Order Mecoptera (Scorpion Flies) CHAPTER 42 Order Mecoptera (Scorpion Flies) Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

Female of Neopanorpa tuberosa (Panorpidae) from Thailand Female of Neopanorpa tuberosa (Panorpidae) from Thailand. Adults of all panorpids have a similar appearance. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

Figure 42.1 Mecoptera: a, adult Panorpidae (Panorpa anomala, male; scale equals 2 mm); b, facial aspect of head and mouthparts of Bittacus chlorostigma, antennae partly removed (Bittacidae); c, larva of Panorpa nuptialis (Panorpidae). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

Figure 42.2 Mecoptera: a, Boreidae (Boreus brevicaudus); b, tarsus of Apterobittacus; c, Bittacidae (Apterobittacus apterus; scale equals 3 mm). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.