Panorpodes, MacLachlan, 1875

Tan, Jiangli & Hua, Baozhen, 2008, The second species of the Chinese Panorpodidae (Mecoptera), Panorpodes brachypodus sp. nov., Zootaxa 1751 (1), pp. 59-64 : 59-60

Key to species of the genus Panorpodes (male)

1. Wings with markings................................................................. 2

- Wings without markings............................................................... 3

2. Smaller size, forewing length less than 12 mm; Aedeagus narrowed apically.... P. maculatus Miyamoto

- Larger size, forewing length 15–17 mm; Aedeagus broad apically.......... P. paradoxus MacLachlan

3. Stalk much shorter than hypovalves, not reaching the fused portion of gonocoxites................. P. brachypodus sp. nov.

- Stalk equal to or longer than hypovalves, reaching beyond the fused portion of gonocoxites......... 4

4. Stalk very broad, almost as wide as gonocoxites; hypovalves truncated apically........ P. pulcher Issiki

- Stalk not so broad, distinctly thinner than gonocoxites....................................... 5

5. Hypovalves triangular near apex in lateral view with numerous black setae...... P. brevicaudatus (Hua)

- Hypovalves not triangular at apex........................................................ 6

6. Stalk about as long as hypovalve.................................... P. paradoxus MacLachlan

- Stalk rather long, hypovalve roughly oval................................................. 7 7. Six to seven black teeth on the inner margins near the apex of hypovalve....... P. komaensis Okamoto

- Hypovalve without apical teeth................................................ P. colei Byers