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 differentialis
(Yang & Yang)
(
Fig. 16
)
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.