Ephutomorpha

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Ephutomorpha
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Ephutomorpha ferruginata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mutillidae
Tribe: Dasymutillini
Genus: Ephutomorpha
André, 1902
Species

155 species

Ephutomorpha [1] is a genus of parasitoid wasp in the family Mutillidae. [2] [3]

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Defenses

Many members of this genus exhibit aposematic coloration. Ephutomorpha ruficornis is believed to use Müllerian mimicry by mimicking the colorations of Fabriogenia species.

Species

References

  1. "Ephutomorpha". www.gbif.org. GBIF . Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. "Ephutomorpha". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. Brothers, Denis J. (2018-04-30). "Aglaotilla, a new genus of Australian Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) with metallic coloration". Zootaxa. 4415 (2): 357–368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4415.2.6. PMID   30313625.