Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899

Lelej, Arkady S. & Brothers, Denis J., 2008, The genus-group names of Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) and their type species, with a new genus, new name, new synonymies, new combinations and lectotypifications, Zootaxa 1889 (1), pp. 1-79 : 27

Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899 . J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. 7: 57, 60. Female, male.

Gender. Feminine.

Type species. Mutilla spinosa Swederus, 1787 (female), by original designation (author of species incorrectly given as “Roed.”). The later designation of Mutilla cephalotes Swederus, 1787 (female) by Ashmead, 1904: 7 is invalid.

Taxonomic history. Senior objective synonym of Tilluma André, 1902 according to Mickel, 1928: 37. Valid generic name.

Sex association. The original sex association by Ashmead was erroneous since he had misidentified the type species; the supposed males of the type species according to Burmeister, 1854: 23 and Burmeister, 1875: 467 were also misidentified according to Mickel, 1939b: 393, 394; the true male of the type species was associated and identified (as Hoplomutilla dispar Mickel, 1939b: 395 ) by Quintero & Cambra, 2001b: 300.

Distribution. Neotropical.