Gelis agilis (Fabricius, 1775)
(Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon)

Interactions where Gelis agilis 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 parasitoid of pupa Foreign Acrolyta nens an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis agilis/Gelis agilisblack garden-ant-mimic ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Acrolyta nens/Acrolyta nensan ichneumon wasppupa
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa Foreign Lysibia nanus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis agilis/Gelis agilisblack garden-ant-mimic ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasppupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraintsEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.

Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis agilis (Black Garden-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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A. 2008 Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Evol Ecol Vol 22: 153-166.

Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey J.A., Visser B., Lammers M., Marien J., Gershenzon J., Ode P.J., Heinen R., Gols R. & Ellers J. 2018 Ant-like traits in wingless parasitoids repel attack from wolf spiders Journal of Chemical Ecology Vol 44: 894-904.
Harvey, J.A., de Haan, L., Verdeny-Vilalta, O. Visser, B. & Gols, R. 2019 Reproduction and offspring sex ratios differ markedly among closely related hyperparasitoids living in the same microhabitats Journal of Insect Behavior Vol 32: 243-251.
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M. 2009 Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.
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.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 41 images of Gelis agilis (Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon)
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