Abstract
The venom apparatus of Typhoctes peculiaris (Cresson), a primitive mutillid wasp, is ant-like in a number of ways, appearing to be similar in general structure to the apparatuses of ants in the subfamilies Myrmeciinae and Ponerinae. The venom apparatus of most mutillids appears to be coiled or strongly decurved. The venom apparatus of tiphiid and scoliid wasps examined are distinctly wasp-like and the sting shaft is decurved. The general structure of the gonostyli appears to be an important point of reference in determining the relationships among the Hymenoptera at the family level.
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