Titanodula fruhstorferi

Titanodula fruhstorferi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Titanodula
Species:
T. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Titanodula fruhstorferi
 (Werner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Hierodula fruhstorferi Werner, 1916

Titanodula fruhstorferi[1] is a praying mantis species in the subfamily Hierodulinae.[2]

This species may be endemic to Vietnam.[3]

Taxonomy

T. fruhstorferi was originally placed in Hierodula, but a 2020 study moved the species to a new genus, Titanodula, based on its large size and the unique shape of the male genitalia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Werner (1916) Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 66: 266.
  2. ^ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 August 2019)
  3. ^ Thinh, Ta Huy (2012). "A list of praying mantids (Mantodea, Insecta) of Vietnam". Tap Chi Sinh Hoc. 32. doi:10.15625/0866-7160/v32n1.647.
  4. ^ Xavier H.C. Vermeersch. 2020. Titanodula gen. nov., A New Genus of Giant Oriental Praying Mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae: Hierodulinae). Belgian Journal of Entomology. 100: 1–18.
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