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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis meigenii (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 meigenii (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis meigenii (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
10 Nov 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 large females, swept off Heather in November sunshine
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Gelis meigenii (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
27 Aug 2016 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
6 females crawled onto light sheet
Image 1: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - gaster - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head, thorax, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - thorax, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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