Titanodula
Titanodula is a genus of mantids in the subfamily Hierodulinae. There are currently four species placed in Titanodula. The genus is endemic to Asia and is distinguished from the similar genus Hierodula by the large size and unique male genitalia of its member species.[1]
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Species
There are currently four described species in Titanodula:[1]
- Titanodula attenboroughi Vermeersch, 2020
- Titanodula formosana (Giglio-Tos, 1912)[2]
- Titanodula fruhstorferi (Werner, 1916)
- Titanodula grandis (Saussure, 1870)
References
- 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.
- Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Hierodula formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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