''Dasymutilla pseudopappus'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

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. ''Dasymutilla pseudopappus'' is visually similar to and shares some range with '' Dasymutilla imperialis'', ''

Dasymutilla thetis ''Dasymutilla thetis'', also known as the minute thistledown velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant known only from Arizona in North America. It was first described by as ''Sphaerophthalma thetis'' in 1886. Individuals are about 7 mm long. Female ...

'', and ''

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 th ...

''. (''D. pseudopappus'' was originally classed as a subspecies of ''D. gloriosa''.) This species is found the southwest, namely in the Mexican states of

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, and in the

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in the U.S.

References

Insects described in 1895 Hymenoptera of North America Mutillidae {{Apocrita-stub