Neopanorpa van der Weele 1909
Creators: name: Wang, Meng
name: Hua, Bao-Zhen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Mecoptera
Panorpidae
Neopanorpa

description: Key to the species of Neopanorpa in Yunnan (females)
[not including N. curva Zhou, N. lacunaris Navás, N. pendula Qian & Chou, N. tengchongensis Zhou & Wu, N. tenuis Zhou, N. uncinella Qian & Zhou, and N. uncata Zhou]
1 Pterostigma pigment a dark brown, rectangular stripe (Fig. 16b)................................ N. quadristigma sp. n.
- Pterostigma pigmented or not, but not distinct as above........................................................ 2
2 Rostrum without dorsolongitudinal stripes.................................................................. 3
- Rostrum with two dorsolongitudinal stripes................................................................ 11
3 Wing markings obscure, with only greatly reduced markings on pterostigma and wing apex........................... 4
- Wing markings extensive and prominent................................................................... 5
4 A7–A8 blackish brown; pterostigma without stripes (Fig. 6b)........................................ N. tincta sp. n.
- A7–A8 yellowish brown to dark brown; pterostigma with brown stripe (Fig. 14b).................. N. longistipitata sp. n.
5 VeinR2 trifurcated..................................................................................... 6
- VeinR2 bifurcated..................................................................................... 8
6 Wings extensively marked by continuous broad apical band, pterostigmal band, submedian band, and basal band............................................................................................... N. harmandi (Navás)
- Wing markings without basal band........................................................................ 7
7 Apical band of wing markings connected to pterostigmal band along costal margin; posterior arms of genital plate broad, slightly convergent at apex (Fig. 19e–g)...................................................... N. spatulata Byers
- Apical band of wing markings not connected to pterostigmal band along costal margin; posterior arms of genital plate narrow, slightly divergent at apex................................................................. N. siamensis Byers
8 Vertex yellowish brown with a longitudinal blackish brown marking on ocellar triangle (Fig. 10c) N. diancangshanensis sp. n.
- Vertex brownish black without marking.................................................................... 9
9 Genital plate with axis extending anteriorly beyond main plate for a short length............. N. menghaiensis Zhou & Wu
- Genital plate with axis not extending anteriorly beyond main plate.............................................. 10
10 Posterior arms of genital plate extended nearly in parallel towards apices........................... N. cuspidata Byers
- Posterior arms of genital plate extended divergently towards apices.............................. N. pulchra Carpenter
11 Subgenital plate with U-shaped emargination at apex............................................. N. brisi (Navás)
- Subgenital plate with V-shaped emargination at apex........................................................ 12
12 Genital plate with axis not extending anteriorly beyond main plate (Fig. 18e–g)....................... N. nielseni Byers
- Genital plate with axis extending anteriorly beyond main plate for a short length.................................. 13
13 Subgenital plate blackish brown with shallow V-shaped emargination at apex (Fig. 13d)........... N. magnatitilana sp. n.
- Subgenital plate yellowish brown with deep V-shaped emargination at apex...................................... 14
14 Genital plate with axis not extending anteriorly beyond main plate (Fig. 5e–g).................. N. semiorbiculata sp. n.
- Genital plate with axis extending anteriorly beyond main plate at least half its length............................... 15
15 Pterostigmal band with basal branch consisting of three spots................................. N. yingjiangensis Zhou
- Pterostigmal band only with an uninterrupted basal branch..................................... N. triangulata sp. n.
description: Published as part of Wang, Meng & Hua, Bao-Zhen, 2018, High species diversity of the genus Neopanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) in Yunnan Province, China in Zootaxa 4483 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1437468