Renphasma

Renphasma is an extinct genus of stick insect which existed in what is now China during the early Cretaceous period.^[1] It was named by André Nel and Emmanuel Delfosse in 2011, and the type species is Renphasma sinica, found in the early Aptian aged Yixian Formation.^[1] The generic name refers to Dr. Ren Dong, while the specific name refers to Sinica, the Latin name for China.^[1]

Renphasma Temporal range: Aptian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	†Susumaniidae
Subfamily:	†Susumaniinae
Genus:	†Renphasma Nel & Delfosse, 2011
Species:	†R. sinica
Binomial name
†Renphasma sinica Nel & Delfosse, 2011