Biology:Taeniochauliodes

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Short description: Genus of fishflies

Taeniochauliodes
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Taeniochauliodes from Cedarberg Wilderness Area, South Africa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Megaloptera
Family: Corydalidae
Subfamily: Chauliodinae
Genus: Taeniochauliodes
Esben-Petersen, 1924

Taeniochauliodes is a genus of fishflies in the family Corydalidae.[1][2]

Description

Taeniochauliodes is the most common genus of fishfly in South Africa . It is distinguishable from Platychauliodes and Madachauliodes by the fusion of two of the longitudinal anal veins in the forewing as well as large ocelli.[1]

Taeniochauliodes forms a clade with Protochauliodes and Neohermes, together distributed across Australia , North America, and the nearctic.[3]

Taxonomy

Taeniochauliodes contains the following species:

  • Taeniochauliodes barnardi[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes angustus[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes esbenpeterseni[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes natalensis[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes fuscus[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes minutus[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes ochraceopennis[2]
  • Taeniochauliodes attenuatus[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11848365 entry