Gelis bicolor (Villers, 1789)
(Variable Ant-mimic Ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis bicolor (Variable 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 bicolor (Variable Ant-mimic Ichneumon) :
1: Gelis bicolor (Variable Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
18 Oct 2020 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, in Soft Rush tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - metasoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Gelis bicolor (Variable Ant-mimic Ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gelis bicolor (Variable Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
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