''Panorpa germanica'', also known by its common name German scorpionfly, is a

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Panorpa ''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. ...

''.LinnÃ¦us, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

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Insects described in 1758 Panorpidae {{Mecoptera-stub