Gelis mangeri (Gravenhorst, 1815)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis mangeri (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 mangeri (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis mangeri (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
15 Jul 2023 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, by general sweeping off tall marsh vegetation
Image 1: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - dorso-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - postpetiole, T2-T4 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 20: Male - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 24: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 26: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background
2: Gelis mangeri (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
14 Mar 2020 OSGR: ST44 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
2 brachypterous females, from Greater Pond-sedge tussock
Image 1: Brachypterous female - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Brachypterous female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Brachypterous female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Brachypterous female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Brachypterous female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (3)Image 22: Female - T1 and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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