Dasymutilla
Genus of wasps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dasymutilla is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Members of this genus are highly variable in sting intensity, ranging from a 1 (D. thetis) to a 3 (D. klugii) in the Schmidt sting pain index.[1]
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Dasymutilla | |
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Dasymutilla vestita | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Mutillidae |
Subfamily: | Sphaeropthalminae |
Genus: | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899 |
Species | |
~200 species; see text |
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