''Timulla atriceps'' 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 ...
of the genus ''
Timulla
''Timulla'' is a genus of velvet ants in the family Mutillidae. There are almost 200 described species in the genus ''Timulla''.
Selected species
* '' Timulla atriceps'' (Smith, 1855)
* '' Timulla barbata''
* '' Timulla barbigera'' Mickel, 19 ...
''. It occurs in
South America
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, in the north of
Brazil
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.
References
Mutillidae
Insects described in 1855
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