Dasymutilla militaris nigriceps (Cresson)

MANLEY, DONALD G. & PITTS, JAMES P., 2007, Tropical and Subtropical Velvet Ants of the Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with Descriptions of 45 New Species, Zootaxa 1487 (1), pp. 1-128 : 68

Dasymutilla militaris nigriceps (Cresson)

Mutilla nigriceps Cresson, 1865a . Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. 4:110. Holotype female, Cuba (No. 1883) [ANSP] (examined).

Mutilla Wilsoni Cresson, 1865a . Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. 4:112. Holotype male, Cuba [ANSP] (examined).

Mutilla fiorentinii Dalla Torre, 1897 . Cat. Hym. 8:40. Female (N. name for nigriceps Cresson, 1865 , nec. Saunders, 1850).

Diagnosis of Female. The female is identical to D. m. militaris except that the apical fringes of terga II and III are black, like the remaining segments.

Diagnosis of Male. The male is identical to D. m. militaris except that the apical fringe of tergum I is dense, obscuring the integument.

Distribution. Cuba; Bahamas (Great Exuma); Dominican Republic.

Remarks. The female of this subspecies is known only from four specimens, all of which have been examined. The male is known only from the type specimen, which has also been examined. It can be distinguished from the nominate subspecies by the characters noted, as well as by their distribution. Through isolation, these subspecies might eventually become distinct species.