Family Mantophasmatidae Zompro et al. 2002 (gladiator)
Insecta - Mantophasmatodea - Mantophasmatidae
Synonyms: Ensiferophasmatidae Zompro 2005, Raptophasmatidae Zompro 2005, Raptophasmatinae Zompro 2005
Full reference: O. Zompro, K. D. Klass, N. P. Kristensen and J. Adis. 2002. Taxonomic names, in Mantophasmatodea: a new insect order with extant members in the Afrotropics. Science 296:1456-1459
Parent taxon: Mantophasmatodea according to O. Zompro 2005
See also Arillo and Engel 2006, Huang et al. 2008 and Zompro et al. 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Adicophasma Ensiferophasma Juramantophasma Raptophasma
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (13 collections)
• Jurassic of China (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences