page_title: Dasymutilla
section_title: Selected Species
hierarchical_section_title: Dasymutilla / Selected Species
caption_attribution_description: Female velvet ant Dasymutilla gloriosa
context_page_description: The wasp genus Dasymutilla belongs to the family Mutillidae. The females of the genus are well known for their painful sting, which is where many gain their common name of cow killer. Females are wingless and resemble large ants while the males possess wings. The larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera.
caption: Female D. gloriosa
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