Acanthacorydalis horrenda
| Acanthacorydalis horrenda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Megaloptera |
| Family: | Corydalidae |
| Genus: | Acanthacorydalis |
| Species: | A. horrenda |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthacorydalis horrenda Navás, 1931 | |
Acanthacorydalis horrenda is a species of dobsonfly endemic to India.[1]
Description
This species was described based on a single male specimen caught in April 1930. The type specimen is in good condition except for the wings being damaged at the edges, but it still has the abdomen attached and most important details are still intact.[2][3] It is most similar to A. asiatica, as they have quite similar markings on the head and prothorax. The male genitalia are also quite similar. The basal tooth of the male mandible is not very developed in both species. Because of these similarities, it is hypothesized that they may be the same species.[4] The length of the male forewing (holotype) is 76.5 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Martins, Caleb C.; Ardila-Camacho, Adrian; Rivera-Gasperín, Sara Lariza; Oswald, John D.; Liu, Xingyue; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2022-04-08). "A world checklist of extant and extinct species of Megaloptera (Insecta: Neuropterida)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 812. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.812.1727. ISSN 2118-9773.
- ↑ BOLOTOV, IVAN N.; TUMPEESUWAN, SAKBOWORN (2014-07-28). "First record of rare dobsonfly species Acanthacorydalis asiatica (Wood-Mason, 1884) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Corydalinae) in Myanmar". Zootaxa. 3841 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3841.3.9. ISSN 1175-5334.
- 1 2 Chaturvedi, Naresh (2007). "Type Specimen of Insect Acanthacorydalis horrenda Navas (Megaloptera) in the Collection of Bombay Natural History Society". The Bombay Natural History Society. 104 (2): 231–232.
- ↑ Liu, Xing Yue; Yang, Ding; Ge, Si Qin; Yang, Xing Ke (July 2005). "Phylogenetic review of the Chinese species of Acanthacorydalis (Megaloptera, Corydalidae)". Zoologica Scripta. 34 (4): 373–387. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00197.x. ISSN 0300-3256.