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

Kai GAO & Bao-Zhen HUA

en European Journal of Taxonomy 2019 (537) - Pages 1-23

Published on 11 July 2019

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.


Keywords:

Biodiversity, central China, Minshan Mountains, scorpionfly, taxonomy

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