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Prophalangopsis

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Prophalangopsis
Dorsal view of a Prophalangopsis obscura specimen collected in India. Identified by Francis Walker (entomologist) in 1869.
Prophalangopsis obscura, dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this 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[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

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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]

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Reconstructed calling song of Prophalangopsis obscura
This is an attempt to reconstruct the calling song of Prophalangopsis obscura by using 3D scanning, microscopy, and a Laser Doppler vibrometer.[6]
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  • Charlie Woodrow, Prophalangopsis obscura (2022)
    Charlie Woodrow, Prophalangopsis obscura (2022)
  • The lateral habitus of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.
    The lateral habitus of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.
  • The tympanal organ of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.
    The tympanal organ of a P. obscura specimen collected in India.

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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). Public Library of Science (PLoS): e0270498. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1770498W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0270498. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 9365155. PMID 35947546.
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