Black-headed Velvet Ant

Myrmosa atra

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mutillidae

Myrmosa atra is a Palearctic species of myrmosid, a kleptoparasite in fossorial bee nests.

Distribution

Black-headed Velvet Ant — Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 119United Kingdom · 57Germany · 26Belgium · 3France · 1

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionMyrmosa atra, Wikipedia contributors

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