A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of Mississippi Mecoptera (Insecta) Author Stark, Bill P. Author Lago, Paul K. Author Harrison, Audrey B. Author Smith, William E. text Insecta Mundi 2016 2016-02-12 2016 469 1 15 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5353210 1942-1354 5353210 C90C7CD7-1984-44F7-A3CD-47A187F0A2FA Merope tuber Newman Merope tuber Newman, 1838:180 . Trenton Falls, New Jersey Distribution. AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, ON, PA, VA, WS, WV. Published Mississippi Records. Schiefer (2015) reported this species at five Mississippi sites. Counties in which the species has been collected include Lincoln, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River and Wayne. New Mississippi Records. None available. Comments. The records listed by Schiefer (2015) represent the first for the state and document the presence of this unusual species across much of the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. Schiefer and Dunford (2005) recently reported populations of the species in Alabama , and Dunford et al. (2007) and Somma (2011a) reported the species distribution in Florida . Mississippi specimens were collected from early May to mid June ( Schiefer 2015 ).