Gorytes quinquecinctus explained

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

Subspecies

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

Description

Gorytes quinquecinctus can reach a length of about .^[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

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id70116/ Biolib
2. http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/SuBees/Gorytes.quinquecinctus.html Commanster
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150802163214/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=197002 Gorytes quinquecinctus