Notes on the genus Protohermes van der Weele (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) from Vietnam, with description of two new species
Author
Liu, Xingyue
Author
Hayashi, Fumio
Author
Yang, Ding
text
Zootaxa
2009
2146
22
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.188668
af5a272c-5144-45a5-9709-e643e5e3fd9a
1175-5326
188668
Protohermes axillatus
Navás
(
Fig. 16
)
Protohermes axillatus
Navás, 1932
. Brotéria Cienc. Nat. 1: 148.
Type
locality:
Vietnam
(Chapa).
Distribution
.
Vietnam
(Lao Cai Prov.).
Remarks.
This species was originally described by
Navás (1932)
based on a single female specimen from
Vietnam
. The
type
locality ‘Chapa’ is the current Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province. The
type
was mentioned to be deposited in the Navás’ collection in the original description, which was moved to the Museo de Zoología in Barcelona. Unfortunately, the
type
of this species is not presented in the neuropteran collection of Museo de Zoología in Barcelona after a kind checking by Dr. V.
Monserrat
in this year and is probably destroyed or lost (personal communication). According to the original description and illustration, this species is likely to be a member of the
Protohermes davidi
group (
Liu & Yang 2006a
), on the basis of its well developed post-ocular spine and immaculate wings. Considering the different prothoracic markings and the disjunct distribution, this species can be distinguished from the known species of the
P. davidi
group. Its validity and taxonomic status will only be clarified when additional specimens become available.