Titanodula fruhstorferi

Titanodula fruhstorferi
Scientific 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;

Hierodula 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

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

Data related to Hierodula at Wikispecies

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[1] Werner (1916) Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 66: 266.

[2] Mantodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 31 August 2019)

[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] 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.