Banks-1903

Guides

• Alena minuta

  Alena minuta is a species of snakefly in the family Raphidiidae, first described by Banks in 1903. The species is known from North America. Snakeflies (order Raphidioptera) are predatory insects characterized by an elongated prothorax that gives them a distinctive 'necked' appearance. As a member of the genus Alena, this species belongs to a group of small to medium-sized snakeflies.

  snakeflyRaphidiopteraRaphidiidaepredatory-insectNorth-AmericaBanks-1903small-size

• Scotoleon dissimilis

  Scotoleon dissimilis is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It was first described by Banks in 1903, originally placed in the genus Brachynemurus before being transferred to Scotoleon. The species occurs in Central America and North America. As with other antlions, it undergoes complete metamorphosis with a predatory larval stage and an adult stage.

  antlionMyrmeleontidaeNeuropteraNorth-AmericaCentral-AmericaBanks-1903Brachynemurus-dissimilisinsectpredatorcomplete-metamorphosis