Dasymutilla munifica
Species of velvet ant
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Dasymutilla munifica is a species of velvet ant found in eastern and southern Mexico, and throughout Central America.[1][2] This species was first described by Frederick Smith in 1879.[3] It is nearly identical to Dasymutilla proclea "except for coloration".[2]: 326
| Dasymutilla munifica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. munifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla munifica F. Smith, 1879 | |