Gelis melanocephalus (Schrank, 1781)
(Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis melanocephalus (Common Striped 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 melanocephalus (Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon) :
1: Gelis melanocephalus (Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
6 Oct 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - body - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 8: Female - mesosoma and leg bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 15: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - posterior coxae and mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - thorax (posterior half) and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Gelis melanocephalus (Common Striped 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 melanocephalus (Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gelis melanocephalus (Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
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