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Issue: Vol. 4179 No. 2: 31 Oct. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4179.2.9
Page range: 288–294
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 1

First description and bionomic notes for the final-instar larva and pupa of an Oriental dobsonfly species, Neoneuromus sikkimmensis (van der Weele, 1907) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)

College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China
College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China
College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China
Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920-3099, USA
College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China
College of Life Science, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, Sichuan 614004, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Megaloptera Corydalinae immature taxonomy morphology

Abstract

Neoneuromus van der Weele, 1909, a member of megalopteran subfamily Corydalinae, is a common and widespread dobsonfly genus of the Oriental Region. The adult taxonomy of Neoneuromus is relatively well-known but the larvae and pupae are undescribed. In this paper we describe the last-instar larva and the pupa of N. sikkimmensis (van der Weele, 1907), representing the first detailed description of any immature stage of Neoneuromus. Information on the bionomics of this species is also reported.

 

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