Chloroniella
| Chloroniella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Megaloptera |
| Family: | Corydalidae |
| Genus: | Chloroniella Esben-Petersen, 1924 |
| Species: | C. peringueyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroniella peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1924
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Chloroniella is a monotypic genus of dobsonflies in the family Corydalidae endemic to South Africa.[1][2] The only species is Chloroniella peringueyi, the Cape dobsonfly.[1][3]
Distribution
Chloroniella is found in the Western Cape in South Africa.[1]
Gallery
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Aquatic larvae
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References
- ^ a b c "Cape Dobsonflies (Genus Chloroniella)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Martins, Caleb Califre; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2020-07-27). "Redescription of larva of the South African endemic dobsonfly genus Chloroniella Esben-Petersen, 1924 (Megaloptera, Corydalidae), with a proposed terminology for Corydalidae larval sclerites". Zootaxa. 4820 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "Chloroniella peringueyi : Esben-Petersen 1924". GBIF. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
External links
Media related to Chloroniella at Wikimedia Commons