"Corydalinae" redirects here. For the subtribe in the poppy family, see Papaveraceae § Fumarioideae.
Dobsonfly
Corydalus cornutus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Megaloptera
Family:
Corydalidae
Subfamily:
Corydalinae
Genera
See Systematics
Dobsonflies are a subfamily of insects, Corydalinae, part of the Megalopteran family Corydalidae. The larvae (commonly called hellgrammites) 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.
well. The nine genera of dobsonflies are distributed in the Americas, Asia, and South Africa. The origin of the word "dobsonfly" is unclear. John Henry...
The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. It is found in eastern North America in regions with fast-flowing...
hellgrammites. The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is the most well-known North American species among the dobsonflies. These genera have distinctive...
male dobsonflies spar with each other in courtship displays, trying to flip each other over with their long mandibles.[citation needed] Dobsonfly larvae...
Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi is a species of dobsonfly native to Vietnam and China. It holds the title of largest aquatic insect by wingspan according...
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...
of 2.8 cm (1.1 in). Megaloptera includes dobsonflies, alderflies and relatives. The largest is the dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi, which can...
though it is often referred to as the New Zealand dobsonfly, despite not being a true dobsonfly. In its larval form it is commonly known by the name...
closest relatives, dobsonflies, by the jaws (mandibles) and antennae. In contrast to the large jaws (especially in males) of dobsonflies, fishfly mandibles...
refer to: Hellgrammite (comics) Hellgrammite, the larval form of the dobsonfly This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hellgrammite...
megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living...
is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies, and dobsonflies) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once...
"Scorpion Flies - Panorpa communis - UK Safari". www.uksafari.com. Dobsonfly. Real Monstrosities (26 January 2011) Palparellus voeltzkowi (Kolbe, 1906)...
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...
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...
Neoneuromus sikkimmensis is a species of dobsonfly found in the China, India, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. They are identifiable by the yellow head and...
Corydalus affinis is a species of dobsonfly in the genus Corydalus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana...
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