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Dasymutilla satanas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Mutillidae
Genus:	Dasymutilla
Species:	D. satanas
Binomial name
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928

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. The name is most likely a reference to the "hellish" deserts where it dwells. The females of this species are relatively large for the genus, comparable to the size of Dasymutilla magna or Dasymutilla sackenii females.

References

1. ^ 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.
2. "Dasymutilla satanas". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
3. 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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