Dicerapanorpa species

Wang, Ji-Shen, 2022, New and little-known species of the genus Dicerapanorpa from northwestern Yunnan, China (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 62 (1), pp. 1-13 : 2-3

Checklist of Dicerapanorpa species

Dicerapanorpa magna group

D. baiyunshana Zhong & Hua, 2013 Henan: Funiu Mountains

D. hualongshana Hu & Hua, 2019 Shaanxi:Mt.Hualong; Chongqing: Chengkou

D. magna ( Chou, 1981) Shaanxi: Qinling Mountains; Gansu: Wenxian

D. minshana Hu & Hua, 2019 Sichuan:Minshan Mountains

D. shennongensis Zhong & Hua, 2013 Hubei: Shennongjia

Dicerapanorpa diceras group

D. bifurcata Hu & Hua, 2020 Sichuan: Pingwu

D. diceras (MacLachlan, 1894) Sichuan: Kangding, Shimian

= Panorpa grahami Carpenter, 1938 [Synonymized by Cൺඋඉൾඇඍൾඋ (1948).]

D. deqenensis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019 Yunnan: Deqen

D. harmonia sp. nov. Yunnan: Weixi

D. huangguocongi sp. nov. Yunnan: Gongshan

D. kimminsi ( Carpenter, 1948) Sichuan: Mt. Emei

D. lativalva Hu & Hua, 2019 Sichuan: Shimian

D. luojishana Hu & Hua, 2019 Sichuan: Mt. Luoji

D. macula Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019 Yunnan: Shangri-La

D. nakhi sp. nov. Yunnan: Lijiang

D. stotzneri ( Esben-Petersen, 1934) Yunnan:Kangding, Guanxian

D. tanae Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019 Yunnan: Gongshan

D. tjederi ( Carpenter, 1938) Yunnan: Lijiang

D. triclada ( Qian & Zhou, 2001) Yunnan: Mt. Cangshan

D. tenuis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019 Yunnan: Lijiang

D. yangqichengi sp. nov. Yunnan: Lushui

D. yijunae Hu & Hua, 2019 Sichuan: Chongzhou

D. zhongdianensis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019 Yunnan: Shangri-La

D. zhengkuni Hu & Hua, 2020 Guizhou: Mts Fanjing and Leigong

Key to Dicerapanorpa species (males) (updated from Hඎ & Hඎൺ 2020)

1. Rostrum lacking black frontal stripes; wings yellowish, subhyaline, with well-developed dark brown markings ( D. magna group). ...................................................... 2

– Rostrum with two black frontal stripes; wings mostly colorless, hyaline, with greatly reduced markings or lacking markings ( D. diceras group). ........................ 6

2. Paramere with greatly elongated ventral branch extending to apex of aedeagus; middle branch elongated and extending to middle tooth of gonostylus. ...................... ........................ D. baiyunshana Zhong & Hua, 2013

– Paramere with ventral and middle branches shorter. ... 3

3. Middle branch of paramere straight. ............................. ..................... D. shennongensis Zhong & Hua, 2013

– Middle branch of paramere curved. ........................... 4

4. Ventral branch of paramere elongated and at least half as long as dorsal branch. ................................................ ........................... D. hualongshana Hu & Hua, 2019

– Ventral branch of paramere shorter than half length of dorsal branch. .............................................................. 5

5. Ventral branch of paramere slightly elongated, straight, or curved caudad. .................. D. magna ( Chou, 1981)

– Ventral branch of paramere very short and hook-like.. .................................. D. minshana Hu & Hua, 2019

6. Head with black spots on vertex. ............................... 7

– Head lacking black spots on vertex. ......................... 13

7. Terga mostly black with indistinct yellow middle stripe; genital bulb mostly black or dark brown. ............... ............................... D. triclada ( Qian & Zhou, 2001)

– Terga black laterally with distinct yellow middle stripe; genital bulb mostly yellowish brown. ........................ 8

8. Middle branch of paramere bifurcated in distal 1/3....... ...................................... D. tjederi ( Carpenter, 1938)

– Middle branch of paramere simple. ........................... 9

9. Ventral branch of paramere greatly elongated, extending beyond basal lobe of gonostylus. ................. ............................ D. macula Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019

– Ventral branch of paramere not exceeding basal lobe of gonostylus. ............................................................... 10

10. Abdomen with yellow middle stripe wider than half width of T1–T5. ............................................................. ...................... D. deqenensis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019

– Abdomen with yellow middle stripe narrower than half width of T1–T5. ........................................................ 11

11. Paramere with dorsal branch longer than middle branch. .............................................. D. nakhi sp. nov.

– Paramere with dorsal branch shorter than middle branch. ....................................................................... 12

12. Paramere with ventral branch longer than dorsal branch. ....................................... D. harmonia sp. nov.

– Paramere with ventral branch slightly shorter than dorsal branch. ...................................................................... .............. D. zhongdianensis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019

13. Paramere bifurcated. ................................................. 14

– Paramere trifurcated. ................................................ 15

14. Paramere lacking middle branch, with dorsal branch not extending to middle tooth of gonostylus. ................ ........................................... D. yangqichengi sp. nov.

– Paramere lacking ventral branch, with middle branch exceeding middle tooth of gonostylus. ......................... .................................... D. bifurcata Hu & Hua, 2020

15. Hypovalve with apical portion nearly as wide as base. ................................................................................. 16

– Hypovalve greatly expanded apically. ..................... 18

16. Hypovalve greatly elongated, extending far beyond basal lobe of gonostylus. ............................................... ................................. D. zhengkuni Hu & Hua, 2020

– Hypovalve shorter, not exceeding basal lobe of gonostylus. ........................................................................ 17

17. Paramere with middle branch greatly elongated, extending far beyond middle tooth of gonostylus. .................. ....................................... D. yijunae Hu & Hua, 2019

– Paramere with middle branch shorter, not exceeding middle tooth of gonostylus. ........................................... .................................. D. kimminsi ( Carpenter, 1948)

18. Hypovalves truncated apically. ..................................... ......................... D. stotzneri ( Esben-Petersen, 1934)

– Hypovalves rounded apically. .................................. 19

19. T5–T8 and genital bulb black; paramere with extremely shortened, barb-like ventral branch. .......................... ....................................... D. huangguocongi sp. nov.

– T5–T8 and genital bulb yellow or yellowish brown; paramere with ventral branch elongated. ................ 20

20. Genital bulb broadly spherical; paramere with ventral branch shorter than half length of middle branch. ........ ............................... D. tanae Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019

– Genital bulb long elliptical; paramere with ventral branch at least half as long as middle branch. ......... 21

21. Paramere with ventral branch half as long as middle branch. .................... D. tenuis Hu, Wang & Hua, 2019

– Paramere with ventral branch longer than half length of middle branch. .......................................................... 22

22. Paramere with three branches closely aligned basally. ................................. D. diceras (MacLachlan, 1894)

– Paramere with three branches widely separated basally. ............................................................................... 23

23. Paramere with ventral branch greatly elongated, only slightly shorter than middle branch, and curved laterad in distal portion. ......... D. luojishana Hu & Hua, 2019

– Paramere with ventral branch less elongated, nearly 2/3 as long as middle branch, and relatively straight. ......... ..................................... D. lativalva Hu & Hua, 2019