Austrophasma Explained

Austrophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae.^[1] It contains 3 species that are endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Species

These species belong to the genus Austrophasma:

• Austrophasma caledonense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003
• Austrophasma gansbaaiense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003
• Austrophasma rawsonvillense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003

Notes and References

1. Damgaard . Jakob . Klass . Klaus-Dieter . Picker . Mike D. . Buder . Gerda . Phylogeny of the Heelwalkers (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) based on mtDNA sequences, with evidence for additional taxa in South Africa . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . Elsevier BV . 47 . 2 . 2008 . 1055-7903 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.026 . 443–462.