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Checklist for Family Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839 (Dobsonflies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
19
303
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Megaloptera
Latreille, 1802
Alder Fly, Alderflies, Alderfly, And Fishflies, Fishflies
3
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Eumegaloptera
Riek, 1974
1
10
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorydalidae
Burmeister, 1839
Dobsonflies, Dobsonflies and Fishflies, Dobsonfly
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
10 Genera with 20 Species
Archichauliodes van der Weele, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Chloronia Banks, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Chloroniella Esben-Petersen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Corydalus Linnaeus, 1903American Dobsonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Madachauliodes Paulian, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Nigronia Banks, 1824Dark Fishflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platychauliodes Esben-Petersen, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Platyneuromus Weele, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Protochauliodes Weele, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Taeniochauliodes Esben-Petersen, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
20 Species
Archichauliodes chilensis Kimmins, 1954
Chloronia mexicana Stitz, 1914Smoothfruit chewstick
Chloronia mirifica Navas, 1925
Chloroniella peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1924
Corydalus armatus (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Corydalus luteus Hagen, 1861
Corydalus flavicornis Stitz, 1914
Corydalus luteus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Corydalus magnus Contreras-Ramos, 1998
Corydalus peruvianus K. Davis, 1903
Madachauliodes ranomafana Penny, 1999
Madachauliodes torrentialis Paulian, 1951
Nigronia serricornis Say, 1824Serrate Dark Fishfly
Platychauliodes capensis K. Barnard, 1931
Platychauliodes pusillus McLachlan, 1867
Platychauliodes thornei K. Barnard, 1940
Platychauliodes woodi (K. Barnard, 1931)⇒ Platychauliodes pusillus McLachlan, 1867
Platyneuromus soror (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Platyneuromus honduranus Navas, 1928
Protochauliodes cinerascens Blanchard, 1851
Taeniochauliodes esbenpeterseni Kimmins, 1930
Taeniochauliodes ochraceopennis Esben-Petersen, 1924

Subnodes of Corydalidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyChauliodinae
Davis, 1903
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCorydalinae
Leach, 1815
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Corydalidae at gbif.org
Corydalidae at irmng.org
Corydalidae at itis.gov