Titanodula fruhstorferi explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Werner (1916) Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 66: 266.
  2. http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1183839 Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 August 2019)
  3. A list of praying mantids (Mantodea, Insecta) of Vietnam . 10.15625/0866-7160/v32n1.647 . 2012 . Thinh . Ta Huy . Tap Chi Sinh Hoc . 32 .
  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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