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 & Suz...

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Main Authors: Ji-Shen Wang, Tomoya Suzuki
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Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2022-02-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1651
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-526fa4bc035b4705bf5c789b680018442022-12-21T23:48:22ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732022-02-01794110.5852/ejt.2022.794.1651Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new speciesJi-Shen Wang0Tomoya Suzuki1College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University, Dali 671003, P.R. ChinaFaculty of Science, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan 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. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1651biodiversityfaunaOriental Regionscorpionfliesnew species
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Tomoya Suzuki
Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
European Journal of Taxonomy
biodiversity
fauna
Oriental Region
scorpionflies
new species
title Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
title_full Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
title_fullStr Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
title_full_unstemmed Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
title_short Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species
title_sort review of the panorpa wormaldi group mecoptera panorpidae with descriptions of two new species
topic biodiversity
fauna
Oriental Region
scorpionflies
new species
url https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1651
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