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    Mantophasmatidae is a family of carnivorous wingless insects within the monotypic order Mantophasmatodea, which was discovered in Africa in 2001. Recent...
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    insects belonging to Polyneoptera. It contains two living groups, Mantophasmatidae (gladiators) native to southern Africa, and Grylloblattidae (ice crawlers)...
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    several other groups of insects, including Phasmatodea (stick insects), Mantophasmatidae (gladiators), Embioptera (webspinners), and Raphidioptera (snakeflies)...
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    Mantophasma zephyra (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Mantophasma zephyra is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Namibia. Damgaard, Jakob; Klass, Klaus-Dieter; Picker, Mike...
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  • drink Gladiators motorcycle club, an American military motorcycle club Mantophasmatidae, carnivorous insects known as gladiators 68th Armoured Regiment (India)...
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  • Mantophasma omatakoense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Mantophasma omatakoense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its type locality is Omatako Farm, near the Omatako...
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  • Praedatophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Praedatophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Praedatophasma maraisi, which is...
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    Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Grylloblattodea Grylloblattidae (ice crawlers or icebugs) Mantophasmatodea Mantophasmatidae (rock crawlers or gladiators)...
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    Karoophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Karoophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It contains 2 species that are endemic to western South Africa. These species belong...
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  • Mantophasma kudubergense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Mantophasma kudubergense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its type locality is the Erongo Mountains of...
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  • Tanzaniophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Tanzaniophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Tanzaniophasma subsolana, which...
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  • Mantophasma gamsbergense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Mantophasma gamsbergense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its type locality is Gamsberg in Windhoek District...
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  • Austrophasma rawsonvillense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Austrophasma rawsonvillense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to western South Africa, where it is found in a restricted...
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  • Namaquaphasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Namaquaphasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Namaquaphasma ookiepense, which is...
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  • Striatophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Striatophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Striatophasma naukluftense. Striatophasma...
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  • Pachyphasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Pachyphasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Pachyphasma brandbergense. Pachyphasma...
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    Mantophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Mantophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It contains 4 species, all of which are endemic to Namibia. These species belong to the...
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  • Karoophasma botterkloofense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Karoophasma botterkloofense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in a restricted...
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  • Lobatophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Lobatophasma (formerly Lobophasma) is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Lobatophasma redelinghuysense...
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  • 4, 2002: Total solar eclipse. 18 April – New suborder of insects, Mantophasmatidae, announced. Publication of Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification...
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  • Hemilobophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Hemilobophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Hemilobophasma montaguense, which...
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  • Tyrannophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Tyrannophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Tyrannophasma gladiator, which is...
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  • Sclerophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Sclerophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Sclerophasma paresisense. Sclerophasma...
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  • Austrophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Austrophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It contains 3 species that are endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa. These...
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  • Austrophasma gansbaaiense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Austrophasma gansbaaiense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to western South Africa, where it is only known from near...
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  • Vasilenko, D. V.; Storozhenko, S. Yu. (2024). "New and little-known Mantophasmatidae (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) from European amber". Zootaxa. 5446 (4):...
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  • Viridiphasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Viridiphasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Viridiphasma clanwilliamense, which...
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    Karoophasma biedouwense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Karoophasma biedouwense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to the Biedouw Valley of Western Cape Province, South Africa...
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  • Austrophasma caledonense (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Austrophasma caledonense is a species of insect in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is endemic to western South Africa, where it is known only from near...
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    Minutophasma (category Mantophasmatidae)
    Minutophasma is a genus of insects in the family Mantophasmatidae. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Minutophasma redelinghuysense. Its...
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