Protohermes latus

Liu, Xingyue, Hayashi, Fumio & Yang, Ding, 2013, The Protohermes latus species group (Megaloptera: Corydalidae), with description of two new species from India and Myanmar, Zootaxa 3609 (5), pp. 513-519 : 514

Key to males of the P. latus group

1. Ninth tergum posteriorly with V-shaped median incision ( Fig. 6 ); ninth sternum with broadly arcuate posterior incision ( Fig. 7 ); ectoproct with digitiform ventral lobe ( Fig. 7 )............................................................ 2

- Ninth tergum posteriorly with small subtrapezoidal median incision ( Fig. 3 ); ninth sternum with broadly V-shaped posterior incision ( Fig. 4 ); ectoproct with ventral lobe elongated and band-like ( Fig. 5 )......................... P. sonus sp. nov.

2. Ninth gonostylus feebly curved (Liu & Yang 2006: fig. 13); ectoproct with dorsal lobe nearly as long as ninth tergum, rather broad and rounded, completely covering ventral lobe in dorsal view (Liu & Yang 2006: fig. 13)....... .. P. la t u s Liu & Yang

- Ninth gonostylus strongly curved ( Fig. 7 ); ectoproct with dorsal lobe nearly semilune, much shorter than ninth tergum, partially covering ventral lobe in dorsal view ( Figs. 6–7 )......................................... P. sublunatus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 6 – 8. Protohermes sublunatus sp. nov., male holotype. 6. genitalia, dorsal view; 7. genitalia, ventral view; 8. tenth gonocoxite, ventral view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 3 – 5. Protohermes sonus sp. nov., male holotype. 3. genitalia, dorsal view; 4. genitalia, ventral view; 5. tenth gonocoxite, ventral view. c: cercus, e: ectoproct, gs 9: gonostylus 9, S 9: ninth sternum, T 9: ninth tergum. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.