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''Pseudomethoca'' is a genus of
velvet ant The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be bl ...
s in the family
Mutillidae The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be bla ...
. There are at least 20 described species in ''Pseudomethoca''.


Species

These 24 species belong to the genus ''Pseudomethoca'': * '' Pseudomethoca anthracina'' b * '' Pseudomethoca athamas'' b * '' Pseudomethoca bequaerti'' b (striped velvet ant) * '' Pseudomethoca brazoria'' b * '' Pseudomethoca contumax'' b * '' Pseudomethoca diligibilis'' Mickel, 1952 g * '' Pseudomethoca donaeanae'' b * '' Pseudomethoca flammigera'' b * '' Pseudomethoca frigida'' b * '' Pseudomethoca oceola'' b * '' Pseudomethoca oculata'' b * '' Pseudomethoca paludata'' b * '' Pseudomethoca pergrata'' Cresson, 1902 g * '' Pseudomethoca plagiata'' (Gerstäcker, 1874) g * '' Pseudomethoca praeclara'' b * '' Pseudomethoca propinqua'' (Cresson, 1865) b * '' Pseudomethoca puchella'' Mickel, 1952 g * '' Pseudomethoca pumila'' Burmeister, 1855 g * '' Pseudomethoca quadrinotata'' b * '' Pseudomethoca sanbornii'' b * '' Pseudomethoca simillima'' (Smith, 1855) b * '' Pseudomethoca torrida'' Krombein, 1954 b * '' Pseudomethoca vanduzei'' b * '' Pseudomethoca virgata'' Mickel, 1952 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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External links

* Parasitic wasps Mutillidae {{hymenoptera-stub