Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996

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 : 8

Panorpa capillata Byers

Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996: 520 . Auburn University Forestry Research Station, Hwy 43, 10 miles N of Fayette, Fayette Co., Alabama

Distribution. AL, AR, KY, MS, TN.

Published Mississippi Records. Byers (1996) includes the following records in the type series. Allotype and paratypes: Lee Co., Tombigbee State Park, SE of Tupelo, 24 May 1978, G.W. Byers, C.W. Young, 6 ♂, 4 ♀. Additional paratypes: Lafayette Co., Puskus Lake, 12.8 km NE of Oxford, 23 May 1978, G.W. Byers, C.W. Young, 4 ♂, 3 ♀. Lee Co., Tombigbee State Park, 18 May 1993, G.W. Byers, 4 ♂. Same site, 5 May 1982, G.W. Byers, 1 May 1982, 1 ♂. Same site, 30 May 1982, W. Bicha, 5 ♂.

New Mississippi Records. Calhoun Co., near Carepepta, 25 April 2009, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ (WBIC). Grenada Co., T21N, R2E, Sec 12, 13N & R3E, Sec 7S, 18N, 5-18 May 1992, Malaise Trap, G. Snodgrass, 1 ♂, 5 ♀ (MEMU). Same site, 18 May-2 June 1992, pitfall trap in woods, G. Snodgrass, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MEMU). Same site, 5-18 May 1992, pitfall trap, G. Snodgrass, 2 ♂ (MEMU). T21N, R2E, Sec 7S, 18N, 14 April 1992, T.L. Schiefer, 3 ♂ (MEMU). Lee Co., Tombigbee State Park, 25 April 2009, W. Bicha, 3 ♀ (WBIC). Winston Co., Tombigbee National Forest, 33˚ 10’ 20” N, 89˚ 03’ 55’ W, 3 May 1999, T.L. Schiefer, 2 ♂ (MEMU).

Comments. Specimens of this species were collected from mid April through early June.