Gorytes quinquecinctus is a species of sand wasps belonging to the family Bembicidae.Biolib
Subspecies Gorytes quinquecinctus quinquecinctus (Fabricius, 1793) Gorytes quinquecinctus sinuatus (A. Costa, 1869)
Description Gorytes quinquecinctus can reach a length of about .Commanster 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.Gorytes quinquecinctus 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