Gao Chao, Hua Bao-Zhen
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. School of Agricultural Engineering, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Funiu Mountain Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan 473061, China.; Email:
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2016 Aug 26;4158(1):93-104. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.1.5.
A new genus of Panorpidae (Mecoptera), Cerapanorpa gen. nov., is erected with Panorpa obtusa Cheng, 1949 as its type species. The new genus can be readily recognized by having a single digitate anal horn on the posterior edge of tergum VI in males, and a broad main plate bearing two pairs of basal plates at the genital plate and a well-developed elongate axis in females. Nineteen described species are transferred from Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758 to the new genus. In addition, three new species, Cerapanorpa liupanshana sp. nov., Cerapanorpa protrudens sp. nov. and Cerapanorpa sinuata sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Panorpa alticola Zhou, 2000 syn. nov. is regarded as a junior synonym of P. obtusa Cheng, 1949. A key to genera of Panorpidae is updated to include the new genus. A key to species of Cerapanorpa is also presented.
蝎蛉科（长翅目）一新属——新蝎蛉属（Cerapanorpa gen. nov.）被建立，以1949年的钝蝎蛉（Panorpa obtusa Cheng）作为模式种。该新属雄性的显著特征为背板VI后缘具单个指状肛角，雌性的显著特征为生殖板具承载两对基侧板的宽阔主板及发育良好的细长轴。19个已描述物种从1758年的蝎蛉属（Panorpa Linnaeus）转移至新属。此外，描述并图示了3个新物种，即六盘山新蝎蛉（Cerapanorpa liupanshana sp. nov.）、突出新蝎蛉（Cerapanorpa protrudens sp. nov.）和波缘新蝎蛉（Cerapanorpa sinuata sp. nov.）。2000年的高山蝎蛉（Panorpa alticola Zhou）被视为1949年钝蝎蛉的次异名。蝎蛉科属的检索表更新以纳入新属。同时给出了新蝎蛉属物种的检索表。
