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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis intermedius (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 intermedius (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis intermedius (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
16 Sep 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off rank grass
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - antennal bases and head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - antero-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum and petiole - latero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - thorax, propodeum and petiole - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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