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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis spurius (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 spurius (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis spurius (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
29 Sep 2022 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept from side of woodland path, mainly short Guelder Rose
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma, coxae and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Gelis spurius (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
22 Aug 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Micropterous male, in garden, on plastic bottle that I was carrying.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum, posterior coxae and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum and propodeum- dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - scutellum, propodeum, posterior coxae and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Gelis spurius (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
22 Feb 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Apterous female, in Tor Grass tussock
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - latero-ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - comparing mesosternum length with width of first flagellomere - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - postero-dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma and petiole - postero-dorso-ateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification

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

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