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Protohermes differentialis Yang & Yang

Description

Protohermes differentialis (Yang & Yang)

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Neurhermes differentialis Yang & Yang, 1986. Entomotaxon. 8: 90. Type locality: Guangxi (Longzhou). Neurhermes fangchengensis Yang, 2004. Insects from Mt. Shiwandashan Area of Guangxi, p. 265. Type locality: Guangxi (Fangcheng).

Neurhermes guangxiensis Yang & Yang, 1992. Iconography of Forest Insects in Hunan China, p. 641. syn. nov.

Materials examined. 1ɗ, VIETNAM: Vinh Phu Prov., Tam Dao, 21°45'N, 105°64'E, 960–1230 m, 21/ 25.IV.1995, A. Shinohara (NSMT); 3ɗ, 1Ψ, Vinh Phu Prov., Tam Dao, 1230 m, IV.30. /V.1.1996, M. Owada (NSMT); 31ɗ, 12Ψ, Vinh Phu Prov., Tam Dao, 910 m, 21/ 25.IV.1995 (NSMT); 5ɗ, 2Ψ, Ha Tay Prov., Tan Vien, 21°3'N, 105°21'E, 28.IV.1995 (NSMT); 1Ψ, “ Tonkin, Montes Mauson, April, Mai, 2-3000’,. Fruhstorfer” (a locality in Lang Son Prov., 21°52'N, 107°00'E) (MFN).

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guizhou); Vietnam (Ha Tay Prov., Lang Son Prov., Vinh Phu Prov.). Remarks. This species is a member of the Protohermes differentialis group (Liu & Yang, 2006b) and is recorded from Vietnam for the first time. Neurhermes guangxiensis Yang & Yang, 1992 was found to be an junior synonym of Protohermes differentialis (Yang & Yang) as evidenced by the similar description and illustration in the original publication.

Notes

Published as part of Liu, Xingyue, Hayashi, Fumio & Yang, Ding, 2009, Notes on the genus Protohermes van der Weele (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) from Vietnam, with description of two new species, pp. 22-34 in Zootaxa 2146 on pages 24-25, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188668

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Corydalidae
Genus
Protohermes
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Megaloptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Yang & Yang
Species
differentialis
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Yang, C. K. & Yang, D. (1986) New fishflies of Corydalidae from Guangxi, China (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). Entomotaxonomia, 8, 85 - 95.
  • Yang, D. & Yang, C. K. (1992) Megaloptera: Corydalidae. In: Peng, J. W. & Liu, Y. Q. (Eds.), Iconography of forest insects in Hunan China. Academia Sinica & Hunan Forestry Institute, Changsha, pp. 640 - 643.
  • Liu, X. Y. & Yang, D. (2006 b) The Protohermes differentialis group (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Corydalinae) from China, with description of one new species. Aquatic Insects, 28, 219 - 227.