''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the

Corydalidae The family Corydalidae contains the megalopterous insects known as dobsonflies and fishflies. Making up about three dozen genera, they occur primarily throughout North America, both temperate and tropical, South America, Australia, New Zealand, ...

family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up to 85 millimetres. They are sexually dimorphic, with the males having large

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s used to grasp the females during mating while the females have smaller jaws. The

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e are known as hellgrammites and are aquatic predators.BugGuide
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Etymology

''Corydalus'' is a transliteration from the Greek κορδαλος (korúdalos) meaning a crested

lark Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

or the flower, larkspur, apparently related to Greek corys (κορυς) a

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crest. The name probably refers to the long mandibles of the male which might be considered to resemble the crest of a lark, or perhaps, the decorative crests of a helmet.

Species

* '' Corydalus affinis'' Burmeister, 1839 - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela * '' Corydalus amazonas'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Brazil * '' Corydalus armatus'' Hagen, 1861 - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil(?), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela * '' Corydalus arpi'' Navás, 1936 - Venezuela * '' Corydalus australis'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay * '' Corydalus batesii'' McLachlan, 1867 - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela * '' Corydalus bidenticulatus'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Mexico, Arizona * ''

Corydalus cephalotes ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Rambur, 1842 - Brazil * '' Corydalus clauseni'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador * '' Corydalus clavijoi'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002 * '' Corydalus colombianus'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Colombia * ''

Corydalus cornutus The eastern dobsonfly, ''Corydalus cornutus'', is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. These are known as hellgrammites and are among the top invertebrate predators in the streams in which they live, and are used by anglers as bait. Distri ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern dobsonfly - Eastern North America * ''

Corydalus crossi ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002 * ''

Corydalus diasi ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Navás, 1915 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay * ''

Corydalus ecuadorianus ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Banks, 1948 - Ecuador * ''

Corydalus flavicornis ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Stitz, 1914 - Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Venezuela * ''

Corydalus flinti ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Venezuela * ''

Corydalus hayashii ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002 * ''

Corydalus hecate ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' McLachlan, 1866 - Brazil, Peru, Venezuela * ''

Corydalus holzenthali ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Bolivia, Peru * ''

Corydalus ignotus ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing lengths of up t ...

'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - French Guiana * '' Corydalus imperiosus'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina * '' Corydalus longicornis'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador * '' Corydalus luteus'' Hagen, 1861 - Southern United States, Mexico, Central America * '' Corydalus magnus'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Central America * '' Corydalus mayri'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002 * '' Corydalus neblinensis'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Venezuela * '' Corydalus nubilus'' Erichson, 1848 - Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela * '' Corydalus parvus'' Stitz, 1914 - Ecuador, Peru * '' Corydalus peruvianus'' K. Davis, 1903 - Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela * '' Corydalus primitivus'' Van der Weele, 1909 - Argentina, Bolivia * '' Corydalus territans'' Needham, 1909 * ''

Corydalus tesselatus ''Corydalus'' is a genus of large Neoptera, flying insects in the Corydalidae family, commonly known as dobsonflies. They are endemic to North, Central and South America and there are about 35 known species. Members of the genus have wing length ...

'' Stitz, 1914 - Venezuela * '' Corydalus texanus'' Banks, 1903 - Southwest United States, Guatemala, Mexico * '' Corydalus tridentatus'' Stitz 1914 - Brazil Tree of Life Web Project
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References

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