Alena (snakefly)


Alena is a genus of snakeflies in the family Raphidiidae. All species are predatory, both as adults and larvae. They occur in North America in the South-Western United States and Western to Central Mexico.

Systematics

At present 11 living species of Alena are known.
  • Alena
  • *Subgenus Alena
  • ** Alena (Alena) distincta
  • *Subgenus Aztekoraphidia
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) alanae Martins, Aspöck, Aspöck & Contreras-Ramos, 2022
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) australis
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) caudata
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) horstaspoecki U. Aspöck & Contreras-Ramos, 2004
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) infundibulata U. Aspöck et al., 1994
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) michoacana U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 2013
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) minuta
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) schremmeri U. Aspöck et al., 1994
  • ** Alena (Aztekoraphidia) tenochtitlana U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1978)
  • *Subgenus Mexicoraphidia
  • ** ''Alena (Mexicoraphidia) americana''