Neurhermes

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Neurhermes
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Adult Neurhermes nigerescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Megaloptera
Family: Corydalidae
Genus: Neurhermes
Navás, 1915

Neurhermes is a genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae.

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Description

Questions about whether Neurhermes and Protohermes are separate genera have been raised repeatedly, with several species being transferred between the two. [1] Neurhermes can be differentiated from Protohermes by presence of protrusions from the sternite plate. [2] Geologic uplift likely resulted in speciation across mainland southeast Asia, followed by dispersal to Sundaland.

Species in Neurhermes and some in Protohermes were originally placed in the deprecated genus Hermes. [3] The color patterns have been described as an example of Batesian mimicry of toxic zygaenid moths. [1] Neurhermes males produce large nuptial gifts of gelatinous spermatophores, but have small mandibles and limited sexual dimorphism compared to many other dobsonflies. [4] Unlike most other dobsonflies, Neurhermes are active during the day, possibly meaning the dark wing color is more related to preventing hybridization with other sympatric genera. [5]

Nanocladius asiaticus have a commensal relationship with many Asian Corydalidae species, and Neurhermes maculipennis serves as the host in the Malay peninsula. [6]

Taxonomy

Neurhermes, when it is recognized as a valid genus, contains the following species, which are otherwise considered to belong to the genus Protohermes : [7]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dobsonfly</span> Subfamily of insects

Dobsonflies are a subfamily of insects, Corydalinae, part of the Megalopteran family Corydalidae. The larvae are aquatic, living in streams, and the adults are often found along streams as well. The nine genera of dobsonflies are distributed in the Americas, Asia, and South Africa.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chauliodinae</span> Subfamily of insects

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corydalidae</span> Family of insects

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nevrorthidae</span> Family of insects

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<i>Sialis lutaria</i> Species of insect

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alderfly</span> Family of insects

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<i>Nevromus</i> Genus of insects

Nevromus is a genus in the dobsonfly or Corydalidae family of Megalopteran insects. They are found in Asia and are among the few Asian Corydalines that are found on islands including Borneo, Java and Sumatra.

<i>Nevromus austroindicus</i> Species of insect

Nevromus austroindicus is a species of dobsonfly found in the Western Ghats of India. It is one of two species of the family Corydalidae found in southern India, the other being Neurhermes maculifera. It was formally described in 2012 on the basis of specimens from the Karnataka Western Ghats of Kottigehara with some specimens also obtained from near Sampaje. They are closely related to species found in mainland China.

<i>Nigronia serricornis</i> Species of insect

Nigronia serricornis has many common names including hellgrammites or fishflies or saw-combed fishflies. The genus Nigronia has one other North American member N. fasciatus and South American which lives in much of the same territory and is quite similar in all regards. They are holometabolous insects with an aquatic larval stage. N. serricornis is a common inhabitant of woodland streams in North America and they are often the largest insect predator found in 2nd and 3rd order streams. The larvae are a sit-and -wait ambush predators that feed on a large variety of invertebrates. Studies have shown that N. serricornis has a varying diet throughout the seasons.

<i>Platyneuromus</i> Genus of insects

Platyneuromus is a genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae. They are found in Mexico and Central America.

<i>Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi</i> Species of insect

Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi is a species of dobsonfly native to Vietnam and China. It holds the title of largest aquatic insect by wingspan according to the Guinness Book of World Records at 21.6 cm. The title formerly belonged to the Brazilian damselfly Microstigma rotundatum.

<i>Neoneuromus</i> Genus of insects

Neoneuromus is a genus of dobsonfly endemic to the Indomalayan realm with 13 species. The larvae breed in montane streams. Adults are large with a forewing of 43 to 68 mm length and the body is yellow to red or brown with black marks on the head and pronotum. The wings are marked in dark patterning in the membrane and along the veins. They are closely related to Nevromus from which they are separated by the attenuation of the ninth sternum with an incised tip.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bukit Kutu</span> Ghost town in Malaysia

Bukit Kutu or Treacher Hill is a former hill station and now a ghost town in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. This hill station was established in 1893 and consisted of two bungalows, which served as a lodge for visitors and included a 15.3 km (9.5 mi) bridle path that connected it with the town of Kuala Kubu. The hill station was abandoned in 1935 and the government of British Malaya acquired the station's bungalows which were sold as they no longer paid their way. The Japanese army later bombed the station during World War II, leaving it a ghost town. Since the abandonment of the hill station, it has become a popular hiking destination and is busiest during weekends. Bukit Kutu has a rich biodiversity with various kinds of flora and fauna which led to its gazettement as a wildlife reserve in 1922.

<i>Chloronia</i> Genus of insects

Chloronia is a genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae.

<i>Acanthacorydalis</i> Genus of insects

Acanthacorydalis is a genus of insects belonging to the family Corydalidae.

<i>Taeniochauliodes</i> Genus of fishflies

Taeniochauliodes is a genus of fishflies in the family Corydalidae.

<i>Protohermes</i> Genus of insects

Protohermes is a genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae. Protohermes is the most speciose and widely distributed genus within Megaloptera, but up to 85% of species are restricted to small endemic areas in Asia. This endemism may be a result of an association with high elevation and high slope streams in Northern Vietnam and China.

<i>Parachauliodes</i> Genus of insects

Parachauliodes is a genus of fishfly in the family Corydalidae. They are present throughout Eastern Asia, likely originating on the Korean peninsula before dispersing to the Japanese archipelago 15 mya.

References

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