Titanodula formosana

Titanodula formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Mantidae
Subfamily:	Hierodulinae
Tribe:	Hierodulini
Genus:	Titanodula
Species:	T. formosana
Binomial name
	Titanodula formosana; (Giglio-Tos, 1912)
Synonyms
	Hierodula formosana Giglio-Tos, 1912;

Hierodula formosana is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Hierodulinae.[1][2] T. formosana is found in Taiwan, Malaysia and the Sunda islands.

Taxonomy

T. formosana 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.[3]

References

"Hierodula formosana". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology. 2 (4).
Vermeersch, Xavier H.C. (July 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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[gbif-1] "Hierodula formosana". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-24.

[Patel2016-2] Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology. 2 (4).

[Vermeersch._2020-3] Vermeersch, Xavier H.C. (July 2020). "Titanodula gen. nov., a new genus of giant Oriental praying mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae: Hierodulinae)". Belgian Journal of Entomology. 100: 1–18.