Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823

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 : 4

Bittacus stigmaterus Say

Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823:164 . Fort Osage, Missouri

Bittacus pallidipennis Westwood, 1841:195 . Unknown locality, syn. (Hagen 1861)

Distribution. CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA.

Published Mississippi Records. The insert map (Fig. 48) in Webb et al. (1975) includes Mississippi in the range of this species.

New Mississippi Records. Franklin Co., Middletown Creek, T5N, R4E, Sec 31S, 23-29 June 1992, Malaise trap, T.L. Schiefer, R. Fontenot, 1 ♂ (MEMU). Lawrence Co., Robbins Lane, Jayess, 1 June 2013, W.E. Smith, 2 ♂, 2 ♀ (WESC). Marion Co., Columbia, 20 June 1987, P.K. Lago, 1 ♀ (UMIC). Oktibbeha Co., Starkville, 2 July 1981, W.H. Cross, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MEMU). Warren Co., Jeffers Hollow Road, Redwood, 32.478772˚ N, 90.781704˚ W, 18 June 2013, A. Harrison, 1 ♀ (ABHC). Vicksburg, 24 May 1989, B. Mather, 1 ♀ (MEMU).