Biodiversity of Mecoptera

Two new species of the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) from eastern China and a new synonym

“…Panorpidae is the largest family in the order Mecoptera (Bicha 2018; Lin et al 2019), with ca. 500 extant species in eight genera known hitherto (Wang and Hua 2017, 2019; Gao and Hua 2019; Hu et al 2019).…”

“…The adults usually scavenge dead invertebrates, and occasionally feed on vegetative materials such as nectar and pollen grains (Palmer 2010). They often inhabit high-elevated moist forests, and are typically observed sitting on the upper surfaces of leaves of herbs or shrubs (Byers and Thornhill 1983; Wang and Hua 2016, 2019; Bicha 2018).…”

Megapanorpa, a new genus with a single anal horn in males from Oriental China (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)

“…). Scorpionflies are mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, ranging from Europe through Asia and North America, and southward to the Indochinese Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago (Penny & Byers ; Bicha , ).…”

“…Panorpidae are the most species-rich family in the extant Mecoptera (Esben-Petersen 1921; Penny & Byers 1979;Bicha 2018), and commonly called "scorpionflies" due to their enlarged and recurved male genitalia, which resemble the stinger of scorpions (Dunford & Somma 2008;Byers 2009). They are often found on the leaves of herbs or shrubs in moist undisturbed forests (Chou et al 1981;Byers & Thornhill 1983;Wang & Hua 2016;Bicha et al 2017).…”

“…The larvae possess compound eyes, which are considerably rare in Holometabola (Paulus 1979(Paulus , 2000Chen et al 2012). Scorpionflies are mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, ranging from Europe through Asia and North America, and southward to the Indochinese Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago (Penny & Byers 1979;Bicha 2015Bicha , 2018.…”