Family Crabronidae Rank Species | Subfamily Bembicinae Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Gorytes, Hymenopterans, Gorytes laticinctus, Alysson spinosus, Harpactus | ||
Gorytes quinquecinctus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Crabronidae.
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Subspecies
Description
Gorytes quinquecinctus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). 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).
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. These wasps can be found in dry grasslands.
References
Gorytes quinquecinctus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA