| Titanodula fruhstorferi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Titanodula |
| Species: | T. fruhstorferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Titanodula fruhstorferi (Werner, 1916) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Titanodula fruhstorferi is a praying mantis species in the subfamily Hierodulinae.
This species may be endemic to Vietnam.
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.
References
- 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
Data related to Hierodula at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Titanodula fruhstorferi | |
| Hierodula fruhstorferi | |