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Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola 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
Although fully winged, the adults rarely fly very far and spend much of their time crawling on vegetation in damp, shaded places near water and along hedgerows. Panorpa communis is a univoltine species. [6] Eggs are laid in soil annually and the larvae both scavenge and pupate there. [6]
This list is adapted from the World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species, [7] and is complete as of 1997. The number of species in each genus is indicated in parentheses. Boreus (24) Latreille, 1816 (North America, Europe, Asia) Boreus hyemalis – also called the snow flea. Caurinus (2) Russell, 1979 (Oregon, Alaska) [8]
The Panorpidae are a family of scorpionflies containing more than 480 species. The family is the largest family in Mecoptera, covering approximately 70% species of the order. [1] Species range between 9–25 mm long. [2] These insects have four membranous wings and threadlike antennae.
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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. [3] About 260 species are described as of 2018. Larvae and adults feed on carrion. [4]
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The genus Bittacus, comprising approximately 75% of all species within the family, occurs worldwide. Other genera are mostly confined to South America or Australia. Members of this family may be confused with crane flies, in the order Diptera, but can be distinguished by their two pairs of wings and lack of halteres.