Table 1 Species used in the present study. n indicates the number of specimens examined in this study. * = information taken from the literature
From: Diversity of attachment systems in heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) – highly specialized, but uniform
Species | origin | sex examined (n) |
|---|---|---|
Mantophasmatidae | ||
Sclerophasma paresisense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | captive bred, 2006; | male (1), female (1) |
Mantophasma zephyra Zompro, Klass, Kristensen & Adis, 2002 | Namibia, from Beutel & Gorb [6] | female (1) |
Mantophasma kudubergense Zompro & Adis, 2006 | Eberhard et al. [10] | male, female (*) |
Tyrannophasma/Praedatophasma clade | ||
Tyrannophasma gladiator Zompro, 2003 | captive bred, 2006; | male (1), female (1) |
Austrophasmatidae | ||
Hemilobophasma montaguense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | Montagu, RSA, 2006/07 | male (1) |
Austrophasma gansbaaiense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | DeKelder, RSA, 2006/07 | male (1), female (1) |
Austrophasma rawsonvillense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | Rawsonville, RSA, 2006/07 | female (2) |
Namaquaphasma ookiepense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | Kamieskroon, RSA, 2006/07 | female (1) |
Karoophasma biedouwense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | Wolfdrif, RSA; Clanwilliam, RSA, 2016 | male (4), female (4) |
Karoophasma botterkloofense Klass, Picker, Damgaard, van Noort & Tojo, 2003 | Calvinia, RSA, 2017 | male (1), female (1) |
Viridiphasma clanwilliamense Eberhard, Picker & Klass, 2011 | Clanwilliam, RSA, 2017 | male (2), female (2) |