<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Dasymutilla fasciventris Mickel 1938</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> </head> <body> <h1> <i>Dasymutilla fasciventris</i> Mickel, 1938</h1> <p>(Figs 1, 2, 15, 16)</p> <p> <i>Dasymutilla fasciventris</i> Mickel 1938: 155. Holotype, ♂, USA, Arizona, Globe (UMSP, examined). <i>Dasymutilla chamela</i> Manley & Pitts 2007: 39. Holotype, ♂, Mexico, Jalisco, Chamela (EMUS, examined), <b>syn. nov.</b> <i>Dasymutilla citromaculosa</i> Manley & Pitts 2007: 43. Holotype, ♀, Mexico, Puebla, 3 mi. NW Petlalcingo (UCDC, examined),</p> <p> <b>syn. nov.</b></p> <p> <i>Dasymutilla fasciventris</i>: Manley & Pitts 2007: 50 (based on misidentified specimens).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> FEMALE. This is the only member of the <i>D. paradoxa</i> species-group with predominantly reddish integumental coloration. Other diagnostic features include: the clypeus has a basal longitudinal tubercle; the pale setal markings of the head and mesosoma are pale golden; the discal spots of T2 are yellow; T2 and T3 are medially clothed with black setae only; and the pygidium is defined by strong carinae laterally.</p> <p>MALE. This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: the hypopygium is flat, lacking a medial longitudinal carina; the mesosoma, legs, and T1-2 are predominantly reddish; and S2 has an anteriorly situated longitudinal seta-filled pit.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. Madrean and Pacific coastal regions of Mexico (Jalisco, Puebla, Sonora) and USA (Arizona).</p> <p> <b>Material examined. Type material.</b> Holotype of <i>Dasymutilla fasciventris,</i> ♂, USA, Arizona, [<i>Gila Co.</i>], Globe, 12.V.1934, F.H. Parker (UMSP); holotype of <i>Dasymutilla chamela,</i> ♂, MEXICO, Jalisco, Chamela, 13.XI.1985 (EMUS); holotype of <i>Dasymutilla citromaculosa,</i> ♀, MEXICO, Puebla, 3 mi. NW Petlalcingo, 2.IV.1962, F.D. Parker (UCDC). <b>Other material.</b> MEXICO: Jalisco: Instituto de Biología Chamela: 25.IX.1986, R.B. Miller & L.A. Stange (1♀, FSCA); F.D. Parker & T.L. Griswold: 26.IX-8.X.1985 (1♂, EMUS); 1-8.X.1985 (1♂, EMUS); mic. Los Mazos, nr. Autlan, 10.X.2001, F.T. Hovore (1♀, CASC); Sonora, 26 km E Alamos, 1- 4.IV.2008 (1♂, EMUS). USA: Arizona: Patagonia, VII-20-40, D.J. & J.N. Knull (1♂, UMSP).</p> <p> <b>Remarks</b>. The males associated with <i>D. fasciventris</i> in Manley & Pitts (2007) are actually an undescribed species (Williams <i>et al.</i> 2012). Because the female is likely already known and this species does not belong in the <i>D. paradoxa</i> species-group, we refrain from describing it at this time. The holotype of <i>D. fasciventris</i> is identical to <i>D. chamela</i>. Like true <i>D. fasciventris</i>, the female <i>D. citromaculosa</i> has the integument predominantly reddish, except the mesoscutum which is blackened and a pattern of bright yellow spots on T2, and the setae mostly black with the head and subapical terga clothed with dense whitish setae. In addition to their identical coloration, <i>D. fasciventris</i> and <i>D. citromaculosa</i> are found in similar habitats across the same geographic range, widely separated from the range of other <i>D. paradoxa</i> species-group members. We therefore treat <i>D. citromaculosa</i> as a <b>junior synonym</b> of <i>D. fasciventris</i>. This is the only member of this group found in the Nearctic region, occurring in mountainous regions of Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).</p> </body> </html>