Gelis longicauda (Thomson, 1884)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis longicauda (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 longicauda (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis longicauda (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
14 Mar 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and prothorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and prothorax - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Gelis longicauda (an 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 longicauda (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gelis longicauda (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
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