Viereckia Ashmead, 1903

Williams, Kevin A., 2025, Color syndrome terminology for velvet ant females (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae and Myrmosidae), Zootaxa 5684 (1), pp. 1-238 : 148

Viereckia Ashmead, 1903 —The best available key was written by Bischoff (1920).

Fig. 2026— Viereckia acrisione (Péringuey, 1898) : Code 2/1, length 4.5 mm, South Africa (AT), Cape Province, Kommetjie (-34.14 18.33), AMNH. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at DPI .

Fig. 2027— Viereckia dejanira (Péringuey, 1899) : Code 1/1, length 5.8 mm, South Africa (AT), Willowmore (- 33.29 23.49), NHMUK. Identifier unknown. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 2028— Viereckia dumbrodia (Péringuey, 1899) : Code 2/1, length 7.8 mm, South Africa (AT), Cape Province, Katberg (-32.49 26.68), NHMUK. Identifier unknown. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 2029— Viereckia sp. : Code 2/1, length 4 mm, South Africa (AT), Cape Province, Kommetjie (-34.14 18.33), AMNH. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at DPI .

SUBFAMILY MUTILLINAE Latreille, 1802

TRIBE Ctenotillini Brothers & Lelej, 2017 – Keys to genera are available for the Oriental (Lelej 2005, 2023) and Palaearctic (Lelej 2002) realms. For Africa, Bischoff (1920) is a starting point, but subsequent papers should be consulted (Nonveiller 1979, 1995, 1998).