Protohermes differentialis (Yang & Yang)

Liu, Xingyue, Hayashi, Fumio & Yang, Ding, 2009, Notes on the genus Protohermes van der Weele (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) from Vietnam, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 2146, pp. 22-34 : 24-25

Protohermes differentialis (Yang & Yang)

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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.

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FIGURE 16. Distribution map of the Protohermes species from Vietnam. P. assamensis Kimmins (●); P. axillatus Navás (); P. differentialis (Yang & Yang) (□); P. fruhstorferi (van der Weele) (˔); P. i s h i z u ka i sp. nov. (); P. l i i Liu, Hayashi & Yang (); P. piaoacanus Liu, Hayashi & Yang (); P. owadai Liu, Hayashi & Yang (); P. sinuolatus sp. nov. (); P. striatulus Navás (․); P. triangulatus Liu, Hayashi & Yang (); P. v i t a l i s i Navás (?); P. y a n g i Liu, Hayashi & Yang (+).