Gelis rufogaster Thunberg, 1827, (red ant-mimic ichneumon)


6 Mar 2020 at OSGR: SU02 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryFemale, inside Tor Grass tussock, under birch and Hazel
Found asFemale imago
Date6 March 2020
Capture methodtussocking
Associated organismBrachypodium pinnatum
OS grid refOSGR: SU02
Lat/Lon50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland
Voucher6 Mar 2020[E]
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Notes: Length 4.8mm; head dark reddish brown, inner orbits paler; face with malar grooves; pronotum separated from mesonotum, with small, central, triangular projection into junction; scutellum largely fused with metanotum; fla-1 L/B: 3.2; mesosternum shorter than width of fla-1; petiole narrow; mesothorax and T2 densely hairy, elsewhere sparsely hairy.

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