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English: Largest modern and fossil known insects. All at the same scale.
Left column (from top to bottom): • Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758). Modern, south America. Larva is the heaviest measured insect. • Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876. Modern, Australia. Largest measured wing area. • Homoioptera gigantea Agnus, 1902. Carboniferous, France. One of the largest well conserved Palaeodictyoptera. Reconstructed with complementary data from Homoioptera vorhallensis. • Titanus giganteus (Linnaeus, 1771). Modern, south America. Longest beetle without jaws and horns. • Gigatitan similis Sharov, 1968. Triassic, Uzbekistan. Largest known insect of Mesozoic, potentially one of the heaviest insect. Reconstructed with Gigatitan vulgaris and personal interpretations. Stockiest possible morphology. Central column (from top to bottom): • Mazothairos enormis Kukalová-Peck & Richardson, 1983. Carboniferous, United States of America. Potential largest Palaeodictyoptera, very incomplete. Reconstructed with complementary data from Mazonopterum wolfforum and Homoioptera vorhallensis. • Eurycnema versirubra (Serville, 1838). Modern, Indonesia. One of the largest winged Phasmatodea. • Meganeuropsis permiana Carpenter, 1939. Permian, United States of America. Largest known insect by wingspan. Reconstructed with complementary data from Meganeura monyi, Megatypus schucherti, Meganeurula selysii and Namurotypus sippeli. Body length calculated with wing surface-body volume ratio from Namurotypus sippeli. • Phryganistria sp.. Not formally described or identified specimen as of January 2020, referred as ‘Phryganistria chinensis’. Modern, China. The longest known insect, even without legs. Right column (from top to bottom): • Clatrotitan scullyi (Tillyard, 1925). Triassic, Australia. Another large Titanoptera, with broader wings than Gigatitan. Reconstructed with complementary data from Gigatitan vulgaris and personal interpretations. Thinner morphology. • Kalligramma haeckeli Walther 1904. Jurassic, Germany. Largest known Neuroptera. Reconstructed with complementary data from Oreogramma illecebrosa. • Bojophlebia prokopi Kukalová-Peck, 1985. Carboniferous, Czech Republic. Very large enigmatic insect, only one well conserved specimen is known. All non-conserved parts are personal interpretations. • Arachanacris tenuipes Giebel, 1861. Modern, Indonesia. One of the largest, if not the largest, modern Orthoptera by wingspan. • Thysania agrippina (Cramer, 1776). Modern, south and central America. Largest modern Lepidoptera by wingspan.Note: All fossil insects are based on fragmentary specimens and their reconstructions are hypothetical. Français : Comparatif des plus grands insectes actuels et fossiles. Tous à la même échelle.
Colonne de gauche (de haut en bas) : • Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758). Actuel, Amérique du Sud. La larve est le plus lourd insecte mesuré. • Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876. Actuel, Australie. Plus grande surface alaire mesurée. • Homoioptera gigantea Agnus, 1902. Carbonifère, France. Un des plus grands Palaeodictyoptera bien conservés connu. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Homoioptera vorhallensis. • Titanus giganteus (Linnaeus, 1771). Actuel, Amérique du sud. Plus long Coleoptera sans mandibules ni cornes. • Gigatitan similis Sharov, 1968. Trias, Ouzbékistan. Plus grand insecte du Mésozoïque, potentiellement un des plus lourds. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Gigatitan vulgaris et des interprétations personnelles. Morphologie la plus robuste possible. Colonne centrale (de haut en bas) : • Mazothairos enormis Kukalová-Peck & Richardson, 1983. Carbonifère, États unis d’Amérique. Potentiellement le plus grand Palaeodictyoptera, mais très incomplet. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Mazonopterum wolfforum et Homoioptera vorhallensis. • Eurycnema versirubra (Serville, 1838). Actuel, Indonésie. Un des plus grands Phasmatodea ailés. • Meganeuropsis permiana Carpenter, 1939. Permien, États unis d’Amérique. Plus grand insecte connu par l’envergure. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Meganeura monyi, Megatypus schucherti, Meganeurula selysii et Namurotypus sippeli. Longueur du corps calculée sur la base du rapport surface des ailes-volume du corps de Namurotypus sippeli. • Phryganistria sp.. Spécimen non formellement décrit ou identifié en janvier 2020, surnommé ‘Phryganistria chinensis’. Actuel, Chine. Le plus long insecte connu, même sans les pattes. Colonne de droite (de haut en bas) : • Clatrotitan scullyi (Tillyard, 1925). Trias, Australie. Autre grand Titanoptera, avec les ailes plus larges que Gigatitan. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Gigatitan vulgaris et des interprétations personnelles. Morphologie plus fine. • Kalligramma haeckeli Walther 1904. Jurassique, Allemagne. Plus grand Neuroptera connu. Reconstruit avec des données complémentaires de Oreogramma illecebrosa. • Bojophlebia prokopi Kukalová-Peck, 1985. Carbonifère, République Tchèque. Très grand insecte assez énigmatique, un seul spécimen connu, bien conservé. Toutes les parties non conservées sont des interprétations personnelles. • Arachanacris tenuipes Giebel, 1861. Actuel, Indonésie. En envergure, un des plus grands, si ce n’est le plus grand, Orthoptera actuel. • Thysania agrippina (Cramer, 1776). Actuel, Amérique du sud et centrale. Plus grand Lepidoptera actuel par l’envergure.Note: Tous les insectes fossiles ici reconstruits sont basés sur des spécimens fragmentaires et leurs reconstructions sont donc hypothétiques. |
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