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3 Records
Status
According to BugGuide, this genus is found worldwide and is represented by 300 species. About 80 of them are found in the U.S. and Canada.
Relationships
"Many species of Gelis are wingless. Habits are diverse. Many are external parasites of Lepidoptera in cocoons, others are parasitic on Symphyta, spiders, Diptera larvae and pupae, or wood-boring Coleoptera larvae. Many are Hyperparasites." (BugGuide)
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A wingless female Gelis species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/6/2021). Verified by Jonathan Hoskins/BugGuide.
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Steve Scholnick.
A female Gelis species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/19/2017). Verified by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
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A female Gelis species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/19/2017). Verified by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
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Gelis species in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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