Arguments in favour of a clade comprising Megaloptera and Raphidioptera are the presence of a circular ridge anterad of the neck region, an increased number of Semper cells and retinula …

It is not only Megaloptera from China, but also the earliest Corydalidae. It differs from Cretochaulus lacustris 1976 in having a large body, head much longer than mandibles, …

Megaloptera larvae are active or sit-and-wait predators, crawling on pebbles, feeding on aquatic insects, annelids, crustaceans, and mollusks (New and Theischinger, 1993; Cover and Resh, …

2023年4月28日 · Megaloptera is arguably the oldest extant clade of Holometabola with aquatic representatives, having originated during the Permian before the fragmentation of Pangea, …

Megaloptera are dorsoventrally flattened, campodeiform (Fig. 8.1), with well-developed chewing mouthparts and movable labrum (Fig. 8.2 D), antennae short, and six stemmata present …

2007年12月1日 · The Protohermes guangxiensis group (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) is proposed for five species from eastern and south-eastern Asia.

2006年5月11日 · A recent record of the dobson fly Protohermes martynovae Vshivkova, 1995 (Megaloptera, Corydalidae) from the Bolshekhekhtsyrskii Nature Reserve is new for the …

Megaloptera is arguably the oldest extant clade of Holometabola with aquatic representatives, having originated during the Permian before the fragmentation of Pangea, since about 230 …

2018年1月1日 · Megaloptera are distinguished from other neuropteroids by the presence of a prognathous adult head, broad anal area of the hindwing, and exclusively aquatic larval stages …

Megaloptera (alderflies, dobsonflies, and fishflies) are relatively unknown insects across much of their range, due to the adults' short lives. The larvae are carnivorous and can feed on small …