Gorytes quinquecinctus

Gorytes quinquecinctus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae.[1]

Gorytes quinquecinctus
Gorytes quinquecinctus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Genus: Gorytes
Species:
G. quinquecinctus
Binomial name
Gorytes quinquecinctus
(Fabricius, 1793)

Subspecies

  • Gorytes quinquecinctus quinquecinctus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Gorytes quinquecinctus sinuatus (A. Costa, 1869)

Description

Gorytes quinquecinctus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in).[2] These small wasps are black with yellow markings. Mandibles are black, while clypeus is black with yellow spots.

They nest in the soil. The preys are commonly represented by small leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha).[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[3] These wasps can be found in dry grasslands.

References

  • Bohart, R. M. & Menke, A. S. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. — Berkeley: Univ. California Press, 1976


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