Karoophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae.[2] It contains 2 species that are endemic to western South Africa.

Species

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These species belong to the genus Karoophasma:[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Karoophasma". mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.