Titanodula fruhstorferi

Titanodula fruhstorferi^[1] is a praying mantis species in the subfamily Hierodulinae.^[2]

Titanodula fruhstorferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Mantidae
Genus:	Titanodula
Species:	T. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Titanodula fruhstorferi  (Werner, 1916)
Synonyms
Hierodula fruhstorferi Werner, 1916

This species may be endemic to Vietnam.^[3]

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.^[4]