Gelis meigenii (Förster, 1850)
an ant-mimic ichneumon

Gelis meigenii(Förster, 1850) - an ant-mimic ichneumon, Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Image 0012: Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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Magnification  photomicrographphotomicrograph
Specimen prep Freshly-pinned specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (138 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x10 UPlanFLN obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P127496
Found as Female imago
Date 27 Aug 2016
OS grid ref SU02
Lat/Lon 50° 60' N, 1° 60' W
Location South Wilts, VC8, England
Voucher 27 Aug 2016[T]
Record summary 6 females crawled onto light sheet
Return to Record page Gelis meigenii on 27 Aug 2016 at SU02 in South Wilts
Return to Taxon page Gelis meigenii
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