Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. Acknowledgments 6
4. CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION 7
5. CHAPTER 2—DAY WALKERS—DIURNAL FEMALE VELVET ANTS—GENERA 36
6. CHAPTER 3—DAY WALKERS—DIURNAL FEMALE VELVET ANTS—COLOR SYNDROMES AND SPECIES 50
7. CHAPTER 4—DAY FLIERS—DIURNAL MALE VELVET ANTS—GENERA 167
8. CHAPTER 5—DAY FLIERS—DIURNAL MALE VELVET ANTS—COLOR SYNDROMES AND SPECIES 180
9. CHAPTER 6—THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT—NOCTURNAL VELVET ANTS 283
10. CHAPTER 7—MESOAMERICA 306
11. CHAPTER 8—VELVET ANTS AROUND THE WORLD 336
12. CHAPTER 9—APPENDICES 366
13. References 425
14. Formal acknowledgments 430
15. Checklist of Diurnal Velvet Ants in the USA 431
16. Index 434