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Dasymutilla asopus? - Pseudomethoca propinqua - female
Copyright © 2011 Alan Rogers

Dasymutilla asopus? - Pseudomethoca propinqua - Female
Santa Fe, NM, USA, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
December 31, 1969
Found this wandering through my living room. Looked like an ant a also like a wingless wasp. Did a search here and it would appear that this is a velvet ant - Dasymutilla asopus. Is this correct?

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Dasymutilla asopus? - Pseudomethoca propinqua - female Dasymutilla asopus? - Pseudomethoca propinqua - female
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Contributed by Alan Rogers on 1 September, 2011 - 9:49pm
Last updated 2 September, 2011 - 9:46pm

Moved
Moved from Pseudomethoca.
… George Waldren, 2 September, 2011 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 2 September, 2011 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

Pseudomethoca propinqua
This one is Pseudomethoca propinqua. A close second possibility is P. paludata, but I have never seen any specimens of that species with the sides of the head and thorax/mesosoma extremely dark (only in P. propinqua).
… George Waldren, 2 September, 2011 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Pseudomethoca propinqua?
I've added another photo that is a bit brighter and perhaps show the sides better for you.
Alan
… Alan Rogers, 4 September, 2011 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 September, 2011 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Update on possible ID
Or might this be Dasymutilla praegrandis praegrandis
… Alan Rogers, 1 September, 2011 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

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