Revision of the genus Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with descriptions of four new species

  • Kai Gao Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-6709
  • Bao-Zhen Hua Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-7247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.537
Keywords: biodiversity, central China, Minshan Mountains, scorpionfly, taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 is taxonomically revised. Cerapanorpa is confirmed to be endemic to the mountain regions in central China. Nineteen species are recognized in the genus, including four new species: Cerapanorpa baimaensis sp. nov., Cerapanorpa xuebaodinga sp. nov., and Cerapanorpa yanggashana sp. nov. from the Minshan Mountains, and Cerapanorpa taizishana sp. nov. from the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Six species are transferred from Cerapanorpa back to Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758. An updated key to species is presented.

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2019-07-11
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Gao, K., & Hua, B.-Z. (2019). Revision of the genus Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with descriptions of four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (537). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.537
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