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


1 Mar 2020 at OSGR: SU01 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryFemale, in Tor Grass tussock
Found asFemale imago
Date1 March 2020
Capture methodtussocking
Associated organismBrachypodium pinnatum
OS grid refOSGR: SU01
Lat/Lon50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland
Voucher1 Mar 2020[C]
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Notes: Length: 2.8mm; malar line ornamented and impressed; gaster densely haired; mesosternum longer than width of fla-1; fla-1 elongate L/B=2.8; hind tibia thickened.

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