A state record for the Oconee scorpionfly, Panorpa oconee Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), in Florida [PDF]
I provide the first state record for the Oconee scorpionfly, Panorpa oconee Byers, from Putnam County, Florida. This is the southernmost record for P.
Somma, Louis A.
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Fire and windthrow in forests: Winners and losers in Neuropterida and Mecoptera [PDF]
The mid-term impact of forest fires and windthrows on species compositions in the insect orders Neuroptera, Raphidioptera and Mecoptera was assessed in Swiss forests using standardized flight interception traps.
Peter Duelli +3 more
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The History of the Name \u3ci\u3ePanorpa\u3c/i\u3e Linnaeus (Mecoptera) [PDF]
(excerpt) Attempts to understand the origin of Linnaeus\u27 name for the scorpionfly Panorpa have come to nought for a very good reason. The word does not mean anything at all.
Cameron, H. D.
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Preliminary Checklist of the Mecoptera of Florida: Earwigflies, Hangingflies, and Scorpionflies [PDF]
We provide the first species checklist of Mecoptera indigenous to Florida, based upon preliminary data gathered primarily from specimens housed in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods.
Dunford, James C., Somma, Louis A.
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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.
Na MA, Shu-Yu LIU, Bao-Zhen HUA
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Neuropteroid insects (Neuroptera, Raphidioptera) and scorpion flies (Mecoptera) were studied in six young spruce forest localities in the eastern part of the Czech Republic during years 2005 and 2006.
Ľ. Vidlička, J. Holuša
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Rediscovery of the Florida Scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) [PDF]
We describe the rediscovery of the Florida scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), at Gold Head Branch State Park, Clay County, Florida, based upon a single, living, adult specimen photographed on 4 November 2010.
Cresswell, Stephen +2 more
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The Neuroptera - Suborder Planipennia of Wisconsin Part III - Mantispidae, Ascalaphidae, Myrmeleontidae and Coniopterygidae [PDF]
This part concludes the Neuroptera-Suborder Planipennia of Wisconsin. In Parts I and I1 (Throne 1971a, b) no keys to the species were included because satisfactory keys were readily available.
Throne, Alvin L.
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Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades. [PDF]
Insects contain more than half of all living species, but the causes of their remarkable diversity remain poorly understood. Many authors have suggested that herbivory has accelerated diversification in many insect clades. However, others have questioned
Lapoint, Richard +2 more
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Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part 1 (1923). William T. M. Forbes. Los Angeles: Entomological Reprint Specialists, 1969. 729 pp. $17.50. [PDF]
Excerpt: Entomological Reprint Specialists have done a fine service to the field of entomology and the study of Lepidoptera in particular by making the first volume of Forbes\u27 work on the Lepidoptera of the northeastern states generally available ...
Hodges, Ronald W.
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