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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) » Pseudomethoca

Genus Pseudomethoca

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited
pseudomethoca porpinqua - Pseudomethoca propinqua - male Small Velvet Ant - Pseudomethoca - female Pseudomethoca oceola - male Pseudomethoca - Pseudomethoca oculata - female Mutillid ID Request - Pseudomethoca frigida Ant w/ stripes - Pseudomethoca - female Mutillid - Pseudomethoca - female Pseudomethoca contumax (Cresson) - Pseudomethoca contumax - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)
Family Mutillidae (Velvet Ants)
Genus Pseudomethoca
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
Explanation of Names
Methocha (or sometimes spelled Methoca) is a genus of Tiphid wasps, so this genus name presumably means false Methoca (Internet searches).
Numbers
Nearctica (1) lists 43 species.
Size
6-10 mm (females, various guide photos)
Identification
Characters of this genus (Univ. Florida):
eyes circular to slightly ovate (egg-shaped)
head less than twice the width of mesosoma (middle body segment); head not toothed
mesosoma narrowed in middle
pygidium usually with lateral carinae (strong ridges)
see references for more details
Internet References
Univ. Florida--Velvet Ants
Works Cited
1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Joel Kits on 17 March, 2005 - 11:23pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 6 May, 2010 - 11:16am

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