Nathan-banks

Guides

• Evagetes mohave

  Evagetes mohave is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae, described by Nathan Banks in 1933. The genus Evagetes is characterized by a blocky, robust thorax that distinguishes it from the related genus Aporus, which has a more streamlined thorax that slopes gradually toward the head. Members of the genus Evagetes share with Aporus relatively short and thick antennae. The species epithet 'mohave' suggests an association with the Mojave Desert region of southwestern North America.

  spider-waspPompilidaeHymenopteraMojave-DesertNathan-Banks1933North-AmericaEvagetesblocky-thoraxshort-thick-antennaedesert-wasparthropodinsectwaspaculeatevespoid

• Panorpa banksiana

  common scorpionfly

  Panorpa banksiana is a species of scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae, described by Penny & Byers in 1979. Like other members of the genus Panorpa, males possess enlarged, scorpion-like claspers at the tip of the abdomen. The species is found in North America, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain limited in the available literature.

  scorpionflyMecopteraPanorpidaeNorth-AmericaPenny-&-Byers-1979Nathan-Banks