Gelis areator (Panzer, 1804)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

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

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

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

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Schmidt, K. & Zmudzinski, F. 2007 Beiträge zur Kenntnis der badischen Schlupfwespenfauna (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) 6. Unterfamilie Cryptinae Carolinea Vol 65: 189-224.

Gelis areator (an 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.
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 areator (an ant-mimic ichneumon):

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