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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Mutillidae |
| Genus: | Dasymutilla |
| Species: | D. satanas
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
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References
edit- ^ a b c Williams, Kevin; Pan, Aaron D.; Wilson, Joseph S. (2024). Velvet Ants of North America. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9780691253763. ISBN 978-0-691-25376-3. LCCN 2023007206. OCLC 1376195396.
- ^ "Dasymutilla satanas". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Smith, Lloyd Mason (1941-09-12). "Hammada, from the Director of the Desert Museum - Guest column: 'Velvet Ants' by Prof. Clarence E. Mickel". The Desert Sun. Vol. XV, no. 7. Palm Springs, California. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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