Gelis hortensis (Christ, 1791)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Interactions where Gelis hortensis 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 parasitises eggs UK/Ireland Chthonius ischnocheles Common Chthonid Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae The false-scorpions of Scotland, Godfrey, R., 1908
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis hortensis/Gelis hortensisan ant-mimic ichneumonlarva Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Pseudoscorpiones/Chthoniidae/Chthonius ischnocheles/Chthonius ischnochelescommon chthonideggs

Author & YearTitleSource
Godfrey, R., 1908The false-scorpions of ScotlandAnnals of Scottish natural history: 91-100 etc.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGelis hortensis (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 hortensis (an ant-mimic ichneumon)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Godfrey, R. 1908 The false-scorpions of Scotland Annals of Scottish natural history: 91-100 etc.
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.
Heinen, R. & Harvey, J.A. 2019 Spatial and temporal diversity in hyperparasitoid communities of Cotesia glomerata on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata Ecological Entomology Vol 44: 357-366.

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

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