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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) » Timulla
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velvet ant? - Timulla
Copyright © 2009 Siobhan Basile

velvet ant? - Timulla
Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
September 6, 2009
Size: ~ 1.5 cm long.
This is the first time I've noticed a beautiful, bright ant like this one. It sure moved fast. The ant was in my driveway, surrounded by a coniferous/deciduous lot, near a river. This shot was taken in the afternoon.

The closest I came to IDing this insect to species was Pseudomethoca simillma http://bugguide.net/node/view/113199/bgpage

or Pseudomethoca frigida http://bugguide.net/node/view/58115/bgpage

but my bug seems to have an extra silver ring on the abdomen near the thorax.

I know he/she looks dead, but I don't kill bugs. Believe me this guy got up and ran away. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Contributed by Siobhan Basile on 9 September, 2009 - 4:46am
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 3:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… George Waldren, 25 September, 2009 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

Coolies!
Timulla, female.Interesting locality, I never picture NH ever being the apt place for Mutillidae. But they do have some surprisingly rare species out there.
… William Ericson, 9 September, 2009 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

This is a velvet ant.
I'd say the genus you're guessing is correct, but I'm no expert.
… Roar, 9 September, 2009 - 5:42am login or register to post comments

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