Velvet Ant (Mutillidae) species

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Overview

Velvet Ants, family Mutillidae. This family of wasps have wingless females which resemble large hairy ants.

ALA: MUTILLIDAE

ABRS Australian Faunal Directory: Family MUTILLIDAE

10 species

Aglaotilla sp. (genus) (Australian Velvet Ant)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Aglaotilla sp. (genus)

Ancistrotilla sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Ancistrotilla sp. (genus)

Ancistrotilla sp. (genus)

Ancistrotilla sp. (genus)

Ancistrotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Australotilla sp. (genus)

Bothriomutilla rugicollis (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Ephutomorpha bicolorata (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha bicolorata

Ephutomorpha ferruginata (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Ephutomorpha ferruginata

Ephutomorpha ferruginata

Ephutomorpha ferruginata

Ephutomorpha ferruginata

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

JUVENILE

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

Ephutomorpha sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Eurymutilla sp. (genus)

Mutillidae (family) (Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant)

Mutillidae (family)

Mutillidae (family)

Mutillidae (family)

MALE

Mutillidae (family)

Mutillidae (family)

Mutillidae (family)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus) (A velvet ant)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Odontomyrme sp. (genus)

Local native (change?)
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Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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