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Gelis melanocephalus · vytis
- Gelis fasciatus (Ratzeburg, 1852)
- Common Striped Ant-mimic Ichneumon
- gbif.org/species/1290298
- inaturalist.org/taxa/628129-Gelis-melanocephalus/browse_photos
- bioimages.org.uk/html/Gelis_melanocephalus.htm
Gelis melanocephalus (Schrank, 1781) is known as a parasitoid of the egg sacs of a broad range of spider species. Wingless Gelis are ant mimics (myrmecomorphy) probably as a defence against spiders whose egg-sacs are their target.
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