Panorpa diqingensis Li & Hua, 2020

Li, Ning, Wang, Ji-Shen & Hua, Bao-Zhen, 2021, Morphological phylogenetic analyses and taxonomic revision of the Panorpa davidi group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny 79, pp. 309-342 : 309

Panorpa diqingensis Li & Hua, 2020

Fig. 8

Panorpa diqingensis Li & Hua, 2020: 141, figs 2-4. Type locality: Diqing, Shangri-La, Yunnan, China.

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by the following features: (1) pleura blackish brown to black (Fig. 8C ); (2) wing with pterostigmal band usually reduced to anterior half in females, males with relatively reduced markings; apical band incomplete, scattered, faint (Fig. 8B-D ); (3) pro-, meso- and metanotum blackish brown, scutella dark brown (Fig. 8B, D ); in males, (4) gonocoxites with triangular process on inner apex ventrally, bearing tuft of long black setae; (5) parameres crossed and twisted in S-shape; and in females, (6) medigynium with main plate three times as long as wide; lateral basal plates absent; axis extending beyond main plate for a quarter length anteriorly.

Material examined.

CHINA - Yunnan Prov. • 1♂ (Holotype); Diqing, Shangri-La, Haba; 2600-2700 m a.s.l.; 20 Jun. 2014; Chao Gao & Mei Liu leg. • 33♂♂, 25♀♀ (Paratypes); same data as holotype • 5♂♂, 7♀♀; Shangri-La, Haba ; 27°22′14″N, 100°7′49″E; 2730 m a.s.l.; 27-28 May 2019; Ning Li & Lu Liu leg.

Measurements.

Male: FL = 13.2-14.1 mm, FW = 3.0-3.2 mm; HL = 12.1-13.0 mm, HW = 3.0-3.1 mm. Female: FL = 13.6-14.6 mm, FW = 3.3-3.5 mm; HL = 12.6-13.6 mm, HW = 3.2-3.4 mm.

Distribution.

China: Yunnan.

Remarks.

This species resembles P. fructa with its blackish brown pro-, meso- and metanotum; darker pleura; roof-like wings at repose, but can be differentiated from the latter by pterostigmal band reduced and not reaching R2 +3 (cf. scattered); axis of female main plate extended beyond main plate for a quarter (cf. half) of its length.

Figures

Figure 8. Live adult habitus and habitat of Panorpa diqingensis Li & Hua, 2020. A. Habitat in Haba, Shangri-La, Yunnan. B. Male, dorsal view. C - D. Female, lateral and dorsal views. Photos by Ning Li (A) and by Xin Tong (B-D).