Viridiphasma

Viridiphasma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantophasmatodea
Family: Mantophasmatidae
Genus: Viridiphasma
Eberhard, Picker, Klass, 2011
Species:
V. clanwilliamense
Binomial name
Viridiphasma clanwilliamense
Eberhard, Picker, Klass, 2011

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.

Its type locality is Clanwilliam Dam, Western Cape Province.

References

  1. 1 2 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