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Issue: Vol. 4232 No. 2: 16 Feb. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-02-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.2.7
Page range: 241–250
Abstract views: 40
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Discovery of Neopanorpa chillcotti Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) from Tibet, China, with discussion of its generic status

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
Mecoptera Insecta Leptopanorpa new record Nepal

Abstract

Neopanorpa chillcotti Byers, 1971 was originally described from Kathmandu in Nepal and is now found to be distributed in Gyirong, Tibet in China. The species is redescribed and illustrated based on new material from China and Nepal. The generic status of this species is briefly discussed.

 

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