Dasymutilla eminentia

Dasymutilla eminentia
	Wingless female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Mutillidae
Genus:	Dasymutilla
Species:	D. eminentia
Binomial name
	Dasymutilla eminentia; (Mickel, 1928)

Dasymutilla eminentia is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Mutillidae. Members of this family of wasps are often mistaken for true ants, especially since females are wingless. Unlike ants, however, their bodies are covered by a dense pile of velvet-like hair, and they lack petiole nodes. ^[1]

The species is found in desert or arid regions of Southwestern United States and Mexico. ^[2]

References

^ Jeffrey C. Hertz. "Mutillidae - velvet ants". University of Florida.
^ Hurd, Jr., Paul D. (August 27, 1951). Essig, E. 0.; Freeborn, S. B; Linsley, E. G.; Usinger, R. L. (eds.). "The California Velvet Ants Of The Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 1 (4). University Of California Press: 89–118.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link)

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[Hertz-1] Jeffrey C. Hertz. "Mutillidae - velvet ants". University of Florida.

[Hurd-2] Hurd, Jr., Paul D. (August 27, 1951). Essig, E. 0.; Freeborn, S. B; Linsley, E. G.; Usinger, R. L. (eds.). "The California Velvet Ants Of The Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 1 (4). University Of California Press: 89–118.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link)

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