Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Susumaniidae Scientific name Renphasma sinica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Phasmatodea Subfamily Susumaniinae Rank Genus | |
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Renphasma is an extinct genus of stick insect which existed in what is now China during the early Cretaceous period. It was named by André Nel and Emmanuel Delfosse in 2011, and the type species is Renphasma sinica. The generic name refers to Dr. Ren Dong, while the specific name refers to Sinica, the Latin name for China.
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