Banyutus lethalis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Genus: | Banyutus |
| Species: | B. lethalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Banyutus lethalis (Walker, 1853) | |
Banyutus lethalis is an Afrotropical antlion. It was described by Francis Walker in 1853.[1] It is proposed as the mimic for the gregarious African antlion, Hagenomyia tristis, but can be identified based on the longer antennae and a bicoloured pterostigma. Both species fly gregariously through long grass and can be collected together. The larvae of B. lethalis are non-pit building, whereas those of H. tristis are pit-builders.
References
- ↑ Krivokhatsky, V. A. (2021). "A Review of the Antlion Fauna (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) of Madagascar and Analysis of Its Genesis Based on the Collection of the Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg". Entomological Review. 101 (1): 71–96. doi:10.1134/S0013873821010061. ISSN 0013-8738.