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The Mecoptera are represented in Canada by 25 extant species in four families, an increase of three species since the prior assessment in 1979. An additional 18 or more species and one family are expected to occur in Canada based on distributional ...
David C.A. Blades
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An Eocene Bittacus (Mecoptera) [PDF]
In 1928 I described, as Palaeobittacus eocenicus, a species of the family Bittacidae from Eocene strata in Colorado. This has been the only representative of the Mecoptera in Eocene deposits and the earliest unquestionable record of a living family of ...
F. M. Carpenter
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The Distribution Pattern and Species Richness of Scorpionflies (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) [PDF]
The uneven distribution of species diversity on earth, with mountainous regions housing half of the high species diversity areas, makes mountain ecosystems vital to biodiversity conservation.
Lian-Xi Xing, Yuan Hua
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Biodiversity and Spatiotemporal Variations of Mecoptera in Thailand: Influences of Elevation and Climatic Factors [PDF]
Ecological analyses of the small and lesser-known insect order Mecoptera in Thailand are presented. Specimens were collected monthly over a period of 12 consecutive months, using both Malaise and pan traps, from 29 sampling sites located in 18 national ...
Theerapan Dokjan +8 more
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Chromosome–level genome assembly of the seasonally polyphenic scorpionfly (Panorpa liui) [PDF]
Mecoptera is a small relict order of insects within the Holometabola. Panorpidae is the most speciose family in Mecoptera. They are also known as scorpion flies due to the enlarged and upward recurved male genital bulb.
Jiuzhou Liu +5 more
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The genome sequence of the German scorpionfly, Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Panorpa germanica (the German scorpionfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Mecoptera; Panorpidae). The genome sequence is 464.2 megabases in span.
Duncan Sivell +2 more
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Morphological diversity of male salivary glands in Panorpidae (Mecoptera)
The morphology of the male salivary glands of eighteen species of Panorpidae from China was studied using light microscopy. The results show that the male salivary glands differ markedly both at generic and specific levels.
Bao-Zhen Hua
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The Biology of Brachypanorpa (Mecoptera) [PDF]
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
F. M. Carpenter
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A taxonomic review of Boreus (Mecoptera, Boreidae) with descriptions of two new Alaskan species [PDF]
Boreus (Mecoptera, Boreidae) species are reviewed. Two new Alaskan species are described (Boreus tananaensis Kane, sp. nov., Boreus timaryi Kane, sp. nov.), a previously synonymized species is resurrected (Boreus gracilis Carpenter, 1935, stat.
Taylor L. Kane +2 more
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F. M. Carpenter
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