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Leptopanorpa Nematogaster
''Leptopanorpa'' is a genus of scorpionflies that mainly distributed in Java, with two species also occurring in Sumatra. The males have elongated abdomens which can they can use to compete with other males and these abdomen are also sexually displayed to females. A recent revision found that the genus was nested within a paraphyletic ''Neopanorpa.'' Species :This list is adapted from the ''World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species'': Leptopanorpa' and complete as of 1997. * ''Leptopanorpa charpentieri'' (Burmeister, 1839) (Java, Sumatra) * ''Leptopanorpa cingulata'' (Enderlein, 1912) (Java) * ''Leptopanorpa filicauda'' Lieftinck, 1936 (Java) * ''Leptopanorpa inconspicua'' Lieftinck, 1936 (Java) * ''Leptopanorpa jacobsoni'' (van der Weele, 1909) (Java) * ''Leptopanorpa javanica'' (Westwood, 1841) (Java, Sumatra) * '' Leptopanorpa nematogaster'' (MacLachlan, 1869) (Java) * '' Leptopanorpa peterseni'' Lieftinck, 1936 (Java) * ''Leptopanorpa pi'' (van der Weele), 1909 (Java) :* '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpionfly
Mecoptera (from the Greek: ''mecos'' = "long", ''ptera'' = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Endopterygota with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike rostra. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are another prominent family and are known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered to them by the males. A smaller group is the snow scorpionflies, family Boreidae, adults of which are sometimes seen walking on snowfields. In contrast, the majority of species in the order inhabit moist environments in tropical locations. The Mecoptera are closely related to the Siphonaptera (fleas), and a little more distantly to the Diptera (true flies). They are somewhat fly-like in appearance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
