Dasymutilla munifica

Dasymutilla munifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mutillidae
Genus: Dasymutilla
Species:
D. munifica
Binomial name
Dasymutilla munifica
F. Smith, 1879

Dasymutilla munifica is a species of velvet ant found in eastern and southern Mexico, and throughout Central America. This species was first described by Frederick Smith in 1879. It is nearly identical to Dasymutilla proclea "except for coloration".: 326 

References

  1. ↑ Citizen science observations for Dasymutilla munifica at iNaturalist
  2. 1 2 Williams, Kevin; Pan, Aaron D.; Wilson, Joseph S. (2024). Velvet Ants of North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9780691253763. ISBN 978-0-691-25376-3. LCCN 2023007206. OCLC 1376195396.
  3. ↑ "Detailed record for Dasymutilla munifica (F. Smith, 1879)". essigdb.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-09.