Xystromutilla, Williams, 2025

Williams, Kevin A., 2025, Color syndrome terminology for velvet ant females (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae and Myrmosidae), Zootaxa 5684 (1), pp. 1-238 : 33-35

Xystromutilla André, 1905—The best available keys was written by Casal (1969c).

Fig. 298 — Xystromutilla ameliae Casal, 1969 : Code 2/1, length 7 mm, Uruguay ** (NT), Sierra de Animas, Emergencia en el Labor (-34.70 -55.30), MZSP. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 299 — Xystromutilla asperiventris André, 1905: Code 1/1, length 5 mm, Brazil (NT), Bahia, Santa Rita de Cassia, Riacho Veredao 13 (-11.00 -44.52), MZSP. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 300 — Xystromutilla bucki Suárez, 1960 : Code 2/1, length 7 mm, Brazil (NT), Paraná, Guarapuava, Parque das Araucárias (-25.35 -51.46), DZUP. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 301 — Xystromutilla cornigera (Cresson, 1902) : Code 2/1, length 5 mm, Brazil (NT), Brasília, FLONA de Brasília (-15.77 -48.10), DZUP. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 302 — Xystromutilla krombeini Suárez, 1960 : Code 1/1, length 6.9 mm, Bolivia (NT), Conoica, La Paz (-16.50 -68.10), AMNH. Determined by O.H. Casal. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 303 — Xystromutilla leucogramma (Gerstaecker, 1874) , comb. nov.: Code 3/1, length 6.9 mm, Colombia (NT), Bogota (4.58 -74.04), ZMHB. Holotype. Photo provided by P.R. Bartholomay. This species was included in Mutillidae incertae sedis by Pagliano et al. (2020), but fits well within the genus characters of Xystromutilla .

Fig. 304 — Xystromutilla mansueta (Smith, 1879) : Code 4/1, length 6.2 mm, Colombia (NT), Guaviare (2.18 - 71.19), AMNH. Determined by M.A. Fritz. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 305 — Xystromutilla turrialba Casal, 1969 : Code 3/1, length 9.4 mm, Costa Rica (NT), Cartago, Tuis (9.86 -83.57), FSCA. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 306 — Xystromutilla sp. nov. 1: Code 2/1, length 5 mm, Brazil (NT), São Paulo, Sete Barras (-24.37 -47.97), DZUP. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 307 — Xystromutilla sp. nov. 2: Code 2/1, length 5.5 mm, Brazil (NT), Rio de Janeiro, Itataia (-22.49 -44.56), MNRJ. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR .

Fig. 308 — Xystromutilla sp. nov. 3: Code 4/1, length 4.5 mm, Brazil (NT), Para, Faro (-1.22 -57.73), MPEG. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at UFPR.

Fig. 309 — Xystromutilla sp. nov. 4: Code 3/1, length 10 mm, Paraguay (NT), Further data not available, UMMZ. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at USU.

TRIBE Dasymutillini Brothers & Lelej, 2017 —For the New World, the best available key to genera is in Williams et al. (2024b). There are no functional keys to the Australasian genera.

Aglaotilla Brothers, 2018 —There are no functional keys to the species in this genus. Brothers (2022) provided many diagnostically useful photographs.

Fig. 310 — Aglaotilla discolor Brothers, 2018 : Code 2/2, length 5 mm, Australia (AU), Western Australia (-34.31 117.83), TAMU. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 311 — Aglaotilla ignita (Smith, 1855) : Code 5/1, length 7.3 mm, Australia (AU), Queensland (-27.42 152.84), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 312 — Aglaotilla metallica (Smith, 1855) : Code 5/1, length 7.2 mm, Australia (AU), Western Australia (-21.28 120.61), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 313 — Aglaotilla nigroaenea (Smith, 1855) : Code 5/1, length 8.2 mm, Australia (AU), South Australia, Adelaide (-35.14 138.49), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 314 — Aglaotilla picturata (Turner, 1914) : Code 2/1, length 8 mm, Australia (AU), Western Australia, Yallingup (-33.64 115.03), NHMUK. Holotype. Photo by D.J. Brothers in Brothers (2022).

