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Species Corydalus texanus - Western Dobsonfly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies)
Family Corydalidae (Dobsonflies and Fishflies)
Subfamily Corydalinae (Dobsonflies)
Genus Corydalus (Dobsonflies)
Species texanus (Western Dobsonfly)
Other Common Names
Texas Dobsonfly (note: though originally described from a specimen in Texas, this name may cause confusion. C. texanus is one of 3 species from the state and ranges as far west as California.)
Explanation of Names
Corydalus texanus Banks 1903
Identification
Western species with pale markings on the head and with the pale spots in the wing conspicuously margined by a dark ring. Though males have longer mandibles than the females, they are shorter than those of the males in our other species.

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Range
sw. US (CA to CO-TX) to Central America (overlaps with C. cornutus in TX & NM)(1)
Food
Larvae are predatory; adults do not feed.
Works Cited
1.Systematics of the dobsonfly genus Corydalus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)
Contreras-Ramos A. 1998. Entomological Society of America, Lanham, MD. 360 pp.
Contributed by Brady Richards on 21 February, 2011 - 11:29pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 4 July, 2023 - 11:56am

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