''Mantophasma'' is a genus of

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s in the family

Mantophasmatidae Mantophasmatidae is a family of carnivorous wingless insects within the monotypic order Mantophasmatodea, which was discovered in Africa in 2001. Recent evidence indicates a sister group relationship with Grylloblattidae (classified in the orde ...

. It contains 4 species, all of which are endemic to

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

.Zompro, O., & Adis, J. (2006)
Notes on Namibian Mantophasma Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis, 2002, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea: Mantophasmatidae: Mantophasmatini)
''Russian Entomological Journal'', 15(1), 21–24.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Mantophasma'': * '' Mantophasma gamsbergense'' Zompro & Adis, 2006 * '' Mantophasma kudubergense'' Zompro & Adis, 2006 * '' Mantophasma omatakoense'' Zompro & Adis, 2006 * '' Mantophasma zephyra'' Zompro, Klass, Kristensen, & Adis 2002

References

Mantophasmatidae Insects of Namibia Endemic fauna of Namibia {{Notoptera-stub