- well. The nine
genera of
dobsonflies are
distributed in the Americas, Asia, and
South Africa. The
origin of the word "
dobsonfly" is unclear. John Henry...
- (1897).
Insect Life.
Cornell University Library. Online. Turpin, T.
Dobsonflies Look Vicious.
Purdue Agriculture News Columns.
Purdue Extension. August...
- ****grammites. The
eastern dobsonfly,
Corydalus cornutus, is the most well-known
North American species among the
dobsonflies.
These genera have distinctive...
- male
dobsonflies spar with each
other in
courtship displays,
trying to flip each
other over with
their long mandibles.[citation needed]
Dobsonfly larvae...
- is
grouped together with the
Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies, and
dobsonflies) and
Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the
unranked taxon Neuropterida (once...
- of 2.8 cm (1.1 in).
Megaloptera includes dobsonflies,
alderflies and relatives. The
largest is the
dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi,
which can...
-
closest relatives,
dobsonflies, by the jaws (mandibles) and antennae. In
contrast to the
large jaws (especially in males) of
dobsonflies,
fishfly mandibles...
-
megalopteran insects of the
family Sialidae. They are
closely related to the
dobsonflies and
fishflies as well as to the
prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living...
-
Neuroptera (lacewings, 5,868 spp)
Megaloptera (alderflies and
dobsonflies, 354 spp)...
- (beetles)
Neuropterida Raphidioptera (snakeflies)
Megaloptera (alderflies,
dobsonflies, fishflies)
Neuroptera (net-winged insects: lacewings, mantidflies, antlions)...
