Dasymutilla munifica
| Dasymutilla munifica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. munifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla munifica F. Smith, 1879 | |
Dasymutilla munifica is a species of velvet ant found in eastern and southern Mexico, and throughout Central America.[1][2] This species was first described by Frederick Smith in 1879.[3] It is nearly identical to Dasymutilla proclea "except for coloration".[2]: 326
References
- ^ Citizen science observations for Dasymutilla munifica at iNaturalist
- ^ a b Williams, Kevin; Pan, Aaron D.; Wilson, Joseph S. (2024). Velvet Ants of North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9780691253763. ISBN 978-0-691-25376-3. LCCN 2023007206. OCLC 1376195396.
- ^ "Detailed record for Dasymutilla munifica (F. Smith, 1879)". essigdb.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-09.