# Corydalus
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{{Short description|Genus of insects}}
{{distinguish|Corydalis}}
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{{Automatic Taxobox
| name = ''Corydalus''
| image = Corydalus cornutus MHNT.jpg
| image_caption = ''Corydalus cornutus''
| taxon = Corydalus
| authority = [Latreille](/source/Pierre_Andr%C3%A9_Latreille), 1802
| subdivision_ranks = [Species](/source/Species)
| subdivision = {{center|see text}}
}}
'''''Corydalus''''' is a genus of large [flying insects](/source/Neoptera) in the [Corydalidae](/source/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 to 85 millimetres. They are sexually [dimorphic](/source/Sexual_dimorphism), with the males having large [mandible](/source/Mandible_(insect_mouthpart))s used to grasp the females during mating while the females have smaller jaws. The [larva](/source/larva)e are known as '''hellgrammites''' and are aquatic predators.[[http://digimorph.org/specimens/Corydalus_cornutus/whole/ DigiMorph]][[http://bugguide.net/node/view/4872 BugGuide]]
==Etymology==
''Corydalus'' is a transliteration from the Greek κορδαλος (korúdalos)[[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=korudo/s Perseus]] meaning a crested [lark](/source/lark) or the flower, [larkspur](/source/Consolida), apparently related to Greek corys (κορυς) a [helmet](/source/helmet) crest.[Borror, D. J. ''Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms'', Mayfield Publishing Company, 1960. {{ISBN|0-87484-053-8}}, Cite: 20598] 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](/source/Corydalus_affinis)'' Burmeister, 1839 - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus amazonas](/source/Corydalus_amazonas)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Brazil
* ''[Corydalus armatus](/source/Corydalus_armatus)'' Hagen, 1861 - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil(?), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus arpi](/source/Corydalus_arpi)'' Navás, 1936 - Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus australis](/source/Corydalus_australis)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
* ''[Corydalus batesii](/source/Corydalus_batesii)'' McLachlan, 1867 - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus bidenticulatus](/source/Corydalus_bidenticulatus)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Mexico, Arizona
* ''[Corydalus cephalotes](/source/Corydalus_cephalotes)'' Rambur, 1842 - Brazil
* ''[Corydalus clauseni](/source/Corydalus_clauseni)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador
* ''[Corydalus clavijoi](/source/Corydalus_clavijoi)'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002
* ''[Corydalus colombianus](/source/Corydalus_colombianus)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Colombia
* ''[Corydalus cornutus](/source/Corydalus_cornutus)'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern dobsonfly - Eastern North America
* ''[Corydalus crossi](/source/Corydalus_crossi)'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002
* ''[Corydalus diasi](/source/Corydalus_diasi)'' Navás, 1915 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
* ''[Corydalus ecuadorianus](/source/Corydalus_ecuadorianus)'' Banks, 1948 - Ecuador
* ''[Corydalus flavicornis](/source/Corydalus_flavicornis)'' Stitz, 1914 - Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus flinti](/source/Corydalus_flinti)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus hayashii](/source/Corydalus_hayashii)'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002
* ''[Corydalus hecate](/source/Corydalus_hecate)'' McLachlan, 1866 - Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus holzenthali](/source/Corydalus_holzenthali)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Bolivia, Peru
* ''[Corydalus ignotus](/source/Corydalus_ignotus)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - French Guiana
* ''[Corydalus imperiosus](/source/Corydalus_imperiosus)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina
* ''[Corydalus longicornis](/source/Corydalus_longicornis)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador
* ''[Corydalus luteus](/source/Corydalus_luteus)'' Hagen, 1861 - Southern United States, Mexico, Central America
* ''[Corydalus magnus](/source/Corydalus_magnus)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Central America
* ''[Corydalus mayri](/source/Corydalus_mayri)'' Contreras-Ramos, 2002
* ''[Corydalus neblinensis](/source/Corydalus_neblinensis)'' Contreras-Ramos, 1998 - Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus nubilus](/source/Corydalus_nubilus)'' Erichson, 1848 - Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus parvus](/source/Corydalus_parvus)'' Stitz, 1914 - Ecuador, Peru
* ''[Corydalus peruvianus](/source/Corydalus_peruvianus)'' K. Davis, 1903 - Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus primitivus](/source/Corydalus_primitivus)'' Van der Weele, 1909 - Argentina, Bolivia
* ''[Corydalus territans](/source/Corydalus_territans)'' Needham, 1909
* ''[Corydalus tesselatus](/source/Corydalus_tesselatus)'' Stitz, 1914 - Venezuela
* ''[Corydalus texanus](/source/Corydalus_texanus)'' Banks, 1903 - Southwest United States, Guatemala, Mexico
* ''[Corydalus tridentatus](/source/Corydalus_tridentatus)'' Stitz 1914 - Brazil
][[http://www.eol.org/pages/61592 Encyclopedia of Life]][[http://tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=448 Tree of Life Web Project]]
==References==
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Category:Corydalidae
Category:Insects of Central America
Category:Insect genera
Category:Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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