Panorpa wormaldi, MacLachlan, 1875

Wang, Ji-Shen & Suzuki, Tomoya, 2022, Review of the Panorpa wormaldi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), with descriptions of two new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 794, pp. 18-39 : 20

The Panorpa wormaldi group sensu Issiki, 1933

Figs 1–6

Diagnosis

This group of species was originally recognized by the following characters: 1) rostrum relatively short and stout; 2) wings held roof-like over abdomen at repose; in males, 3) gonostyli (= dististyli) very short, approximately half as long as gonocoxites; 4) parameres often furcated and bearing long stout spines; 5) aedeagus with lateral processes greatly elongated; and in females, 6) medigynium with a greatly sclerotized dorsal plate, greatly elongated posterior arms and axis, and poorly developed main plate.

Distribution

Oriental Region: China and Japan ( Fig. 6).