Abstract
The first nearly cryptic species of scorpionfly from the United States, Strong>Panorpa cryptica Bicha and Schiff, n. sp., is described from northern Georgia, southwestern North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina. This insect was initially differentiated from the very similar
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood by its unique cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial DNA. Habitat details, distribution, and biology are described.
Keywords
COI,
DNA,
Georgia,
new species,
North Carolina,
Panorpa,
Panorpa acuta,
Panorpa flexa,
Panorpa nebulosa,
scorpionfly,
South Carolina
Citation
Bicha, Wesley; Schiff, Nathan; Lancaster, Aaron; Scheffler, Brian. 2015. A nearly cryptic scorpionfly,
Panorpa cryptica n sp.(Mecoptera: Panorpidae) from North America. Zootaxa. 3973(3): 591-.600 10 p. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.12