Viridiphasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Viridiphasma clanwilliamense, which is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Viridiphasma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantophasmatodea |
Family: | Mantophasmatidae |
Genus: | Viridiphasma Eberhard, Picker, Klass, 2011[1] |
Species: | V. clanwilliamense
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Binomial name | |
Viridiphasma clanwilliamense Eberhard, Picker, Klass, 2011
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Its type locality is Clanwilliam Dam, Western Cape Province.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Eberhard, MJB, MD Picker and KD Klass. (2011). Sympatry in Mantophasmatodea, with the description of a new species and phylogenetic considerations. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 11(1): 43-59. doi:10.1007/s13127-010-0037-8