Velevet ants (Mutillidae) are Idiobiontic parasitoids, as they prevent further development of the host after initially immobilizing it, and, almost without exception, develop outside the host. Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE; 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MATYNOV, 1923Order: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (bees, ants & wasps, Hautflgler)Suborder: Apocrita (Taillenwespen)Superfamily: Vespoidea (wasps & ants)Family: Mutillidae LATREILLE; 1802 (velvet ants, Ameisenwespen)Subfamily:MutillinaeGenus:
Smicromyrme THOMSON, 1870
Smicromyrme rufipes FABRICIUS, 1787 (Small Velvet Ant, Rotbeinige Spinnenameise)[det. Bohne, 2016, based on this photo]Germany, Berlin: Park Hasenheide, 30-50m asl., 12.06.2014 more info (German):
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