Nathan Banks* (1868-04-13 - 1953-01-24) person

American entomologist and arachnologist. Large collections in MCZ Invertebrate Zoology. Worked on mites with the USDA; later worked at the MCZ. 

Names for this agent

  • Nathan Banks
  • Nathan Banks (preferred)
  • NBanks (aka)
  • N.Banks (aka)
  • Bks (aka)
  • Banks, N. (author)
  • N. Banks (second author)

  • None to other agents
  • None from other agents

Range of years collected is greater than 80 (1890-1980)

Collecting Event Map

  • Arachnida: Ammotrechidae (2 records) in year 1904
  • Arachnida: Anyphaenidae (1 record) in year 1891
  • Arachnida: Araneidae (13 records) in years 1930-1968
  • Arachnida: Atypidae (1 record) in year 1909
  • Arachnida: Bdellidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Caponiidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Ceratozetidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Chactidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Chthoniidae (2 records) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Clubionidae (25 records) in year 1923
  • Arachnida: Corinnidae (5 records) in years 1923-1929
  • Arachnida: Dictynidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Gnaphosidae (1 record) in year 1891
  • Arachnida: Haplonoproctidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Arachnida: Ischnuridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Ixodidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Liacaridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Linyphiidae (23 records) in years 1890-1941
  • Arachnida: Lycosidae (4 records) in year 1926
  • Arachnida: Neobisiidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Oribatellidae (5 records) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Oribotritiidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Oxyopidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Phrurolithidae (1 record) in year 1909
  • Arachnida: Plectreuridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Punctoribatidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Salticidae (13 records) in years 1926-1941
  • Arachnida: Scheloribatidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Segestriidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Arachnida: Sparassidae (2 records) in year 1896
  • Arachnida: Tetragnathidae (8 records) in years 1924-1931
  • Arachnida: Theridiidae (2 records) in years 1891-1931
  • Arachnida: Zoridae (to move to) Miturgidae (2 records) in years 1928-1929
  • Bivalvia: Anomiidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Mactridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Tellinidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Diplopoda: Chelodesmidae (9 records) in year 1924
  • Diplopoda: Rhinocricidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Diplopoda: Sphaeriodesmidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Diplopoda: Spirobolellidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Diplopoda: Spirostreptidae (4 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Achilidae (11 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Achilixiidae (5 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Aderidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Amphipsocidae (4 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Andrenidae (75 records) in years 1920-1930
  • Insecta: Apidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Ascalaphidae (6 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Asilidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Bethylidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Bittacidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Caeciliusidae (5 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Cerambycidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Cercopidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Chironomidae (5 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Chrysomelidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Chrysopidae (5 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Cixiidae (13 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Coccinellidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Colletidae (63 records) in years 1920-1941
  • Insecta: Compsocidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Conopidae (4 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Crabronidae (7 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Curculionidae (4 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Derbidae (6 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Dipseudopsidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Dolichopodidae (53 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Dryinidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Erebidae (234 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Flatidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Formicidae (68 records) in years 1915-1980
  • Insecta: Fulgoridae (8 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Gasteruptiidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Gryllidae (5 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Halictidae (15 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Hesperiidae (4 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Hydrochidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Hydroptilidae (7 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Ichneumonidae (5 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Issidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Lampyridae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Lepidopsocidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Lepidostomatidae (16 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Leptoceridae (25 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Limnephilidae (4 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Limoniidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Megachilidae (34 records) in years 1924-1930
  • Insecta: Megaspilidae (12 records) in year 1941
  • Insecta: Melittidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Micropezidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Mutillidae (60 records) in years 1900-1924
  • Insecta: Mycetophilidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Myrmeleontidae (1 record) in year 1909
  • Insecta: Noctuidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Nymphalidae (21 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Panorpidae (4 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Perlidae (7 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Philopotamidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Phryganeidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Pipunculidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Platygastridae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Pompilidae (32 records) in years 1924-1927
  • Insecta: Psocidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Psychodidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Rhinotermitidae (14 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Rhyacophilidae (3 records) in year 1930
  • Insecta: Riodinidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Scarabaeidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Scathophagidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Sciomyzidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Scoliidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Sisyridae (13 records) in year 1898
  • Insecta: Sphecidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Staphylinidae (2 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Stephanidae (1 record) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Stratiomyidae (24 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Syrphidae (7 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Tachinidae (4 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Tenebrionidae (3 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Tettigoniidae (7 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Therevidae (14 records) in year 1924
  • Insecta: Tipulidae (9 records) in years 1925-1930
  • Insecta: Tortricidae (3 records) none known to year
  • Insecta: Uenoidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Vespidae (77 records) in year 1924
  • Malacostraca: Porcellionidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Osteichthyes: Centrarchidae (1 record) in year 1894

  • Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase