Sinopanorpa Cai & Hua, 2008

Hua, Yuan, Gao, Kai & Xing, Lianxi, 2023, Taxonomic review of the genus Sinopanorpa Cai & Hua, 2008 (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) with descriptions of two new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 70 (2), pp. 283-290 : 283

Genus Sinopanorpa Cai & Hua, 2008

Sinopanorpa Cai & Hua in Cai et al. 2008: 44.

Type species.

Panorpa tincta Navás, 1931, by original designation.

Diagnosis.

The genus Sinopanorpa can be readily distinguished from other genera of Panorpidae by the following characters: wing membrane deeply yellowish-brown with sooty brown markings; vein R2 generally 3-branched; notal organ on the posterior margin of male tergum III less-developed; tergum VI of male without anal horns; abdominal segment VII much thinner, stalk-like for basal 1/3, but distinctly thicker for distal 2/3; gonostylus in male genitalia greatly elongated with well-developed pointed basal lobe; ventral parameres simple, with spines on inner side, extending over apex of gonocoxite; A6 bearing a bundle of dense hairs on the centre of T6 in males; and female medigynium with extremely elongated thin axis.

Distribution.

China (Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces) (Fig. 1 ).

Figures

Figure 1. Species distribution map of the genus Sinopanorpa Cai & Hua, 2008. BK, Baokang (Hubei); BLG, Baligou (Hubei); DHB, Daheba Forest Park (Gansu); DJH, Dajiuhu (Hubei); FHS, Fenghuangshan (Shaanxi); FP, Foping (Shaanxi); HAB, Huang'anba (Chongqing); HC, Hengchong Nature Reserve (Hubei); HDT, Huoditang (Shaanxi); HLS, Hualongshan (Shaanxi); HX, Huixian (Gansu); HZZ, Houzhenzi (Shaanxi); JHP, Jiuhuping (Hubei); JLJ, Jialing River (Shaanxi); LHG, Laohegou (Sichuan); LJP, Liujiaping (Gansu); LP, Liping (Shaanxi); MCS, Micangshan (Sichuan); NGS, Nangongshan (Shaanxi); TB, Taibai (Shaanxi); TTH, Tongtianhe Forest Park (Shaanxi); TY, Tianyan (Hubei); XLS, Xiaolongshan (Gansu); ZBS, Zibaishan (Shaanxi); ZQ, Zhuque Forest Park (Shaanxi).