| Gelis agilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Gelis |
| Species: | G. agilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelis agilis (Fabricius 1775) | |
Gelis agilis is a tiny wingless hyperparasitoid wasp that attacks the parasitoid wasp Cotesia glomerata and other parasitoids, like Dinocampus coccinellae . It reproduces asexually, with adult females feeding on their hosts' hemolymph in order to create eggs. [1] It looks superficially like an ant and also produces ant-like alarm pheromones. [2]
