Gelis rufogaster Thunberg, 1827
(Red Ant-mimic Ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis rufogaster (Red 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 rufogaster (Red Ant-mimic Ichneumon) :
1: Gelis rufogaster (Red Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
14 Mar 2020 OSGR: ST44 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Female, from skirt of dead leaves on Tussock Sedge tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Gelis rufogaster (Red Ant-mimic Ichneumon)
6 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, inside Tor Grass tussock, under birch and Hazel
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - postero-dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - mesosoma - postero-dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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