Protohermes guangxiensis

Liu, Xingyue, Hayashi, Fumio & Yang, Ding, 2008, The Protohermes guangxiensis species-group (Megaloptera: Corydalidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 1851, pp. 29-42 : 30-31

Key to males of the P. guangxiensis group

1. Pronotum with three pairs of black marks ( Fig. 6 ); 9th tergum with posterolateral portions slightly produced, and with posterior margin slightly incised ( Fig. 7 ); tip of 10th sternum with bifurcate lateral lobe ( Fig. 10 ) .......................................................................................................................... P. furcatus sp. nov.

- Pronotum with two pairs of black marks ( Figs. 13 , 20 , 25 , 30 ); 9th tergum with posterolateral portions strongly produced, and with posterior margin truncate or elevated ( Figs. 14 , 21 , 26 , 31 ); 10th sternum with lateral lobe digitiform but not bifurcate at tip ( Figs. 17 , 24 , 29 , 34 ) ...................................................2

2. Legs with tibiae mostly dark.......................................................................................................................3

- Legs with tibiae mostly yellow....................................................................................................................4

3. Pronotum with two pairs of wide black vittae, almost connected at midlength ( Fig. 13 ); 10th tergite in caudal view suboval with ventral process slightly curved medially ( Fig. 16 ) ............................................... ....................................................................................................................... P. guangxiensis Yang & Yang

- Pronotum with two pairs of black vittae narrow and widely separated ( Fig. 30 ); 10th tergite in caudal view round with ventral process strongly curved medially ( Fig. 33 ) .......................................... P. zhuae sp. nov.

4. Head without black marks ( Fig. 20 ); 9th sternum with shallow posterior incision ( Fig. 22 ); 10th tergite in caudal view with ventral process short ( Fig. 23 ) ..................................................... P. impunctatus sp. nov.

- Head with four pairs of black marks, two large, two small ( Figs. 25 ); 9th sternum with deep posterior incision ( Fig. 27 ); 10th tergite in caudal view with ventral process long ( Figs. 28 ) ...... P. piaoacanus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 6 – 12. Protohermes furcatus sp. nov. 6. Male head and prothorax, dorsal view; 7. Male genitalia, dorsal view; 8. Male genitalia, ventral view; 9. Male 10 th tergite, caudal view; 10. Male 10 th sternum, ventral view; 11. Female genitalia, lateral view; 12. Female 8 th sternum, ventral view. C: cercus; G 9: 9 th gonostylus; Gx 9: 9 th gonocoxite; I: internal inflection; L: lateral lobe; S 8: 8 th sternum; S 9: 9 th sternum; S 10: 10 th sternum; T 9: 9 th tergum; T 10: 10 th tergite; Vp: ventral process. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 13 – 19. Protohermes guangxiensis Yang & Yang. 13. Male head and prothorax, dorsal view; 14. Male genitalia, dorsal view; 15. Male genitalia, ventral view; 16. Male 10 th tergite, caudal view; 17. Male 10 th sternum, ventral view; 18. Female genitalia, lateral view; 19. Female genialia, ventral view. Pdm: dorsomedial process. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 20 – 24. Protohermes impunctatus sp. nov. 20. Male head and prothorax, dorsal view; 21. Male genitalia, dorsal view; 22. Male genitalia, ventral view; 23. Male 10 th tergite, caudal view; 24. Male 10 th sternum, ventral view. Pvm: ventromedial process. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 25 – 29. Protohermes piaoacanus sp. nov. 25. Male head and prothorax, dorsal view; 26. Male genitalia, dorsal view; 27. Male genitalia, ventral view; 28. Male 10 th tergite, caudal view; 29. Male 10 th sternum, ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 30 – 36. Protohermes zhuae sp. nov. 30. Male head and prothorax, dorsal view; 31. Male genitalia, dorsal view; 32. Male genitalia, ventral view; 33. Male 10 th tergite, caudal view; 34. Male 10 th sternum, ventral view; 35. Female genitalia, lateral view; 36. Female 8 th sternum, ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.