Mantophasmatidae Temporal range:
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Mantophasma zephyra Zompro et al., 2002 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Superorder: | Notoptera |
Order: | Mantophasmatodea Zompro et al., 2002 |
Family: | Mantophasmatidae Zompro et al., 2002 |
Subfamilies, tribes | |
Mantophasmatidae is a family of carnivorous wingless insects within the monotypic order Mantophasmatodea, which was discovered in Africa in 2001.[1][2] Recent evidence indicates a sister group relationship with Grylloblattidae (classified in the order Grylloblattodea),[3][4] and Arillo and Engel have combined the two groups into a single order, Notoptera, with Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea ranked as suborders.[5]