Intraspecific Variation in a Scorpionfly Newly Recorded from Texas and the State of Taxonomy of North American Panorpidae (Mecoptera) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2010 Panorpa vernalis Byers is recorded for the first time from Texas, and represents only the second species of Panorpa documented from the state. Intraspecific variations between the Texas specimens and Byers' original description are discussed.
Joshua R. Jones
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Three New Species of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1953 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 119-123, 1953.
Fung Ying Cheng
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The earliest fossil record of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) from the Middle Jurassic of China [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 The early history of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) is poorly known due to sparse fossil records. Up to date, only nine fossil species have been described, all from the Paleogene, except the Early Cretaceous Solusipanorpa gibbidorsa Lin, 1980.
He Ding +4 more
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Two new species of the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) from eastern China and a new synonym [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 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.
Ji-Shen Wang +2 more
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Two new species of Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) from the Qinling and Minshan mountains [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Two new species of Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 are described from the Qinling and Minshan mountains, respectively. Cerapanorpa qinlingensis sp. nov.
Kai Gao, Meng-Di Li, Bao-Zhen Hua
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An enigmatic new species of Panorpa Linneaus from the Bashan Mountains (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of Panorpidae, Panorpa bashanicola sp. n., is described and illustrated from the Bashan Mountains in central China. The new species is characterized by the following characters: vertex black, with two pale longitudinal stripes and four pale
Yuan Hua, Shi-Heng Tao, Bao-Zhen Hua
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Mating behaviour and copulatory mechanism in the scorpionfly Neopanorpa longiprocessa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Sexual conflict during copulation may drive morphological and behavioral evolution in insects. Although nuptial feeding behaviour is well studied in Panorpa, whether this behaviour is universal in Panorpidae remains unknown.
Wen Zhong, Baozhen Hua
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Distribution of species from the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) in European Russia except the Caucasus [PDF]
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023 The study of the insect distribution in geographical areas is relevant since it is important in terms of understanding the global trend of biodiversity decline.
Libor Dvořák +6 more
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A new species of Neopanorpa with an extremely long notal organ from Sichuan, China (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Neopanorpa setigera sp. n. is described and illustrated from Sichuan, China. It is characterized by an extremely long notal process, a well-developed postnotal organ, and a pair of setiferous gonostyli.
Meng Wang, Bao-Zhen Hua
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Ultrastructure and Morphology of Compound Eyes of the Scorpionfly Panorpa dubia (Insecta: Mecoptera: Panorpidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Mecoptera are unique in holometabolous insects in that their larvae have compound eyes. In the present study the cellular organisation and morphology of the compound eyes of adult individuals of the scorpionfly Panorpa dubia in Mecoptera were ...
Qing-Xiao Chen, Bao-Zhen Hua
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