Biology:Banyutus lethalis

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Short description: Species of insect

Banyutus lethalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Genus: Banyutus
Species:
B. lethalis
Binomial name
Banyutus lethalis
(Walker, 1853)

Banyutus lethalis is an African antlion. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q2253477 entry