Sapyga quinquepunctata
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Sapyga quinquepunctata is a hymenoptera from the family of the club wasps (Sapygidae).
features
The wasps have a body length of 8 to 12 millimeters (females) or 7 to 12 millimeters (males). Its body and legs are black, the tergites and sternites on the second and third segments are red. There are yellow spots on the face, on the pronotum and on the fourth to sixth tergites, as well as on the base of the rails ( tibia ) of the front legs. The underside of the antennae is partly orange-red. The males are black and have yellow spots on the forehead plate ( clypeus ), the inner eye rims, the second to fourth tergites, on the front rails and partly on the second and third sternites. The underside of the antennae is partly colored dark yellow. The antenna sections become thicker towards the tip, the last sections have a protruding edge on top. The eighth to twelfth antennae are as long as they are wide. The protruding edges above the sensor bases butt against each other.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in Europe. The animals fly from early April to late September. The larvae are parasites on bees of the genera Osmia and Heriades as well as of Megachile parietina .
supporting documents
F. Amiet: Fauna Helvetica 23: Vespoidea 1 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2008, ISBN 978-2-88414-035-5 .