Velvet Ants of North America

Kevin Williams,Aaron D. Pan,Joseph S. Wilson

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Jahr: 2024
• ISBN:
  9780691253763
• Thema: Biological Sciences
• Thema: Zoology

An authoritative, marvelously illustrated field guide to the velvet ants of North America Velvet Ants of North America is a beautiful photographic guide to the species of the wasp family Mutillidae found in the United States and Canada. Featuring hundreds of full-color photos, it covers nearly 460 species—representing more than 9 percent of all velvet ant species, which number in the thousands worldwide—providing comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of this spectacular group of insects. This one-of-a-kind guide serves as an invaluable reference for naturalists, scientific researchers, museum specialists, and outdoor enthusiasts.

• Covers nearly 460 species found in North America and throughout the world
• Features stunning high-resolution photos of each species
• Detailed species accounts and keys allow for easy and rewarding identification
• Sheds invaluable light on taxa from Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and beyond
• Provides silhouette images depicting the actual size ranges of species
• Includes distribution maps of nearly all diurnal species in the United States and Canada

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1—Introduction
• Chapter 2—Day Walkers—Diurnal Female Velvet Ants—Genera
• Chapter 3—Day Walkers—Diurnal Female Velvet Ants—Color Syndromes and Species
• Chapter 4—Day Fliers—Diurnal Male Velvet Ants—Genera
• Chapter 5—Day Fliers—Diurnal Male Velvet Ants—Color Syndromes and Species
• Chapter 6—The Graveyard Shift—Nocturnal Velvet Ants
• Chapter 7—Mesoamerica
• Chapter 8—Velvet Ants Around the World
• Chapter 9—Appendices
• References
• Formal acknowledgments
• Checklist of Diurnal Velvet Ants in the USA
• Index