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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa » anomala species group (Panorpa anomala species group)
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Panorpa sp. - Panorpa - male
Copyright © 2014 Ken Childs

Panorpa sp. - Panorpa - Male
Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, USA
August 5, 2014

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Panorpa sp. - Panorpa Panorpa sp. - Panorpa - male
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Contributed by Ken Childs on 21 November, 2014 - 7:49am
Last updated 24 November, 2014 - 2:39pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 24 November, 2014 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

This is likely Panorpa specio
This is likely Panorpa speciosa, P. bifida, or P. anomala based on the presence of the two submarginal spots and the locality. Examination of the male genital bulb under a microscope would be needed for species determination. Panorpa anomala lacks a aedeagal hamulus. Panorpa bifida and P. speciosa are members of the same species group. The ventral paramere of P. bifida has two LONG branches, with one branch projecting out of the benital bulb. The ventral paramere of P. speciosa also has two branches, but one is shorter than the other and niether project out of the genital bulb. Panorpa bifida was thought to be an endemic of western PA, but there seems to be a population in AL and SW TN.
… Wes Bicha, 24 November, 2014 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

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