''Dasymutilla stevensi'' 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), ...
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.
This species is not common but is known from the drylands of the continent from North Dakota south to Guanajuato.
The species is named for his colleague O. A. Stevens who collected the type species in
Medora, North Dakota
Medora (, ) is a city in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The only incorporated place in Billings County, it is also the county seat. Much of the surrounding area is part of either Little Missouri National Grassland or Theodore Roo ...
.
References
Insects described in 1928
Hymenoptera of North America
Mutillidae
Taxa named by Clarence E. Mickel
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