Chloronia pallida
| Chloronia pallida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Megaloptera |
| Family: | Corydalidae |
| Genus: | Chloronia |
| Species: | C. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloronia pallida (Davis, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chloronia pallida is a species of dobsonfly endemic to Mexico.[1][2]
Description
Chloronia pallida most closely resembles C. mexicana which is also its closest relative. The genitalia don't differ much except for the 10th gonostyli being a little shorter in Chloronia pallida. The best way to distinguish between the two is that C. mexicana has antennae that are infuscate in the apical two-thirds, while the antennae of C. pallida are completely pale. The length of the male forewing is 29 mm.[3]
Biology
This species is endemic to Mexico and prefers moderate to high temperatures with moderate rainfall. It is associated with the following three hydro-ecoregions (WWF ID-number is also given): Chiapas - Fonseca (201), Sierra Madre del Sur (170), and Rio Balsas (169).[2]
References
- 1 2 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). Bibcode:2022EJTax.812.1727M. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.812.1727. ISSN 2118-9773.
- 1 2 Álvarez, Hugo A.; Rivas-Soto, Miguel A. (2023-07-03). "Potential geographic distribution and ecological niche of New World dobsonflies (Megaloptera: Corydalidae): the case of the Nearctic-Neotropical transition zone". Aquatic Insects. 44 (3): 182–194. Bibcode:2023AqIns..44..182A. doi:10.1080/01650424.2022.2109678. ISSN 0165-0424.
- ↑ Penny, N. D.; Flint, Oliver S. (1982). "A Revision of the Genus Chloronia (Neuroptera: Corydalidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (348): 1–27. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.348. ISSN 0081-0282.