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Dasymutilla Asopus
''Dasymutilla'' is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Most of the velvet ants in North Americathe wingless females of which are conspicuous as colorful, fast, and "fuzzy" bugsare in the genus ''Dasymutilla''. Selected species * ''D. albiceris'' * ''D. alesia'' * ''D. arachnoides'' * ''D. archboldi'' * ''D. arenivaga'' * ''D. asopus'' * ''D. aureola'' * ''D. bioculata'' * ''D. californica'' * ''D. calorata'' * ''D. chattahoochei'' * ''D. chiron'' * ''D. chisos'' * ''D. coccineohirta'' * ''D. creon'' * ''D. creusa'' * ''D. dilucida'' * ''D. eminentia'' * ''D. fasciventroides'' * ''D. flammifera'' * ''D. foxi'' * ''D. gibbosa'' * ''D. gloriosa'' (thistledown velvet ant) * ''D. gorgon'' * ''D. heliophila'' * ''D. klugii'' * ''D. leda'' * ''D. lepeletierii'' * ''D. magnifica'' * ''D. meracula'' * ''D. monticola'' * ''D. montivagoides'' * ''D. mutata'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Aureola
''Dasymutilla aureola'', also known as the Pacific velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant in the family Mutillidae, found in the western United States. It has a large, square-shaped head and red, yellow, or orange hair. References External links * Mutillidae Insects described in 1865 Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Coccineohirta
''Dasymutilla coccineohirta'' is a species of velvet ant found in North America. Coloration of the "fuzz" (seta In biology, setae (; seta ; ) are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Depending partly on their form and function, protostome setae may be called macrotrichia, chaetae, ...) on the females is variable, ranging from red to white. It is found along the Pacific coast as far north as Washington and Idaho and as far south as Baja California state. ''Dasymutilla clytemnestra'' was recently synonymized with ''D. coccineohirta''. It is similar to '' Dasymutilla fulvohirta'', but "may be distinguished by the marginal cell being smaller and the clothing much coarser." This species was first described by in 1871 from a specimen collected in California. References Insects described in 1871 Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae {{Hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Lepeletierii
''Dasymutilla'' is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Most of the velvet ants in North Americathe wingless females of which are conspicuous as colorful, fast, and "fuzzy" bugsare in the genus ''Dasymutilla''. Selected species * ''D. albiceris'' * ''D. alesia'' * ''D. arachnoides'' * ''D. archboldi'' * ''D. arenivaga'' * ''D. asopus'' * ''D. aureola'' * ''D. bioculata'' * ''D. californica'' * ''D. calorata'' * ''D. chattahoochei'' * ''D. chiron'' * ''D. chisos'' * ''D. coccineohirta'' * ''D. creon'' * ''D. creusa'' * ''D. dilucida'' * ''D. eminentia'' * ''D. fasciventroides'' * ''D. flammifera'' * ''D. foxi'' * ''D. gibbosa'' * ''D. gloriosa'' (thistledown velvet ant) * ''D. gorgon'' * ''D. heliophila'' * ''D. klugii'' * ''D. leda'' * ''D. lepeletierii'' * ''D. magnifica'' * ''D. meracula'' * ''D. monticola'' * ''D. montivagoides'' * ''D. mutata'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Leda
''Dasymutilla leda'' is a species of velvet ant Velvet ants (Mutillidae) are a family (biology), family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, whic ... native to North America. Found in the central United States from South Dakota to Texas, only females have been collected by scientists but "distribution and coloration suggest that ''D. myrice'' may be the male of this species." References Insects described in 1872 Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae {{Apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Klugii
''Dasymutilla klugii'', also known as Klug's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant. Found in south-central North America from Utah to Puebla, it is the most commonly encountered velvet ant in Texas. Velvet ants are actually parasitic wasps, among the species used by ''D. klugii'' used to incubate their young are cicada The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...-killer wasps ('' Sphecius grandis''). The specific name honors German entomologist Johann C. F. Klug. References Mutillidae Insects described in 1872 Hymenoptera of North America Biota of Texas {{Hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Heliophila
