Dasymutilla
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.
| Dasymutilla | |
|---|---|
| Dasymutilla vestita | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphaeropthalminae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899 |
| Species | |
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~200 species; see text | |
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