A New Species and New Records of the Dobsonfly Genus Protohermes van der Weele, 1907 (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Corydalinae) from Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.8.267194Keywords:
Neuropterida, aquatic insects, freshwater ecosystems, molecular identification, COIAbstract
The dobsonfly genus Protohermes van der Weele, 1907 is the most diverse genus within the family Corydalidae of the order Megaloptera. In the present study, we describe a new species of Protohermes, namely Protohermes sirindhornae Piraonapicha, Chomphuphuang & Liu, sp. nov., and report three additional species newly recorded from Thailand: P. cangyuanensis Yang & Yang, 1988, P. impunctatus Liu, Hayashi & Yang, 2008, and P. striatulus Navás, 1926. These findings are based on an integrative approach that combines both morphological and molecular data. A key to the males of Thai Protohermes species is provided.
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