Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Crabronidae (Digger wasps)

Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe

Synonyms and other combinations:

Apis mystacea (Linnaeus, 1761) | Arpactus campestris (Linnaeus, 1761) | Arpactus mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761) | Crabro bicinctus Fabricius, 1793 | Crabro mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761) | Gorytes arpactus (Fabricius, 1804) | Gorytes campestris (Linnaeus, 1761) | Gorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761) | Gorytes mystaceus tonsus (Bondroit, 1933) | Gorytes tonsus Bondroit, 1933 | Mellinus arpactus Fabricius, 1804 | Mellinus campestris (Linnaeus, 1761) | Mellinus mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761) | Sphex longicornis Rossi, 1790 | Sphex mystaceus Linnaeus, 1761 | Vespa campestris Linnaeus, 1761 | Vespa flavicincta Donovan, 1808 | Vespa inimica M. Harris, 1776 |

  • Argogorytes mystaceus, female 5340
    Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)  Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe   
    Argogorytes mystaceus, female, conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-06-09 14:27:17
    Image number: 5340
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-06-09 14:27:17
    conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Argogorytes mystaceus, female 5341
    Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)  Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe   
    Argogorytes mystaceus, female, conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-06-09 14:27:27
    Image number: 5341
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2012-06-09 14:27:27
    conf. Christian Schmid-Egger

Classification:
Argogorytes mystaceus belongs to the subfamily Bembicinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Kroupa A.S., Lohrmann V., Pulawski W.J. & Schmid-Egger C. (2017). HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System (version Sep 2013). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Hermann Dollfuss: Bestimmungsschlüssel der Grabwespen Nord- und Zentraleuropas (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) mit speziellen Angaben zur Grabwespenfauna Österreichs, Stapfia, 24, 1-247, 20.Dezember 1991.