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Dasymutilla 
Dasymutilla sp. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Vespoidea Family: Mutillidae Subfamily: Sphaeropthalminae Genus: Dasymutilla
Ashmead (1899)Species See Text
The genus Dasymutilla belongs to the Mutillidae family. The females of the genus are well known for their painful sting, which is where many gain their common name, Cow Killer. The female is wingless and often resemble large ants while the males still retain their wings. The larva of the Dasymutilla are external parasites to various types of hymenoptera. When disturbed the Dasymutilla makes a high-pitched squeaking sound identical to the Pogonomyrmex (Harvester ant).
Species
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Female D. gloriosa
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- edit] References
- Evans, Arthur V. (2007). Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co.. pp. 371. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
- "List of Dasymutilla". http://bugguide.net/node/view/13118/bgpage. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- "Genus Dasymutilla". http://bugguide.net/node/view/13118. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- "San Diego Natural History Museum Dasymutilla sp.". http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/inverts/dasymutilla.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
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