Titanodula formosana is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Hierodulinae.[1][2] T. formosana is found in Taiwan, Malaysia and the Sunda islands.
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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. formosana
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| Titanodula formosana (Giglio-Tos, 1912)
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Taxonomy
editT. 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
edit- ^ "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.