New species of Neopanorpa (Mecoptera) from Vietnam, with a key to the species of Mecoptera of Vietnam

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Abstract

Sixteen species of scorpionflieshave been reported from Vietnam, consisting of 13 Neopanorpa and three Bittacus species.  One of these scorpionflies from the central highlands of Vietnam with hood-shaped hypovalves was determined to be a new species and is described herein as Neopanorpa cucullata, n. sp. A second new species Neopanorpa ellengreeni, n. sp. with golden yellow wing membranes and Y-shaped wing markings is described from northern Vietnam. CO1 DNA analysis of 16 of 17 species of Vietnamese Mecoptera are presented using a neighbor-joining tree indicating that the new species are approximately as distinct from the extant species as the extant species are from each other.  A key is provided for all 17 Vietnamese Mecoptera.

  • Citation: Bicha, Wesley J.; Schiff, Nathan; Pham, Thai Hong; Lancaster, Aaron; Scheffler, Brian. 2017. New species of Neopanorpa (Mecoptera) from Vietnam, with a key to the species of Mecoptera of Vietnam
  • Keywords: barcode, Bittacus, cytochrome oxidase 1, DNA, hangingfly, key, scorpionfly
  • Posted Date: September 13, 2018
  • Modified Date: October 2, 2018

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