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 : 269-270

Key to species of the Panorpa guttata group (males)

(23 species)

1. Wings with greatly developed markings, apical, pterostigmal, basal bands, and marginal and basal spots complete and broad 2

‒ Wings with markings more or less reduced................................................................. 3

2. Parameres simple............................................................. Panorpa furcata Zhou & Zhou

- Parameres with small inner projection subapically..................................... Panorpa qiana Zhou & Zhou

3. A6 simple on dorsal apex; A7 simple...................................................................... 4

- A6 emarginated on dorsal apex; A7 greatly humped on dorsal apex............................................. 11

4. Paramere unfurcated................................................................................... 5

- Paramere bifurcated of trifurcated........................................................................ 7

5. Parameres crossed...................................................... Panorpa duanyu Wang & Gong , sp. n.

- Parameres uncrossed.................................................................................. 6

6. Wings with reduced markings; male paramere slightly enlarged subapically................................................................................................................ Panorpa decolorata Chou & Wang

- Wings nearly devoid of markings; male paramere simple subapically....................................................................................................................... Panorpa parallela Wang & Hua

7. Parameres trifurcated............................................................ Panorpa liaoi Zhou & Zhou

- Parameres bifurcated.................................................................................. 8

8. Head yellow with black pattern enclosing ocellar triangle and another black patter on occiput; parameres with ventral branch curved towards base of genital bulb................................................ Panorpa reflexa Wang & Hua

- Head yellow with only ocellar triangle black; parameres with both branches directing caudad......................... 9

9. Wings with reduced apical, pterostigmal and basal bands............................... Panorpa caoweii Wang , sp. n.

- Wings devoid of markings or with greatly reduced apical and pterostigmal bands.................................. 10

10. A6–A8 black; basal stalk of hypandrium shorter than hypovalves....................... Panorpa nanzhao Wang , sp. n.

- A6–A8 yellow; basal stalk of hypandrium approximately as long as hypovalves........................................................................................................... Panorpa xuzhu Wang & Gong , sp. n.

11. A6 with shallow emargination on dorsal apex and forming pair of inconspicuous lobes............................. 12

- A6 with deep emargination on dorsal apex and forming pair of conspicuous lobes................................. 13

12. Head with vertex yellowish brown; wings with scattered markings; male parameres bifurcated........................................................................................................ Panorpa dali Wang , sp. n.

- Head with vertex shining black; wings devoid of markings; male parameres trifurcated......................................................................................................... Panorpa jiangrixini Wang , sp. n.

13. A6 with one or few small and acute teeth on each lateral side below dorsal lobes; gonostylus covered with dozens of long setae on basal half of ventral surface.......................................................................... 14

- A6 simple on lateral sides; gonostylus lacking such setae..................................................... 16

14. A6 with truncated lobes on dorsal apex, and only one acute tooth on each lateral side below dorsal lobes.... Panorpa guttata Navás

- A6 with subtriangular lobes on dorsal apex, and five teeth on each lateral side.................................... 15

15. A6 with dorsal lobes not exceeding middle of A7, and one large tooth and four smaller teeth on each lateral side.... Panorpa jinfoshana Wang , sp. n.

- A6 with dorsal lobes exceeding middle of A7, and five same-sized teeth on each lateral side....................................................................................................... Panorpa latiloba Wang , sp. n.

16. Head with large star-shaped black pattern enclosing ocellar triangle, and another black pattern on occiput.... Panorpa stella Wang , sp. n.

- Head mostly yellowish brown with only ocellar triangle black................................................. 17

17. A6 with pair of very small dorsal lobes; each lobe narrower than half width of A6 at base....................................................................................................... Panorpa substricta Wang , sp. n.

- A6 with pair of broad dorsal lobes; each lobe approximately half as wide as half A6 at base......................... 18

18. Parameres with ventral branch greatly enlarged subapically with pointed apex.................................................................................................................. Panorpa hirundo Wang , sp. n.

- Parameres with ventral branch simple.................................................................... 19

19. Parameres with dorsal branch greatly curved outwards at sub-basal portion.................................................................................................................... Panorpa filina Chou & Wang

- Parameres with dorsal branch relatively straight............................................................ 20

20- Parameres with dorsal branch slightly lobate and notched on inner side subapically................................................................................................................ Panorpa hani Wang , sp. n.

- Parameres with dorsal branch simple..................................................................... 21

21. Hypandrium with basal stalk shorter than hypovalves; dorsal branch of paramere convergent apically............ Panorpa huangguiqiangi Wang , sp. n.

- Hypandrium with basal stalk approximately as long as or longer than hypovalves; dorsal branch of paramere divergent apically.............................................................................................. 22

22. Hypandrium with hypovalves slightly convergent terminally......................... Panorpa kunmingensis Fu & Hua

- Hypovalves slightly divergent terminally.................................... Panorpa xiaofeng Wang & Gong , sp. n.