Author | Harvey J.A., Visser B., Lammers M., Marien J., Gershenzon J., Ode P.J., Heinen R., Gols R. & Ellers J. |
Year | 2018 |
Title | Ant-like traits in wingless parasitoids repel attack from wolf spiders |
Type | Paper |
Source | Journal of Chemical Ecology Vol 44: 894-904. |
Illustrations | Colour photographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Four Gelis parasitoid species (G. agilis, G. areator, G. hortensis & G. proximus) produce sulcatone. The three wingless species were rejected by wolf-spiders, but G. areator was not. Perhaps this is because they were more effective ant mimics? |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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Current | Gelis agilis | Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
Current | Gelis areator | an ant-mimic ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
Current | Gelis hortensis | an ant-mimic ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
Current | Gelis proximus | a moth ant-mimic ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
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