Dasymutilla klugii

Dasymutilla klugii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mutillidae
Genus: Dasymutilla
Species:
D. klugii
Binomial name
Dasymutilla klugii
Gray, 1872

Dasymutilla klugii, also known as Klug's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant.[1] Found in south-central North America from Utah to Puebla, it is the most commonly encountered velvet ant in Texas.[1]: 84  Velvet ants are actually parasitic wasps, among the species used by D. klugii used to incubate their young are cicada-killer wasps (Sphecius grandis).[1]: 84 

The specific name honors German entomologist Johann C. F. Klug.[1]: 84 

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.


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