title: A nearly cryptic Scorpionfly, Panorpa cryptica n. sp. (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) from North America.
abstract: The first nearly cryptic species of scorpionfly from the United States, Panorpa cryptica Bicha and Schiff, n. sp., is described from northern Georgia, southwestern North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina. This insect was initially differentiated from the very similar Panorpa nebulosa Westwood by its unique cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial DNA. Habitat details, distribution, and biology are described.
authors.affiliation: 121 Old Batley Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 USA.; Email: mecoptera@live.com.
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bicha
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS USA 38776 USA.; Email: nschiff@fs.fed.us.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS USA 38776 USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lancaster
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, USDA-ARS-CGRU, MSA Genomics Laboratory, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776 USA.; Email: brian.scheffler@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scheffler
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny