Gorytes quinquecinctus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae.[1]
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| Gorytes quinquecinctus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Bembicidae |
| Genus: | Gorytes |
| Species: | G. quinquecinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gorytes quinquecinctus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Subspecies
edit- Gorytes quinquecinctus quinquecinctus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Gorytes quinquecinctus sinuatus (A. Costa, 1869)
Description
editGorytes 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
editThis 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
edit- Bohart, R. M. & Menke, A. S. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. — Berkeley: Univ. California Press, 1976
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