Prophalangopsis

Prophalangopsis is a South Asian insect genus, in the family Prophalangopsidae, related to katydids. There is one species: Prophalangopsis obscura, which is a winged insect species found in North India and the Tibetan Plateau. It is one of only a few surviving species in the family Prophalangopsidae. F. Walker described it in 1869 from a single male specimen from India. Liu et al collected two possible female specimens in 2009.

Prophalangopsis
Prophalangopsis obscura, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Prophalangopsidae
Genus: Prophalangopsis
Species:
P. obscura
Binomial name
Prophalangopsis obscura
(Walker, F., 1869)
Synonyms
  • Tarraga obscura Walker, F., 1869
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