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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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 2022 The genus Dicerapanorpa Zhong & Hua, 2013 previously comprised 20 known species that are endemic to central and southwestern China. Herein, I present new knowledge of this genus from northwestern Yunnan, including descriptions of four new species ...
Ji-Shen Wang
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Thirteen new Panorpidae (Mecoptera) from northern Burma
Insect Systematics & Evolution, 1999 AbstractThirteen new species of Panorpidae are described from the collection by Dr René Malaise in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. These are Neopanorpa malaisei, N. clavata, N. echinodes, N. fimbriata, N. pennyi, N. obscura and N. abdita (all in the malaisei species group), N. vittata, N. terminata, N. liguifascia, N. breviramus, N. similis,
George W. Byers
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Cytotaxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 The species of the genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) are characterized mainly by the presence of a finger-like anal horn on tergum VI of males and are distributed in the Oriental and eastern Palearctic regions.
Ying Miao, Na Ma, Bao-Zhen Hua
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Morphological variation of the Scorpionfly Panorpa obtusa Cheng (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with a new synonym. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The overabundance of synonyms is an unavoidable by-product of taxonomic practice in insects. How to reduce or even eliminate synonymy has long been a great challenge for insect taxonomists.
Na Ma +3 more
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Catalogue of the Family Panorpidae (Mecoptera) in Canada, México and the United States.
ZootaxaPanorpa is the sole genus of the family Panorpidae (Mecoptera) occurring in North America. Here is presented a new catalogue that updates the list of Panorpa species present in Canada, México and the United States, last summarized by Penny and Byers ...
Kathryn Dickson
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Furcatopanorpa, a new genus of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) from China
Journal of Natural History, 2011 Furcatopanorpa, a new genus of Panorpidae in Mecoptera, is erected with Panorpa longihypovalva Hua and Cai, 2009 as its type species. It is mainly characterized by the following characters: the wings are much longer than the abdomen and are held roof-like over the abdomen at rest; the axis of the female genital plate is forked distally; the seventh and
Ma, Na, Hua, Bao-zhen
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Revision of the genus Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with descriptions of four new species
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2019 The genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 is taxonomically revised. Cerapanorpa is confirmed to be endemic to the mountain regions in central China. Nineteen species are recognized in the genus, including four new species: Cerapanorpa baimaensis sp. nov.,
Kai Gao, Bao-Zhen Hua
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The earliest case of extreme sexual display with exaggerated male organs by two Middle Jurassic mecopterans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundMany extant male animals exhibit exaggerated body parts for display, defense or offence in sexual selection, such as male birds of paradise showing off colorful and elegant feathers and male moose and reindeers bearing large structured antlers.
Qi Wang, Chungkun Shih, Dong Ren
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