Panorpa etrusca (Panorpa etrusca)

Panorpa etrusca Snapshot of specimen in the collection of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Leiden, Netherlands)
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Note: The photograph was taken in the Netherlands but the specimen is from Italy Mecoptera,Naturalis Biodiversity Center,Panorpa,Panorpa etrusca,Panorpidae

Appearance

P. etrusca is part of the Panorpa cognata group of species that have modified 6th and 7th abdominal segments in the male, where these have a "spoiler" like hind margin, whereas in the other species the segments are conical, narrowing gradually to the apex.

Naming

Originally described by Willmann in 1976 as a subspecies of Panorpa annexa, but raised to full species status by Ward in 1983.

Distribution

Known from Italy and a few locations in the extreme south-east of France

References:

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Willmann, R. (1976) Zur Kenntnis der italienischen Mecoptera (Insecta). - Bollettino del Museo civico di Storia naturale di Verona, vol.3, pp.57-77.

Ward, P.H. (1983) Scorpion-flies of the Panorpa cognata-complex in the western Palaearctic region (Mecoptera). - Journal of Natural History, vol.7(4), pp.627-645.

Tillier, Pierre; Ponel, Philippe (2009) Nouvelle capture de Panorpa etrusca Willmann en France (Mecoptera Panorpidae). - L’Entomologiste, vol.65(1), pp.21-23,

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Mecoptera
Family	Panorpidae
Genus	Panorpa
Species	Panorpa etrusca

Photographed in
Netherlands