In 2001, entomologist Oliver Zompro made the unexpected discovery a new order of insects. Mantophasmatodea (because these insects are named) have been found on the West coast of South Africa, Namibia. They are organisms with specific construction, combining in itself the characteristics of other orders of insects such as Mantodea, Phasmatodea and Orthoptera. However, this uniqueness, prevents assigning Mantophasmatodea to any of those orders. This has led to a need to review the already existing insects taxonomy, and its amendment that would enable the correct allocation of the newly discovered order. Mantophasmatodea are a night predators, with dimensions not exceeding 4cm of the body length. Oviparous insects, with incomplete metamorphosi...
gists had assumed that all major insect taxa were known; thus, its description was a sensation for z...
Three new species of Mantophasma are described from mountain ranges in Namibia: M. gamsbergense sp.n...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African specie...
A new insect order, Mantophasmatodea, is described on the basis of museum specimens of a new genus w...
A new insect order, Mantophasmatodea, is described on the basis of museum specimens of a new genus w...
A short introduction of the insect order Mantophasmatodea. The new insect order Mantophasmatodea is ...
The newly discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea, known from two Recent species in tropical Africa...
The spectacular discovery of the new insect order Mantophasmatodea in 2002 was immediately followed ...
A new genus and species of Mantophasmatidae, namely: Tyrannophasma gladiator ZOMPRO, gen. nov. sp....
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
Two new species and two new genera (Pachyphasma, Striatophasma) of Mantophasmatodea are described fr...
Three new species of Mantophasma are described from mountain ranges in Namibia: M. gamsbergense sp.n...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African specie...
gists had assumed that all major insect taxa were known; thus, its description was a sensation for z...
Three new species of Mantophasma are described from mountain ranges in Namibia: M. gamsbergense sp.n...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African specie...
A new insect order, Mantophasmatodea, is described on the basis of museum specimens of a new genus w...
A new insect order, Mantophasmatodea, is described on the basis of museum specimens of a new genus w...
A short introduction of the insect order Mantophasmatodea. The new insect order Mantophasmatodea is ...
The newly discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea, known from two Recent species in tropical Africa...
The spectacular discovery of the new insect order Mantophasmatodea in 2002 was immediately followed ...
A new genus and species of Mantophasmatidae, namely: Tyrannophasma gladiator ZOMPRO, gen. nov. sp....
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
The insect order Mantophasmatodea was described in 2002. Prior to that time, several generations of ...
Two new species and two new genera (Pachyphasma, Striatophasma) of Mantophasmatodea are described fr...
Three new species of Mantophasma are described from mountain ranges in Namibia: M. gamsbergense sp.n...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African specie...
gists had assumed that all major insect taxa were known; thus, its description was a sensation for z...
Three new species of Mantophasma are described from mountain ranges in Namibia: M. gamsbergense sp.n...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African specie...