page_title: Panorpa
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Panorpa / Species
caption_attribution_description: Author: soebe Date: July 15, 2005 Location: Eckernförde, Northern Germany
context_page_description: Panorpa is a genus of scorpion-flies that is widely dispersed, especially in the Northern hemisphere. However, they do not occur in western North America. Thirteen species occur in eastern Canada.
  About 260 species are described as of 2018.
  Larvae and adults feed on carrion.
  The species P. vulgaris, has become a model insect for testing theories of sexual selection as its mating system has been noted to be similar to that of humans in some aspects. Studies show that both sexes of the species display mating preferences for direct and indirect benefits to increase reproductive success. The production of nuptial gifts during copulation in males and high nutritional condition in females are indicators of "good foraging genes", an indirect benefit that individuals look for in their partners. These genetic benefits can increase fitness in offspring and improve their foraging ability.
  The life-cycle of Panorpa nuptialis and its habits, have become of interest in the field of forensic entomology.
context_section_description: This list is basically adapted from the World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species: Panorpa and complete as of 2018.
  Panorpa acanthophylla Zhou, 2006 (China: Guizhou)
  Panorpa accola Byers, 2011 (Mexico: Guerrero)
  Panorpa acicularis Byers, 2001 (Mexico: Oaxaca)
  Panorpa aculeata Byers, 2001 (Mexico: Oaxaca)
  Panorpa acuminata Byers, 1993 (USA: Georgia)
  Panorpa acuta Carpenter, 1931 (USA: Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
  Panorpa akasakai Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa alata Zhou & Zhou, 2005 (USA: Georgia)
  Panorpa alpina Rambur, 1842 (Europe)
  Panorpa amamiensis Miyamoto & Makihara, 1984 (Japan)
  Panorpa americana Swederus, 1787 (USA: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
  Panorpa amurensis MacLachlan, 1872 (Korea, Russia: Far Eastern Province)
  Panorpa anfracta Ju & Zhou, 2003 (China: Zhejiang)
  Panorpa angustistriata Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa annexa MacLachlan, 1869 (France, Germany, Sicily, Italy)
  Panorpa annexa latina Navás, 1928 (Italy)
  Panorpa annexa subalpina Navás, 1928 (Italy)
  Panorpa annexa etrusca Willmann, 1976 (Italy)
  Panorpa anomala Carpenter, 1931 (USA: Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Wisconsin)
  Panorpa anrenensis Chou & Wang, 1987 (China: Hunan)
  Panorpa antiporum Nagler, 1968 (Romania)
  Panorpa apiconebulosa Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa apiculata Byers, 2000 (Mexico: Michoacan)
  Panorpa appalachia Byers, 2002 (USA: North Carolina)
  Panorpa approximata Esben-Petersen, 1915 (Korea)
  Panorpa arcuata (Navás, 1912) (Russia: Far East)
  Panorpa aspoecki Willmann, 1973 (Turkey)
  Panorpa attenuata Byers, 1996 (Mexico: San Luis Potosí)
  Panorpa aurea Cheng, 1957 (China: Fujian, Zhejiang)
  Panorpa azteca Byers, 1958 (Mexico: D.F., Mexico)
  Panorpa babai Miyamoto, 1979(Japan: Echigo)
  Panorpa banksi Hine, 1901 (USA: Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina)
  Panorpa banksiana Penny & Byers, 1979 (USA: North Carolina, New Jersey)
  Panorpa baohwashana Cheng, 1957 (China: Kiangsu)
  Panorpa bashanicola Hua, Tao & Hua, 2018 (China: Shaanxi)
  Panorpa bichai Byers, 1993 (USA: Indiana, Tennessee)
  Panorpa biclada Zhang & Hua, 2012 (China: Shaanxi, Hubei)
  Panorpa bicornuta MacLachlan, 1887 (Japan)
  Panorpa bifasciata Chou & Wang, 1981 (China: Shaanxi, Hubei)
  Panorpa bifida Carpenter, 1935 (USA: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
  Panorpa bimacula Byers, 1996 (Mexico: Oaxaca)
  Panorpa bistriata Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa braueri Carpenter, 1931 (USA: Arkansas, Missouri)
  Panorpa brevititilana Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa bunun Issiki, 1929 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa capillata Byers, 1996 (USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)
  Panorpa carolinensis Banks, 1905 (USA: North Carolina, Tennessee)
  Panorpa carpenteri Cheng, 1957 (China: Sichuan)
  Panorpa caucasica MacLachlan, 1869 (Iran, Iraq)
  Panorpa changbaishana Hua, 2008 (China: Jilin, Liaoning)
  Panorpa chengi Chou, 1981 (China: Shaanxi)
  Panorpa cheni Cheng, 1957 (China: Zhejiang)
  Panorpa chiensis Cheng, 1953 (Korea)
  Panorpa choctaw Byers, 1993 (USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee)
  Panorpa choui Zhou & Wu, 1993 (China: Zhejiang)
  Panorpa cladocerca Navás, 1935 (China: Jiangxi)
  Panorpa claripennis Hine, 1901 (USA (Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada: Quebec)
  Panorpa clavigera Klapálek, 1902 (Hercegovina)
  Panorpa cognata Rambur, 1842 (England, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden)
  Panorpa cognata osellai Willmann, 1976 (Italy)
  Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758 (Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, England, Spain)
  Panorpa communis raehlei Lauterbach, 1970 (Europe)
  Panorpa concolor Esben-Petersen, 1915 (Taiwan)
  Panorpa confinis Byers, 1993 (USA
caption: P. communis
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