Sinopanorpa digitiformis Huang & 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

Sinopanorpa digitiformis Huang & Hua, 2008

Sinopanorpa digitiformis Huang & Hua in Cai et al. 2008: 48. Type locality: Shennongjia Mountains.

Diagnosis.

This species can be differentiated from its congeners by the following characters: 1) abdominal segment VI of male markedly tapering towards apex in distal half; 2) basal lobe of gonostylus well-developed, with two acute distal hooks; 3) ventral parameres elongate, extending distinctly over basal lobe of gonostylus; and 4) main plate in female medigynium much shorter, only slightly longer than wide, with axis extending over half its length beyond main plate.

Distribution.

China (Chongqing, Hubei, and Shaanxi 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).