Panorpa floridana Byers, 1993
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1982
Rediscovered on 4 November 2010
Distribution
Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Byers, G. W. (1993). Autumnal Mecoptera of southeastern United States. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55: 57-96.
Other references:
Cresswell, Stephen. (2011). Florida scorpionfly–Panorpa floridana. In: J. VanDyk and V. Belov (editors). Bug-Guide. Department of Entomology, Iowa State University; Ames. http://bugguide.net/node/view/515897
Dickson, Kathryn. (2024). Catalogue of the Family Panorpidae (Mecoptera) in Canada, México and the United States. Zootaxa 5559(1): 1-63. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5559.1.1
Somma, Louis A., Creswell, Stephen and Dunford, James C. (2013). Rediscovery of the Florida scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). Insecta Mundi 0303: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.7934/P879
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2008). Preliminary checklist of the Mecoptera of Florida: Earwigflies, hangingflies, and scorpionflies. Insecta Mundi 0042: 1-9.
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2009). The Florida scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Mecoptera: Panorpidae). Entomology Circular (Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services) 420: 1-3.
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2012a). Florida scorpionfly, Panorpa floridana Byers (Insecta: Mecoptera: Panorpidae). Publication # EENY-538. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, University of Florida; Gainesville. 4 p.
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2012b). Florida scorpionfly Panorpa floridana Byers. EENY-538. In: D. Hagen and S. Gildersleve (editors). Featured Creatures EDIS. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, University of Florida; Gainesville. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in949
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2012c). Florida scorpionfly - Panorpa floridana Byers. EENY-538. In: J. L. Gillett-Kaufman (editor). Featured Creatures. Department of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS, University of Florida, and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; Gainesville. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/scorpionfly.htm
Somma, Louis A. and Dunford, J. C. (2016). Florida scorpionfly - Panorpa floridana Byers. EENY-538. In: Elena Rhodes (editor). Featured Creatures. Department of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS, University of Florida, and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; Gainesville. https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/scorpionfly.htm