Species Dasymutilla asopus

Classification · Identification

Another Mutillid - Dasymutilla asopus - female

Velvet Ant - Species?? - Dasymutilla asopus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Vespoidea (Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets)

Family Mutillidae (Velvet Ants)

Genus Dasymutilla

Species asopus (Dasymutilla asopus)

Identification

This species is distinguished by the thorax being as broad as long or slightly broader than long, and the tridentate mandible. (Comment by George Waldren)

Contributed by George Waldren on 1 January, 2008 - 12:55pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 16 June, 2008 - 9:14am

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