Panorpa dispergens Li & Hua, 2020

Li, Ning, Wang, Ji-Shen & Hua, Bao-Zhen, 2021, Morphological phylogenetic analyses and taxonomic revision of the Panorpa davidi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny 79, pp. 309-342 : 309

Panorpa dispergens Li & Hua, 2020

Fig. 9

Panorpa dispergens Li & Hua, 2020: 142, figs 5-7. Type locality: Diqing, Shangri-La, Yunnan, China.

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by the following features: (1) frons, vertex, ocellar triangle and occiput dark brown (Fig. 9B-C ); (2) wing membrane hyaline; pterostigma prominent; apical band absent in a few specimens, nearly elliptical with small hyaline spot inside in most individuals (Fig. 9B-C ); (3) nota blackish brown to black (Fig. 9B-C ); in males, (4) gonocoxites with cluster of stout dark brown setae and 3-5 long setae along oblique inner apex ventrally; (5) parameres crossed mesally, twisted in S-shape; and in females, (6) medigynium with main plate oblong, middle part bearing pair of lateral basal plates; axis extending beyond main plate for half of its length anteriorly.

Material examined.

CHINA - Yunnan Prov. • 1♂ (Holotype); Diqing, Shangri-La, Haba ; 27°22′12″N, 100°7′48″E; 2700 m a.s.l.; 2 Jun. 2016; Gui-Lin Hu & Wei Du leg. • 1♂, 3♀♀ (Paratypes); same data as holotype ; • 13♂♂, 12♀♀ (Paratypes); Diqing, Shangri-La, Haba ; 2600-2700 m a.s.l.; 20 Jun. 2014; Chao Gao & Mei Liu leg. • 31♂♂, 25♀♀; Diqing, Shangri-La, Baishuitai ; 27°30′2″N, 100°2′36″E; 2500 m a.s.l.; 28-29 May 2019; Ning Li & Lu Liu leg.

Measurements.

Male: FL = 12.6-14.4 mm, FW = 3.1-3.5 mm; HL = 11.8-13.4 mm, HW = 3.0-3.4 mm. Female: FL = 13.7-14.5 mm, FW = 3.2-3.6 mm; HL = 12.6-13.4 mm, HW = 3.1-3.5 mm.

Distribution.

China: Yunnan.

Remarks.

This species resembles P. curva in female medigynium, but can be differentiated from the latter by the black meso- and metanotum (cf. black, with prominent pale yellow mesal stripe); and reduced (cf. well-developed) wing markings.

Figures

Figure 9. Live adult habitus and habitat of Panorpa dispergens Li & Hua, 2020. A. Habitat in Baishuitai, Shangri-La, Yunnan. B. Male, dorsal view. C. Female, dorsal view. Photos by Ning Li (A) and by Lu Liu (B-C).