Panorpa bashanicola Hua, Tao & Hua, 2018

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 bashanicola Hua, Tao & Hua, 2018

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Panorpa bashanicola Hua, Tao & Hua, 2018: 111, figs 1-6. Type locality: Nangongshan, Bashan Mountains, Lan′gao County, Shaanxi, China.

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by the following features: (1) occiput black, with two pale submedian stripes and two eye-shaped speckles on lateral regions; (2) wing membrane hyaline, pterostigma prominent yellow, almost without markings (Fig. 2C-D ); (3) 1A ending before origin of Rs (Fig. 2C ); (4) meso- and metanotum pale with yellowish brown laterally, and pale color extending to T3 in V-shape (Fig. 2C ); in males, (5) inner apex of gonocoxite bearing 3-6 long black bristles; (6) parameres crossed, twisted in S-shape, reaching apex of gonocoxites; in females, (7) medigynium with main plate twice as long as wide; a pair of small lateral basal plates near middle; axis extending beyond main plate one-third its length anteriorly.

Material examined.

CHINA - Shaanxi Prov. • 1♂ (Holotype); Lan′gao, Nangongshan ; 1200-2025 m a.s.l.; 24-25 Jun. 2007; Bao-Zhen Hua & Jiang-Li Tan leg. • 26♂♂, 22♀♀ (Paratypes); same data as holotype • 8♂♂, 9♀♀; Hualongshan ; 2200 m a.s.l.; 24 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao & Yuan Hua leg. - Chongqing • 8♂♂, 9♀♀; Chengkou, Shentian Alpine Shrub Meadow ; 2400-2500 m a.s.l.; 22 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao, Yuan Hua & Yu-Ru Yang leg. • 11♂♂, 7♀♀; Huang′anba Alpine Shrub Meadow ; 2400 m a.s.l.; 22 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao, Yuan Hua, & Yu-Ru Yang leg. - Hubei Prov. • 2♂♂; Shennongjia, Hongping ; 28 Jun. 2007; Bao-Zhen Hua & Jiang-Li Tan leg. • 1♂, 8♀♀; Yanziya ; 1950 m a.s.l.; 30 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao leg. • 3♂♂, 4♀♀; Hongping Airport ; 2150 m a.s.l.; 30 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao & Yu-Ru Yang leg.

Measurements.

Male: FL = 11.1-12.1 mm, FW = 2.8-3.0 mm; HL = 10.0-11.1 mm, HW = 2.7-2.9 mm. Female: FL = 11.2-12.6 mm, FW = 2.8-3.1 mm; HL = 10.2-11.6 mm, HW = 2.7-3.0 mm.

Distribution.

China: Chongqing, Hubei, Shaanxi.

Remarks.

This species resembles P. chengi in appearance, but can be differentiated from the latter by vein 1A ending before (cf. at) the origin of Rs.

Figures

Figure 2. Live adult habitus and habitat of Panorpa bashanicola Hua, Tao & Hua, 2018. A. Habitat in Huang′anba, Chengkou, Chongqing. B. Habitat in Hualongshan, Shaanxi. C. Male, dorsal view. D. Female, lateral view. Photos by Kai Gao (A, C, and D) and by Le-Le He (B).