Bothriomutilla rugicollis

Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Namadgi National Park

Bothriomutilla rugicollis at Namadgi National Park - 9 Feb 2016
Bothriomutilla rugicollis at Namadgi National Park - 9 Feb 2016
Bothriomutilla rugicollis at Namadgi National Park - 9 Feb 2016
Bothriomutilla rugicollis at Namadgi National Park - 9 Feb 2016
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Identification history

Bothriomutilla rugicollis 25 Dec 2020 KimPullen
Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) 14 Feb 2019 michaelb
Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) 14 Feb 2019 michaelb
Mutillidae (family) 22 Feb 2017 KimPullen
Mutillidae (family) 22 Feb 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 20 Feb 2017 michaelb

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A wingless wasp; photo taken just after sunset using a flash; on the lower slopes of Mt Tennant, in Namadgi NP.

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michaelb wrote:
   21 Feb 2017
A wingless wasp, possibly family Mutillidae (Velvet Ants).
michaelb wrote:
   28 Jan 2018
Hi Kim
Might this one also be Ephutomorpha sp. ?
KimPullen wrote:
   3 Feb 2018
Yes it could be, Michael. There are some people working on the taxonomy of these presently, so the names are likely to change. But the work is in the early stages.

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