Gelis formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(an ant-mimic ichneumon)

Interactions where Gelis formicarius 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 agamic gall UK/Ireland Andricus quercuscalicis Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Spatial and Temporal Variation in Guild Structure: Parasitoids and Inquilines of Andricus quercuscalicis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in its native and alien ranges, Schonrogge, K., Stone, G.N. & Crawley, M.J., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis formicarius/Gelis formicariusan ant-mimic ichneumonlarva Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis/Andricus quercuscalicisknopper gall wasp, acorn cup gall waspagamic gall

Author & YearTitleSource
Schonrogge, K., Stone, G.N. & Crawley, M.J., 1995Spatial and Temporal Variation in Guild Structure: Parasitoids and Inquilines of Andricus quercuscalicis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in its native and alien rangesOikos Vol. 72, No. 1: 51-60.

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

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

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

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

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

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