Titanodula fruhstorferi[1] is a praying mantis species in the subfamily Hierodulinae.[2]
Titanodula fruhstorferi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Genus: | Titanodula |
Species: | T. fruhstorferi
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Binomial name | |
Titanodula fruhstorferi (Werner, 1916)
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This species may be endemic to Vietnam.[3]
Taxonomy
editT. 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
edit- ^ Werner (1916) Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 66: 266.
- ^ Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 August 2019)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Data related to Hierodula at Wikispecies