Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861

Stark, Bill P., Lago, Paul K., Harrison, Audrey B. & Smith, William E., 2016, A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of Mississippi Mecoptera (Insecta), Insecta Mundi 2016 (469), pp. 1-15 : 4-5

Bittacus strigosus Hagen

Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861:246 . Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

Distribution. AL, AR, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MB, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, PQ, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV, WY.

Published Mississippi Records. The insert map (Fig. 47) in Webb et al. (1975) includes Mississippi in the range of this species, however Penny (2013) does not list Mississippi in its known distribution.

New Mississippi Records. Grenada Co., T21N, R2E, Sec. 12, 13N & R3E, Sec 7S, 18N, 1-8 June 1991, Malaise trap in woods, T.L. Schiefer, 1 ♀ (MEMU). Hinds Co., Deans Stand, 32˚ 14.062’ N, 90˚ 32.462’ W, Natchez Trace Parkway, 25 May 2013, B. Stark, 1 ♀ (BPSC). Lafayette Co., Oxford, 12 June 1988, P.K. Lago, 1 ♀ (UMIC). Same site, 16 July 1989, P.K. Lago, 1 ♂ (UMIC). Same site, 22 July 1995, E.B. Lago, 1 ♀ (UMIC). Same site, 5 June 1990, E.B. Lago, 1 ♀ (UMIC). Same site, 31 May 1987, E.B. Lago, 1 ♀ (UMIC). Same site, 30 May 1987, E.B. Lago 1 ♂ (UMIC). Lincoln Co., Caseyville, 24 May 2014, W.E. Smith, 2 ♂, 4 ♀ (WESC). Oktibbeha Co., Starkville, 16 July 1974, W.H. Cross, 1 adult (INHS). Same site, 17 June 1975, W.H. Cross, 1 adult (INHS). Warren Co., Jeffers Hollow Road,

Redwood, 32.479515˚ N, 90.782068˚ W, 22 May 2013, A. Harrison, 4 ♂, 3 ♀ (ABHC). Same site, 18 June 2013, A. Harrison, 1 ♂, 4 ♀ (ABHC). Vicksburg, 16 June 1988, B. Mather, 1 ♀ (MEMU), Same site, 24 June 1992, B. Mather, 1 ♂ (MEMU). Yazoo Co., Woods Road, N of Teshiva Creek, 32˚ 57.011’ N, 90˚ 14.511’ W, 27 May 2013, B. Stark, A. Harrison, 8 ♂, 6 ♀ (BPSC), 1 ♂, 4 ♀ (ABHC).