Panorpa fulvastra Chou, 1981

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 fulvastra Chou, 1981

Fig. 12

Panorpa fulvastra Chou in Chou et al., 1981: 4, figs 10-13. Type locality: Taibai Mountain, Shaanxi, China; Wang & Hua, 2018: 343, figs 5-123-1-5-123-2.

Diagnosis.

This species can be readily recognized by the following characters: (1) wing membrane tinged with yellow, reduced markings (Fig. 12B-C ); (2) vein 1A ending at level of origin of Rs (Fig. 12B-C ); (3) meso- and metanotum black brown with yellowish mesal stripe (Fig. 12B-C ); in males, (4) arcuate inner apex of ventral gonocoxites bearing cluster of extremely long setae; (5) parameres slender, twisted in S-shape, crossed once or twice; in females, (6) main plate of medigynium broad; pair of large lateral basal plates extending from base to two-thirds of length of main plate; axis extended beyond main plate one-third of its length anteriorly.

Material examined.

CHINA - Shaanxi Prov. • 1♂ (Holotype); Taibaishan ; 22 Jul. 1956; Io Chou leg. ; • 4 ♂♂, 5♀♀ (Paratypes); same data as holotype ; • 9♂♂, 5♀♀; Ningshan Huoditang ; 20 Jul. 2018; Ying Miao & Xiao-Yan Wang leg. • 5♂♂, 4♀♀; Liuba ; 1200-1600 m a.s.l.; 3 Aug. 2004; Peng-Ying Huang leg. • 2♂♂, 14♀♀; • 16♂♂, 20♀♀; Liping National Forest Park, Qixingge ; 1500 m a.s.l.; 12 Jul. 2018; Zheng Wei leg. • 4♂♂, 3♀♀; Hanyin, Fenghuangshan, Leigutai , 1800 m a.s.l.; 27 Jun. 2018; Kai Gao leg. • 2♀♀; Zhouzhi, Houzhenzi ; 2030 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 2019; Kai Gao leg. • 2♀♀; Foping, Liangfengya ; 2200 m a.s.l.; 26 Jul. 2019; Kai Gao leg. • 12♂♂, 16♀♀; Qinling Railway Station ; 34°14′13″N, 106°55′08″E; 1440 m a.s.l.; 18 Aug. 2019; Ning Li & Yue Pan leg.

Measurements.

Male: FL = 10.4-11.9 mm, FW = 2.9-3.1 mm; HL = 9.4-11.0 mm, HW = 2.7-3.1 mm. Female: FL = 11.2-12.6 mm, FW = 3.0-3.3 mm; HL = 10.1-11.5 mm, HW = 2.9-3.2 mm.

Distribution.

China: Shaanxi.

Figures

Figure 12. Live adult habitus and habitat of Panorpa fulvastra Chou, 1981. A. Habitat in Qinling Railway station, Fengxian, Shaanxi. B. Male, dorsal view. C. Female, dorso-lateral view. Photos by Ning Li (A) and by Kai Gao (B-C).