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Dasymutilla satanas
Species of velvet ant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dasymutilla satanas, also known as Satan's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant found in the deserts of the Great Basin region of North America.[1][2][3] The name is most likely a reference to the "hellish" deserts where it dwells.[1]: 56 The females of this species are relatively large for the genus, comparable to the size of Dasymutilla magna or Dasymutilla sackenii females.[1]: 55
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Dasymutilla satanas | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Mutillidae |
Genus: | Dasymutilla |
Species: | D. satanas |
Binomial name | |
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928 | |
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