Gelis? - BugGuide.Net

HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Sponsor

The Coleopterists Society supports BugGuide.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Doryctinae » potential new genus, wingless

Photo#603136

Copyright © 2011 Yurika Alexander

Gelis? -

Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
December 22, 2011
Size: 5mm?

Not great image... Found on barn siding.
I beleive it's Gelis. Correct me if I'm wrong...

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 22 December, 2011 - 3:50pm
Last updated 26 March, 2021 - 8:01pm

Moved

Moved from Doryctinae.

… Jonathan Hoskins, 26 March, 2021 - 8:01pm

login or register to post comments

Moved

Dr. Michael Sharkey suspects that this is a new genus of Doryctinae and would like to be able to examine a specimen.

Moved from Gelis.

… Bob Carlson, 23 December, 2011 - 5:05pm

login or register to post comments

What are the diagnostic differences

What are the give-away's that this is a brachonid rather than an apterous ichneumonid like Gelis? I don't disagree in the slightest; Wasps are, unfortunately not my forte (I'm more of a fly and beetle guy), but I'm trying to learn more for use within my own work as an insect identifier, and such apterous ichneumonoids have come up previously in the field samples I've received.

… Jonas Insinga, 15 July, 2021 - 10:44am

login or register to post comments

Braconid!

Sorry, but I didn't catch it (I never catch or rear...) and that was a first and only time I saw this wasp...
Please say sorry to Dr. Sharkey... Thank you for your help both!

… Yurika Alexander, 23 December, 2011 - 5:30pm

login or register to post comments

Perhaps

Perhaps the species has already found its way into an insect collection of a New Jersey or Pennsylvania university.

… Bob Carlson, 23 December, 2011 - 6:59pm

login or register to post comments

Dunno

I don't know what this is, but the structure of the petiole might exclude Gelis.

… Bob Carlson, 23 December, 2011 - 9:21am

login or register to post comments

Oh, I see...

So... still within Ichneumon or possible other wasps?
Should I move to Family level for now?

… Yurika Alexander, 23 December, 2011 - 9:49am

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact