Abstract
The dobsonfly genus Protohermes van der Weele, 1907 is recorded from Pakistan for the first time. Two species, i.e. Protohermes motuoensis Liu & Yang, 2006 and Protohermes walkeri Navás, 1929 are herein re-described based on new materials from Pakistan.
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