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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis fallax (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 fallax (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis fallax (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
25 Jan 2020 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
3 wingless females, in Tor Grass tussock, beside path by recently mown area
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head, antennal bases and pronotum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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

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