Brachypanorpa Panorpodes The Panorpodidae are a small family of scorpionflies.

Of the two genera, Brachypanorpa occurs only in the United States, and Panorpodes occurs in East Asia, with a single species in California.

[1] Unlike their sister group Panorpidae, the family generally has short jaws, amongst the shortest of all mecopterans.

Brachypanorpa is thought to be phytophagous, consuming the epidermis of soft leaves, and a similar diet is suggested for Panorpodes.

[2] The family contains extant 13 species in two genera:[1] In addition, the following fossil genus is also known: