About Argogorytes mystaceus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Argogorytes mystaceus is a species of wasp first described by Linnaeus in 1761. Females of this species reach a body length of 10–14 millimetres (0.39–0.55 in), while males reach 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in). These are medium-sized wasps that have a black abdomen with several yellow stripes, and they do not have a petiole. Males have very long antennae. The mesothorax and scutellum of this species are black. Its legs are pale yellowish brown, with a black base. This species has a Palearctic distribution, occurring in most European countries; its range extends from Ireland in the west, eastward to Siberia, Japan, Korea, and China, and southward to Turkey. A. mystaceus prefers deciduous woodland and hedgerows with sandy soil in sunny mountain areas with abundant flowering plants, found at elevations over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level.
