Ephutomorpha ferruginata

Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Namadgi National Park

Ephutomorpha ferruginata at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2019
Ephutomorpha ferruginata at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2019
Ephutomorpha ferruginata at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Ephutomorpha ferruginata 6 Dec 2021 michaelb
Ephutomorpha ferruginata (Mutillidae) 5 Dec 2021 MadiGiannotta
Mutillidae (family) 21 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Mutillidae (family) 29 Jan 2019 JonLewis
Unidentified 29 Jan 2019 RyanW

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Seems like an ant imitating a spider? Never seen one before so keen to find out what it is!

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JonLewis wrote:
   30 Jan 2019
I think this is actually a Mutillid Wasp. I've suggested it, and we can wait for a wasp expert to take a look!
MadiGiannotta wrote:
   5 Dec 2021
This species is currently placed in Ephutomorpha (sl) but will be transferred to Australotilla upon revision.

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