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''Dicerapanorpa'' is a genus of scorpionflies endemic to China.Zhong W and Hua BZ. (2013). ''Dicerapanorpa'', a new genus of East Asian Panorpidae (Insecta: Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Natural History, 47, 1019-1046. They can be easily recognized by the two anal horns on the posterior margin of the sixth tergum in males.
The anal horns of ''Dicerapanorpa magna'' (Chou, 1981) are used to grasp the female's abdomen during mating.Zhong W, Ding G and Hua BZ. (2015). The role of male's anal horns in copulation of a scorpionfly. Journal of Zoology, 295, 170-177.
Species
''Dicerapanorpa'' consists of 8 species. * ''Dicerapanorpa baiyunshana
''Dicerapanorpa'' is a genus of scorpionflies endemic to China.Zhong W and Hua BZ. (2013). ''Dicerapanorpa'', a new genus of East Asian Panorpidae (Insecta: Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Natural History, ...
'' Zhong et Hua, 2013
* '' Dicerapanorpa diceras'' (MacLachlan, 1894)
* '' Dicerapanorpa kimminsi'' (Carpenter, 1948)
* '' Dicerapanorpa magna'' (Chou in Chou et al., 1981)
* '' Dicerapanorpa shennongensis'' Zhong et Hua, 2013
* '' Dicerapanorpa stotzneri'' (Esben-Petersen, 1934)
* '' Dicerapanorpa tjederi'' (Carpenter, 1938)
* '' Dicerapanorpa triclada'' (Qian et Zhou, 2001)
References
Panorpidae Fauna of China {{Mecoptera-stub