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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis trux (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 trux (an ant-mimic ichneumon) :
1: Gelis trux (an ant-mimic ichneumon)
1 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, in Tor Grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal 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 - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - petiole- dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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