Genus
Titanoraptor Mendes, Sobral & Silva-Neto, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Titanoraptor Mendes, Sobral & Silva-Neto, 2026 in Mendes, Sobral, Ribeiro dos Santos & Silva-Neto, 2026: 211.
type species by original designation Titanoraptor serrulatus Mendes, Sobral & Silva-Neto, 2026
References (1)
- Mendes, D.M.de M., Sobral, R., Ribeiro dos Santos, E.M. & da Silva-Neto, A.M. (2026) The Titan Raptor—a new genus of predatory katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Phlugidini) from the Neotropical rainforest. Zootaxa, 5881(2), 209–242. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5881.2.3
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From Latin Titano (titan) and raptor (thief). The name refers to the large size and robust body compared to other genera of Phlugidini.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22 |