Animals Named for Richard Archbold - Dasymutilla archboldi, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, 9 November 2006, Fred E. Lohrer.

Archbold Biological Station founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold

Animals named for Richard Archbold: Dasymutilla archboldi (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

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Dasymutilla archboldi Schmidt and Mickel (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). A central Florida velvet ant. Drawing by Mark A. Deyrup. -- Schmidt, J.O. and E. Mickel. 1979. A new species of Dasymutilla from Florida (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 81:576-579.—A description of a female.The type specimen of the female of this velvet ant was collected at Archbold Biological Station on 24-25 March 1978 by J. O. Schmidt and A. Hook. "We are proud to name this species in honor of Richard Archbold who pioneered in natural history exploration and who established the biological station where the type was collected." See also: Manley, D.D. 1983. Description of apparent males of Dasymutilla archboldi from Florida (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 19:228-229.