Dasymutilla scitula explained

Dasymutilla scitula is a species of velvet ant native to North America.[1] This species is "restricted to the Great Basin ecoregion," and the females must be carefully distinguished from Dasymutilla arenivaga.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dasymutilla scitula . iNaturalist . 27 November 2024 . en-US.
  2. Manley . Donald G. . Williams . Kevin A. . Pitts . James P. . 2020-05-11 . Keys to Nearctic Velvet Ants of the Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with Notes on Taxonomic Changes since Krombein (1979) . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 122 . 2 . 335 . 10.4289/0013-8797.122.2.335 . 0013-8797.