Titanodula_fruhstorferi

<i>Titanodula fruhstorferi</i>

Titanodula fruhstorferi

Species of praying mantis

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

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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. [1]
    Werner (1916) Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 66: 266.
  2. [2]
    Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 August 2019)
  3. [3]
    Ta Huy Thinh (2010) A list of praying mantids (Mantodea, insecta) of Vietnam. Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 32(1): 17-25. (in Vietnamese)
  4. [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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