''Dasymutilla'' is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Most of the velvet ants in North Americathe wingless females of which are conspicuous as colorful, fast, and "fuzzy" bugsare in the genus ''Dasymutilla''. Selected species * Dasymutilla albiceris, ''D. albiceris'' * Dasymutilla alesia, ''D. alesia'' * Dasymutilla arachnoides, ''D. arachnoides'' * Dasymutilla archboldi, ''D. archboldi'' * Dasymutilla arenivaga, ''D. arenivaga'' * Dasymutilla asopus, ''D. asopus'' * Dasymutilla aureola, ''D. aureola'' * Dasymutilla bioculata, ''D. bioculata'' * Dasymutilla californica, ''D. californica'' * Dasymutilla calorata, ''D. calorata'' * Dasymutilla chattahoochei, ''D. chattahoochei'' * Dasymutilla chiron, ''D. chiron'' * Dasymutilla chisos, ''D. chisos'' * Dasymutilla coccineohirta, ''D. coccineohirta'' * Dasymutilla creon, ''D. creon'' * Dasymutilla creusa, ''D. creusa'' * Dasymutilla dilu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Gorgon
''Dasymutilla gorgon'' is a species of velvet ant Velvet ants (Mutillidae) are a family (biology), family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, whic ... native to central North America from Colorado to Louisiana. References Insects described in 1871 Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae {{Apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Gloriosa
''Dasymutilla gloriosa'', sometimes referred to as the thistledown velvet ant, is a member of the genus ''Dasymutilla''. Only females are wingless, as in other mutillids. Compared to other mutillids, it is mid-sized, being larger than some of the smallest known species like '' Dasymutilla vesta'' but smaller than some of the largest known species like ''Dasymutilla klugii''. It ranges from Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and south into Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... Rather than having aposematic coloration like other mutillids, the females of this species are camouflaged by their resemblance to the fruit of Creosotebush, which occurs in the same habitats. However, this species' coloration appears to be primarily an adaptation to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Gibbosa
''Dasymutilla gibbosa'' is a species of velvet ant Velvet ants (Mutillidae) are a family (biology), family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, whic ... found in the northeastern United States in North America. C. E. Mickel placed ''D. gibbosa'' in the Quadriguttata group of the genus. References Insects described in 1836 Taxa named by Thomas Say Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae {{Hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Flammifera
''Dasymutilla flammifera'' is a species of velvet ant found along the Pacific coast of North America and inland to Idaho and Arizona. This species was first described by American entomologist Clarence E. Mickel in 1928. Per Mickel, ''D. flammifera'' females are "very dark mahogany red, the pubescence of the head, thorax, and abdomen above scarlet; length, 13 mm" and are similar to '' Dasymutilla sackenii'' except for "the sculpture of the genae," coloration, and the fuzz on the femora. The type species was collected near Claremont, California Claremont () is a suburban city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, east of Los Angeles. It lies in the Pomona Valley at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had .... References Insects described in 1928 Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae Taxa named by Clarence E. Mickel {{Hymenoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Fasciventroides
''Dasymutilla'' is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Most of the velvet ants in North Americathe wingless females of which are conspicuous as colorful, fast, and "fuzzy" bugsare in the genus ''Dasymutilla''. Selected species * ''D. albiceris'' * ''D. alesia'' * ''D. arachnoides'' * ''D. archboldi'' * ''D. arenivaga'' * ''D. asopus'' * ''D. aureola'' * ''D. bioculata'' * ''D. californica'' * ''D. calorata'' * ''D. chattahoochei'' * ''D. chiron'' * ''D. chisos'' * ''D. coccineohirta'' * ''D. creon'' * ''D. creusa'' * ''D. dilucida'' * ''D. eminentia'' * ''D. fasciventroides'' * ''D. flammifera'' * ''D. foxi'' * ''D. gibbosa'' * ''D. gloriosa'' (thistledown velvet ant) * ''D. gorgon'' * ''D. heliophila'' * ''D. klugii'' * ''D. leda'' * ''D. lepeletierii'' * ''D. magnifica'' * ''D. meracula'' * ''D. monticola'' * ''D. montivagoides'' * ''D. mutata'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasymutilla Eminentia
''Dasymutilla eminentia'' is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Mutillidae. Members of this family of wasps are often mistaken for true ants, especially since females are wingless. Unlike ants, however, their bodies are covered by a dense pile of velvet-like hair, and they lack petiole nodes. The species is found in desert or arid regions of Southwestern United States and Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... References Mutillidae Hymenoptera of North America Taxa named by Clarence E. Mickel {{apocrita-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
