Two new species of the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) from eastern China and a new synonym

Authors: Wang, Ji-Shen Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.874.36314 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Anhui · Topics: Fossil Insects in Amber, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

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Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758 is the largest genus in the scorpionfly family Panorpidae. Herein we describe two new species from eastern China, Panorpa jinhuaensis sp. nov. from Jinhua, Zhejiang Province and Panorpa menqiuleii sp. nov. from Yuexi and Huoshan, Anhui Province. Panorpa wrightae Cheng, 1957 from Mount Mogan, Zhejiang Province is considered to be a junior subjective synonym of Panorpa mokansana Cheng, 1957 from the same locality. Panorpa mokansana Cheng, 1957 is redescribed and illustrated in detail. A key to species of Panorpa from eastern China is also provided.

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