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Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 8"w x 10"h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Classification
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Namibia
Date:
May 3, 2002
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
For information on this species, see Encyclopedia of Life, http://www.eol.org/pages/488224/overview.
Summary:
Mantophasma zephyra (Klass, Zompro, Kristensen, Adis, 2002) or the West Wind Gladiator, one of several recently described species of a new order of carnivorous insects from Namibia, on display in the National Museum of Natural History Insect Zoo. It was brought by a group of Namibian Insectathon students and leaders visiting National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) for two weeks and participating in a special database project in Entomology. From left to right: Marc Epstein (NMNH), Scott Miller (NMNH), Yolandi Piorek, Vistorina N. Hanguler, Dismon Kambhtuamash (kneeling), Albert Both, Ashley Kirk-Spriggs (National Museum of Namibia), Faith Deering (NMNH), Joris Komen. Front Left: Albertina Nuuyoma (teacher), Pamela Nauises, Julia Owos-ous (kneeling), Nate Erwin (NMNH)
