Panorpa guttata, Navas, 1908

Wang, Ji-Shen & Gong, You-Jing, 2021, Taxonomy of the Panorpaguttata group (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), withdescriptions of fourteen new species from China, Zootaxa 4981 (2), pp. 241-274 : 243

Panorpa guttata group sensu Wang & Hua, 2021

( Figs 1–19 )

Diagnosis. Species in this group are very similar to those in the Panorpa wormaldi group sensu Issiki (1933) from Japan and southern China by their small body sizes (with forewing length usually not exceeding 14.0 mm), the wings held roof-like ( Figs 1B, C, E & D ; 7 ) or more or less horizontal ( Figs 1A, C, F & G ; 15 ) over the abdomen when at rest, male abdomen shorter than wings, and the short and cylindrical male A6–A8. However, they greatly differ from the latter by the structure of the male and female genitalia: in males, 1) hypandrium usually Y-shaped with slender hypovalves (cf. usually with U-shaped broad hypovalves); 2) ventral valves of aedeagus membranous (cf. greatly sclerotized); 3) lateral processes of aedeagus short and simple (cf. greatly elongated); in females, 4) medigynium lacking dorsal plate (cf. with greatly developed dorsal plate); and 5) medigynium with pair of posterior arms usually shorter than greatly developed main plate (cf. pair of long posterior arms longer than poorly developed main plate).

Distribution. Central and southwestern China ( Fig. 2 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Members of the Panorpa guttata group in the field. A. Panorpa guttata Navás, 1908, female; B. Panorpa decolorata Chou & Wang, 1981, male; C. Panorpa furcata Zhou & Zhou, 2007, male (photographed by Zheng-Kun Hu); D. Panorpa liaoi Zhou & Zhou, 2007, male; E. Panorpa kunmingensis Fu & Hua, 2009, male; F. Panorpa reflexa Wang & Hua, 2016, male; G. Panorpa parallela Wang & Hua, 2016, female.

FIGURE 2. Distribution of 23 species in the Panorpa guttata group.

FIGURE 3. Panorpa furcata Zhou & Zhou, 2007. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Abdomen, left-lateral view; D & E. Genital bulb, dorsal and ventral views, respectively; F. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 4. Panorpa caoweii Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Abdomen, leftlateral view; D & E. Genital bulb, dorsal and ventral views, respectively; F. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 5. Panorpa duanyu Wang & Gong, sp. n. A, C–E, Male; B, F & G. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Abdomen, left-lateral view; D. Genital bulb, ventral view; E. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; F. Subgenital plate, ventral view; G. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 6. Panorpa dali Wang, sp. n. A, C–H. Male; B, I & J. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Head, frontal view; D. Abdomen, left-lateral view; E. A6–A8, dorsal view; F. Left gonostylus, ventral view; G. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; H. Genital bulb, ventral view; I. Subgenital plate, ventral view; J. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 7. Panorpa dali Wang, sp. n. A female resting on the collector’s forefinger.

FIGURE 8. Panorpa hani Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Genital bulb, ventral view; F. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 9. Panorpa hirundo Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Genital bulb, ventral view; F.Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 10. Panorpa huangguiqiangi Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Genital bulb, ventral view; F. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 11. Panorpa jiangrixini Wang, sp. n. A–E. Male; F & G. Female.A. Habitus, dorsal view; B & D. Genital bulb, dorsal and ventral views, respectively; C. Abdomen, left-lateral view; E. Details of genital bulb, ventral view; F. Subgenital plate, ventral view; G. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 12. Panorpa jinfoshana Wang, sp. n. A, C–G. Male; B, H & I. Female.A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D.A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Terminal portion ofA6, left-lateral view; F. Genital bulb, ventral view; G. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; H. Subgenital plate, ventral view; I. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 13. Panorpa latiloba Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, H & I. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. Abdomen, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Terminal portion ofA6, left-lateral view; F. Genital bulb, ventral view; G. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; H. Subgenital plate, ventral view; I. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 14. Panorpa nanzhao Wang, sp. n. A, C–E. Male; B, F & G. Female.A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C.Abdomen, leftlateral view; D. Genital bulb, ventral view; E. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; F. Subgenital plate, ventral view; G. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 15. Panorpa nanzhao Wang, sp. n. A male resting on the inflorescence of the Lesser Knotweed, Polygonum campanulatum (identified by Ren-Bin Zhu).

FIGURE 16. Panorpa stella Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, H & I. Female.A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Head, frontal view; D & E. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; F. Genital bulb, ventral view; G. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; H. Subgenital plate, ventral view; I. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 17. Panorpa substricta Wang, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female.A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Genital bulb, ventral view; F.Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; G. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 18. Panorpa xiaofeng Wang & Gong, sp. n. A, C–F. Male; B, G & H. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C & D. A6–A8, dorsal and left-lateral views, respectively; E. Genital bulb, ventral view; F. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; G. Subgenital plate, ventral view; H. Medigynium, ventral view.

FIGURE 19. Panorpa xuzhu Wang & Gong, sp. n. A, C–E. Male; B, F & G. Female. A & B. Habitus, dorsal view; C. Abdomen, left-lateral view; D. Genital bulb, ventral view; E. Aedeagal complex, ventral view; F. Subgenital plate, ventral view; G. Medigynium, ventral view.