''Titanodula'' is a genus of

mantids Mantidae is one of the largest family (biology), families in the Order (biology), order of Mantodea, praying mantises, based on the type species ''Mantis religiosa''; most genera are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family ...

in the subfamily

Hierodulinae The ''Hierodulinae'' are a subfamily of praying mantids, originally used by Brunner von Wattenwyl. It was restored as part of a major revision of mantid taxonomy, and now contains genera previously placed elsewhere in the family Mantidae. The ...

. There are currently five species placed in ''Titanodula''. The genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Asia and is distinguished from the similar genus ''

Hierodula ''Hierodula'' is a genus of praying mantids in the tribe Hierodulini, found throughout Asia. Many species are referred to by the common name giant Asian mantis because of their large size compared to other mantids. Their large size and vibrant ...

'' by the large size and unique male genitalia of its member species.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.

Species

* ''

Titanodula attenboroughi ''Titanodula'' is a genus of mantids in the subfamily Hierodulinae. There are currently five species placed in ''Titanodula''. The genus is endemic to Asia and is distinguished from the similar genus ''Hierodula'' by the large size and unique mal ...

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Titanodula formosana ''Titanodula formosana'' is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Hierodulinae. ''T. formosana'' is found in Taiwan, Malaysia and the Sunda islands. Taxonomy ''T. formosana'' was originally placed in ''Hierodula'', but a 2020 study move ...

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Titanodula fruhstorferi ''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 ge ...

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Titanodula grandis ''Titanodula grandis'', also known as the giant Asian mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the region around the Bay of Bengal in southern Asia. It is found in north-eastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is a large mantis which ...

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Titanodula menglaensis ''Titanodula'' is a genus of mantids in the subfamily Hierodulinae. There are currently five species placed in ''Titanodula''. The genus is endemic to Asia and is distinguished from the similar genus ''Hierodula ''Hierodula'' is a genus of pr ...

'' Liu QP, Liu ZJ, Wang GL, Yin ZX. Taxonomic revision of the praying mantis subfamily Hierodulinae of China (Mantodea: Mantidae). Zootaxa. 2021 Apr 7;4951(3):zootaxa-4951.

References

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