Dasymutilla arachnoides
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| Dasymutilla arachnoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. arachnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla arachnoides Smith, 1855 | |
Dasymutilla arachnoides is a species of velvet ant found in North America.[1] The female displays a "trifoliate pattern of black setae on tergum II."[2] This species is widespread in Mexico and Central America as far south as Honduras.[2]
