Gelis areator (Panzer, 1804)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
GenusGelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
28 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from sunny side of oak
Image 1: Male - flagellum, F4-9 - outer dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - flagellum, F7-12 - outer dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - propodeum and T2 - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
16 Sep 2022 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, emerged from Campoplegine coccoon
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Host Campoplegine coccoon - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
16 Nov 2020 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on steel fence
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
13 Nov 2020 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on vertical post of steel fence
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings down - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - pronotum, head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Schmidt, K. & Zmudzinski, F. 2007 Beiträge zur Kenntnis der badischen Schlupfwespenfauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) 6. Unterfamilie Cryptinae Carolinea Vol 65: 189-224.

Gelis areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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