Mutilla quinquemaculata
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Mutilla quinquemaculata is a hymenoptera fromthe ant family wasps (Mutillidae).
features
The wasps have a body length of 10 to 16 millimeters (females) or 10 to 15 millimeters (males). The head, thorax , antennae and legs of the females are bright red, their abdomen is black with a blue tinge. The first and second tergite are hairy behind, the third tergite completely lightly haired. In the second and third tergite the hair is interrupted in the middle. The head is wider than the thorax. The first tergite is almost as wide as the second in both sexes. The males are colored like the females, and the light hairs are the same. The large tegulae , bent up at the rear edge, are red.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is widespread in southern Europe. It is not known in which species the larvae are parasitoids .
supporting documents
F. Amiet: Fauna Helvetica 23: Vespoidea 1 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2008, ISBN 978-2-88414-035-5 .