Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931

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Panorpa isolata Carpenter

Panorpa isolata Carpenter, 1931:241 . Stone Mountain, Georgia

Distribution. AL, DC, GA, KY, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN.

Published Mississippi Records. Recorded in Byers (1993) from Tishomingo and Yalobusha counties, without specific locality data, in May.

New Mississippi Records. Choctaw Co., Locality unknown, 25 May 1986, W. Bicha, 1 ♀ (WBIC). Lee Co., milepost 276 Natchez Trace, 6 September 1986, W. Bicha, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (WBIC). Oktibbeha Co., T18N, R14E, Sec 23, 21 May 1991, R.L. Brown, B.B. Brown, 1 ♀ (MEMU). Pontotoc Co., 1 mile SE Ecru, 21 May 1980, W.H. Cross, 1 ♂ (MEMU).

Comments. Byers (1993) reports spring and fall emergence of this species in several southeastern states, however, the only autumnal Mississippi record is based on a male and female collected by W. Bicha from Lee County in September, 1986.