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

By

Wang, Ji-Shen
Gao, Xiao-Tong
Hua, Baozhen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

874

Pages

149--164

Subjects

Anhui , Biodiversity , Oriental region , scorpionfly , taxonomy , Zhejiang

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.874.36314

 

Abstract

Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758 is the largest genus in the scorpionfly family Panorpidae. Herein we describe two new species from eastern China, Panorpa jinhuaensissp. nov. from Jinhua, Zhejiang Province and Panorpa menqiuleiisp. 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.