Discovery of the female of Protohermes niger Yang & Yang (Megaloptera: Corydalidae): Sexual dimorphism in coloration of a dobsonfly revealed by molecular evidence

Wencheng Chang; Fumio Hayashi; Xingyue Liu; Ding Yang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3745.1.7

Discovery of the female of Protohermes niger Yang & Yang (Megaloptera: Corydalidae): Sexual dimorphism in coloration of a dobsonfly revealed by molecular evidence

Zootaxa. 2013 Dec 3:3745:84-92. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.1.7.

Authors

Wencheng Chang¹, Fumio Hayashi², Xingyue Liu¹, Ding Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: unknown.
² Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minamiosawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan; Email: unknown.
³ Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Email: [email protected].

PMID: 25113340
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.1.7

Abstract

In most species of Megaloptera, adult males and females have similar coloration. In this paper, we associate the adult female of a Chinese endemic dobsonfly species, Protohermes niger Yang & Yang, using molecular evidence from two mitochondrial genes (16S rRNA and COI). The body and wing coloration between the male and the female of P. niger exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animals
Ecosystem
Female
Insect Proteins / genetics
Insecta / anatomy & histology
Insecta / classification*
Insecta / genetics*
Insecta / physiology
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Sex Characteristics*

Substances

Insect Proteins