Tanaophasma Yang et al. 2022 (stick insect)

Insecta - Phasmatodea

Full reference: H. R. Yang, M. S. Engel, D. Ren and T. P. Gao. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Mesozoic insect fossils reveal the early evolution of twig mimicry. Science Bulletin 67:1641-1643

Parent taxon: Neophasmatodea according to H. R. Yang et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Echinosomiscinae, Elasmophasma, Occidophasmata, Oriophasmata, Rhabdophasma

Subtaxa: Tanaophasma applanatum

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Type: Tanaophasma applanatum

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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