Fig. 315 — Aglaotilla submetallescens (Turner, 1916) : Code 5/1, length 11.4 mm, Australia (AU), Queensland, Brisbane, Acacia Ridge (-27.59 153.03), NHMUK. Determined by D.J. Brothers. Photo by D.J. Brothers in Brothers (2022) .

Fig. 316 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 1: Code 5/1, length 3.5 mm, Australia (AU), Northern Territory (-15.96 129.03), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 317 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 2: Code 1/1, length 3 mm, Australia (AU), New South Wales, Royal NP, 20 km South Sydney (-34.09 151.15), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 318 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 3: Code 1/1, length 3 mm, Australia (AU), Australian Capital Territory (-35.27 149.10), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 319 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 4: Code 5/2, length 3.9 mm, Australia (AU), Queensland (-27.42 152.84), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 320 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 5: Code 5/1, length 10.7 mm, Australia (AU), Northern Territory, Darwin (-12.46 130.85), USNM. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 321 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 6: Code 5/1, length 9.4 mm, Australia (AU), Northern Territory (-16.04 130.46), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 322 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 7: Code 5/1, length 7.5 mm, Australia (AU), South Australia, Renmark, Calperuum Station, Bookmark Biosphere (-34.17 140.74), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 323 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 8: Code 5/2, length 5.8 mm, Australia (AU), Queensland, Carnarvon NP, near Mount Moffatt (-25.17 147.84), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 324 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 9: Code 5/1, length 4.6 mm, Australia (AU), Australian Capital Territory (-35.27 149.10), CNCI. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 325 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 10: Code 5/2, length 4.9 mm, Australia (AU), New South Wales, Mt. Kapanir NP, Upper Pallawa Creek (-30.24 150.08), INHS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Fig. 326 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 11: Code 5/1, length 7.3 mm, Australia (AU), Northern Territory (-16.06 130.45), EMUS. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA.

Fig. 327 — Aglaotilla sp. nov. 12: Code 5/1, length 3.3 mm, Australia (AU), Queensland (-20.00 146.44), CASC. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at CDFA .

Ancistrotilla Brothers, 2012 —There are no functional keys to the species in this genus. Brothers (2022) provided many diagnostically useful photographs.

Fig. 328 — Ancistrotilla azurea Brothers, 2012 : Code 3/1, length 7.6 mm, Vanuatu (AU), Espiritu Santo , Penaoru area (-14.97 166.65), MNHN. Paratype. Photo by D.J. Brothers in Brothers (2012) .

Fig. 329 — Ancistrotilla bleuensis Brothers, 2012 : Code 3/1, length 7.5 mm, New Caledonia (AU), Refuge area (-22.18 166.73), INHS. Holotype. Photo by D.J. Brothers in Brothers (2012).

Fig. 330 — Ancistrotilla caledonica (André, 1896): Code 3/1, length 6 mm, New Caledonia (AU), Isle of Pines (- 22.61 167.48), USNM. Determined by C.E. Mickel. Photo by KAW at DPI.

Fig. 331 — Ancistrotilla sp. nov. 1: Code 1/1, length 5 mm, Australia (AU), Northern Territory, CSIRO-TERC (- 12.42 130.92), FSCA. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at DPI .

Fig. 332 — Ancistrotilla sp. nov. 2: Code 1/1, length 4.5 mm, Australia (AU), Western Australia, 11 km East Marble Bar (-21.15 119.86), FSCA. Determined by KAW. Photo by KAW at DPI .

Figures

FIGURES 269–309. Sphaeropthalminae: Sphaeropthalmini, part 6. Dorsal habitus. Scale bars represent actual specimen length.

FIGURES 310–348. Sphaeropthalminae: Dasymutillini, part 1. Dorsal habitus. Scale bars represent actual specimen length.