Abstract
All known species of recent Mecoptera are catalogued: reference is given to original descriptions; and known distributions are recorded. New names for two junior homonyms (Panorpa issiki = Panorpa acuta Issiki & Cheng, and Panorpa banksiana = Panorpa interrupta Banks) are included, and one new synonymy (Panorpa galloisi Miyake = Panorpa cornigera MacLachlan) is noted.