Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species

  • Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758 is the largest genus in the scorpionfly family Panorpidae. In this paper, a taxonomic review of the Panorpa wormaldi group is provided, with two new species described from China: Panorpa fengyanga Wang & Suzuki, sp. nov. from Zhejiang, and Panorpa zhuohengi Wang & Suzuki, sp. nov. from Guangdong. The male of Panorpa implicata Cheng, 1957 is discovered and described for the first time. A distributional map and keys to species are also provided for this group. Species number in this group is updated from 17 to 19. In addition, their biogeographical and evolutionary implications are briefly discussed.

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Author:Ji-Shen Wag, Tomoya Suzuki
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-652004
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.794.1651
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (German):European journal of taxonomy
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (794:18-39)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2022/02/11
Date of first Publication:2022/02/11
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2022/02/14
Tag:Oriental Region; biodiversity; fauna; new species; scorpionflies
Volume:2022
Issue:794
Page Number:22
First Page:18
Last Page:39
HeBIS-PPN:49173963X
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-257882
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0