Genus
Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003
Nomenclature (5)
- Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003 in Zompro, Adis, Bragg, Naskrecki, Meakin, Wittneben & Saxe, 2003: 15.
type species by original designation Tyrannophasma gladiator Zompro, 2003
- Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003 in Engel & Grimaldi, 2004: 3.
- Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003 in Arillo & Engel, 2006: 3.
- Tyrannophasma Zompro, 2003 in Zompro, 2008
Nomenclature references (5)
- Zompro, O., Adis, J., Bragg, P.E., Naskrecki, P., Meakin, K., Wittneben, M. & Saxe, V. (2003) A new genus and species of Mantophasmatidae (Insecta: Mantophasmatodea) from the Brandberg Massif, Namibia, with notes on behaviour. Cimbebasia, 19(December), 13–24.
- Engel, M.S. & Grimaldi, D.A. (2004) A New Rock Crawler in Baltic Amber, with Comments on the Order (Mantophasmatodea: Mantophasmatidae). American Museum Novitates, 3431, 11 pp., 4 figs., 1 tbl. Available at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle//2246/2796
- Arillo, A. & Engel, M.S. (2006) Rock Crawlers in Baltic Amber (Notoptera: Mantophasmatodea). American Museum Novitates, 3539, 1–10.
- Zompro, O. (2008) Mantophasmatodea - Gladiatoren im Insektenreich [Mantophasmatodea - gladiators in the insect kingdom]. Arthropoda, 16(1), 4–25.
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The generic epithet Tyrannophasma is composed of the first part of the generic name of one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex and -phasma, a common ending in Mantophasmatodea. Tyranno refers to the impressive feeding habits of this insect, which is able to kill and consume insects of its own size.