AuthorMalcicka M., Bezemer T.M., Visser B., Bloemberg M., Snart C.J., Hardy I.C.W. & Harvey J.A.
Year2015
TitleMulti-trait mimicry of ants by a parasitoid wasp
TypePaper
SourceScientific Reports Vol 5: 8043.
IllustrationsColour photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Gelis agilis and Lasius niger both produce 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (sulcatone). In the ant it is an alarm/panic pheromone. Both species were rejected as prey by wolf spiders when other ichneumons were not.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentGelisant-mimic ichneumon waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
CurrentGelis agilisBlack Garden-ant-mimic IchneumonAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
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