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Velvet Ant - Pseudomethoca simillima
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Velvet Ant - Pseudomethoca simillima
Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
May 26, 2007
Size: 8.5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 27 May, 2007 - 10:42pm
Last updated 1 June, 2007 - 5:28pm

Thanks Kevin
It's great having your expertise to get this to species!
… tom murray, 1 June, 2007 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Actually Pseudomethoca
The abdomen on this specimen and the thoracic shape are diagnostic of Pseudomethoca, this species is a bit more slender than most of the other Pseudomethoca. The presence of small teeth on the propodeum (back of the thorax) and the locality means that this is Pseudomethoca simillima.
… Kevin Williams, 1 June, 2007 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Adalbert
That looks right.
… tom murray, 29 May, 2007 - 6:58am login or register to post comments

Dasymutilla sp.?
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… Adalbert Goertz, 28 May, 2007 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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