Gelis fuscicornis (Retzius, 1783)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Interactions where Gelis fuscicornis 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
is parasitoid of UK/Ireland Phobocampe a genus of hymenopterans Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Redescription of Gelis longulus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Ocnerostoma piniariellum (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), Schwarz, M. & Boriani, M., 1994
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis fuscicornis/Gelis fuscicornisan ant-mimic ichneumon Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Phobocampe/Phobocampea genus of hymenopterans
is parasitoid of Foreign Ocnerostoma piniariella White Pine Ermel Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae Redescription of Gelis longulus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Ocnerostoma piniariellum (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), Schwarz, M. & Boriani, M., 1994
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis fuscicornis/Gelis fuscicornisan ant-mimic ichneumon Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Yponomeutidae/Ocnerostoma piniariella/Ocnerostoma piniariellawhite pine ermel

Author & YearTitleSource
Schwarz, M. & Boriani, M., 1994Redescription of Gelis longulus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Ocnerostoma piniariellum (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)European Journal of Entomology Vol 91: 331-334.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis fuscicornis (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gelis fuscicornis (an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Schwarz, M. & Boriani, M. 1994 Redescription of Gelis longulus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Ocnerostoma piniariellum (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) European Journal of Entomology Vol 91: 331-334.

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

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

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