Abstract
AbstractCephalomutillaAndré, 1908, a genus of velvet ants (Mutillidae), currently composed of 11 species previously recognized from females only, is here revised. A new species from Colombia,C. cabezonaWilliams,sp. nov., is recognized from both sexes and newly described. The previously unknown male ofC. zelichiCasal, 1963 is associated and described.Mutilla vulneriferaAndré, 1908,syn. nov., is recognized as the male ofC. haematodes(Gerstaecker, 1874), and the following species are recognized as synonymous colour variants ofC. haematodes:C. albicalcarisMickel, 1960,syn. nov.;C. argyrosticta(Burmeister, 1875),syn. nov.; andC. flavigastraMickel, 1960,syn. nov.Cephalomutilla proxima(Smith, 1879),comb. nov., is transferred toCephalomutilla, and the following species previously recognized from females only were recognized as conspecific withC. proxima:C. confluentaMickel, 1960,syn. nov.;C. distinctaMickel, 1960,syn. nov.;C. fasciataMickel, 1960,syn. nov.;C. transversaMickel, 1960,syn. nov.; andC. vivata(Cresson, 1902),syn. nov. Keys and illustrations are provided for all five currently valid species ofCephalomutilla.
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