Gelis Thunberg, 1827
(ant-mimic ichneumon wasps)

Interactions where Gelis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is associated with larva Foreign Aulacidea hieracii Hawkweed Stem-gall Wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis/Gelisant-mimic ichneumon waspslarva Animal / associateForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aulacidea hieracii/Aulacidea hieraciihawkweed stem-gall wasplarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West PalaearcticZootaxa 1301.

Gelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Gelis agilis
Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon
Species 2 trophisms 5 references
Gelis areator
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 3 references
Gelis cursitans
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 1 references
Gelis formicarius
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 1 trophisms
Gelis fuscicornis
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Gelis hortensis
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 1 trophisms 4 references
Gelis papaveris
an ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 3 trophisms
Gelis proximus
a moth ant-mimic ichneumon
Species 3 references
Gelis rufogaster
Red Ant-mimic Ichneumon
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Horstmann, K. 1986 *** Die westpalarirktischen Arten der Gattung Gelis Thunberg , 1827, mit macropteren oder brachypteren Weibchen (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) ***(Superseded) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie Vol 7 (30): 389-424.

Brachypters

Horstmann, K. 1993 *** Nachträge zu Revisionen der Gattungen Aclastus Förster, Ceratophygadeuon Viereck, Chirotica Förster und Gelis Thunberg (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) ***(Superseded) Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen Vol 42 (1): 7-15.
Horstmann, K. 1993 *** Revision der brachypteren Weibchen der westpaläarktischen Cryptinae (Hymenoptera. lchneumonidae) ***(Superseded) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie 14: 85-148.
Schwarz, M. 1994 Beitrag zur Systematik und Taxonomie europäischer Gelis - Arten mit macropteren oder brachypteren Weibchen (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 26 (1): 381-391.

Winged Females

Schwarz, M. 2016 Die Schlupfwespengattung Gelis (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) mit macropteren Weibchen in der Westpaläarktis Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 48 (2): 1677-1752.

Wingless Females

Schwarz, M. 2002 Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Gelis THUNBERG mit apteren Weibchen und Thaumatogelis SCHWARZ (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Teil 3. Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 34 (2): 1293-1392.

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Malcicka M., Bezemer T.M., Visser B., Bloemberg M., Snart C.J., Hardy I.C.W. & Harvey J.A. 2015 Multi-trait mimicry of ants by a parasitoid wasp Scientific Reports Vol 5: 8043.
Schwarz, M. & Shaw, M.R. 1999 Western Palaearctic Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with nomenclatural changes, taxonomic notes, rearing records and special reference to the British check list. Part 2. Genus Gelis Thunberg (Phygadeuontini: Gelina) Ent. Gazette Vol 50: 117-142.

Wingless Females

Schwarz, M. 1998 Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Gelis THUNBERG mit apteren Weibchen und Thaumatogelis SCHWARZ (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Teil 2. Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 30 (2): 629-704.
Schwarz, M. 1995 Revision der westpaläarktischen Arten der Gattungen Gelis THUNBERG mit apteren Weibchen und Thaumatogelis SCHWARZ (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Teil 1. Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 27 (1): 5-105.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 456 images of Gelis (ant-mimic ichneumon wasps)

A genus of Cryptine ichneumons. Many species have ant-like wingless females. The males are currently unidentifiable.

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