Prophalangopsis

Prophalangopsis
Prophalangopsis obscura, dorsal view
Scientific classification
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 [1]
Tarraga obscura Walker, F., 1869

Prophalangopsis is a South Asian insect genus, in the family Prophalangopsidae, distantly related to crickets and other Ensifera, erected by Francis Walker in 1869. ^[1] 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. ^{[a] [1]} Liu et al collected two possible female specimens in 2009. ^{[3] [4]}

Bioacoustic modeling

In 2022, researchers attempted to recreate the call that P. obscura would make with its legs by using 3D scanning, microscopy, and a Laser Doppler vibrometer. ^{[2] [5] [6]}

Gallery

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  Charlie Woodrow, Prophalangopsis obscura (2022)
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  The lateral habitus of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.
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  The tympanal organ of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.

Notes

1. Walker identified the location as Hindustan, which is present-day India. Sir John Bennet Hearsey, a British army officer stationed in North India, collected the specimen. ^[2]

References

1. Walker, Francis (1869). Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria and supplement of the Blattari in the collection of the British Museum. Vol. Part 1. London: The British Museum. pp. 100–101. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.8149 . OCLC   469668702.
2. Ashworth, James (2022-08-11). "Listen to the call: Scientists recreate the song of a 150-year-old insect that could help rediscover its species". Phys.org. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
3. Liu, Xianwei; Zhou, Min; Bi, Wenxuan; Tang, Liang (2009), "New data on taxonomy of recent Prophalangopsidae (Orthoptera: Hagloidea)", Zootaxa, 2026: 53–62, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.186174 , retrieved 2022-08-12
4. Liu, Xianwei; Zhou, Min; Bi, Wenxuan; Tang, Liang (2009), Prophalangopsis obscura Walker 1869, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6223350 , retrieved 2022-08-12
5. Tamisiea, Jack (2022-08-10). "Modern and Ancient Crickets May Sing the Same Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
6. Woodrow, Charlie; Baker, Ed; Jonsson, Thorin; Montealegre-Z, Fernando (2022-08-10). "Reviving the sound of a 150-year-old insect: The bioacoustics of Prophalangopsis obscura (Ensifera: Hagloidea)". PLOS ONE. 17 (8) e0270498. Public Library of Science (PLoS). Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1770498W. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270498 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   9365155 . PMID   35947546.

External links

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   Data related to Prophalangopsis at Wikispecies
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   Media related to Prophalangopsis obscura at Wikimedia Commons
• Ashworth, James (2022-08-10). "Recreating the song of a 150-year-old insect could help rediscover its species". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
• Scientists recreate the song of a 150-year-old insect that could help rediscover its species on YouTube