Dasymutilla erythrina (Say, 1836), ♂ ♀ (Fig. 48) Mutilla erythrina Say, 1836: 297. Dasymutilla formicalia Rohwer, 1912: 463. Dasymutilla fulgida Mickel, 1928: 76. Dasymutilla pallida Mickel, 1937a: 186. Identification. FEMALE and MALE. See Manley et al. (2020). Distribution. Mexico: Chiapas, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Durango, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Puebla, Queretaro; USA: Arizona. Local material examined. USA, Arizona, Cochise Co., KT.MT, W.R. Radke and K.A. Williams, 27.VI– 11.VII.2024 (1♂, CSCA; Fig. 48). Remarks. This is apparently the most common Dasymutilla species in Mexico (Williams et al. 2024), but it is not commonly encountered in Arizona. A single male was collected at the KT site in 2024. Dasymutilla erythrina occurs at both high and low elevations.

Published as part of Williams, Kevin A. & Radke, William R., 2026, When the peaks are not the pinnacle: velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae and Myrmosidae) diversity near the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona, USA, pp. 1-83 in Zootaxa 5800 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5800.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/21173384