Chloronia banksiana
| Chloronia banksiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Megaloptera |
| Family: | Corydalidae |
| Genus: | Chloronia |
| Species: | C. banksiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloronia banksiana Penny & Flint, 1982 | |
Chloronia banksiana is a species of dobsonfly found in Venezuela.[1]
Description
Chloronia banksiana is in the hieroglyphica group and is most similar to Chloronia bogotana. Chloronia banksiana is distinguished by having a rugose head and more distinctly marked forewings of intense yellow color. The length of the forewings are 32–33 mm (male) and 35–38 mm (female).[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet "banksiana" is a tribute to Mr. Nathan Banks for his contributions to the study of Neuroptera (neuropterology).[2]
References
- ↑ Martins, Caleb C.; Ardila-Camacho, Adrian; Rivera-Gasperín, Sara Lariza; Oswald, John D.; Liu, Xingyue; Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2022-04-08). "A world checklist of extant and extinct species of Megaloptera (Insecta: Neuropterida)". European Journal of Taxonomy (812): 1727. Bibcode:2022EJTax.812.1727M. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.812.1727. ISSN 2118-9773.
- 1 2 Penny, N. D.; Flint, Oliver S. (1982). "A Revision of the Genus Chloronia (Neuroptera: Corydalidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (348): 1–27. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.348. ISSN 0081-0282.