Gelis areator (Panzer)

Gelis areator Panzer 1804. Holotype: desposition unknown Type locality:

Distribution	Afrotropical: South Africa, Palearctic: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belguim, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Oriental: Japan, Korea
Biology	Hosts:Psychidae, Coleophoridae (cases); Araneae (egg cocoons); Chrysopidae, small Lepidoptera, Ichneumonidae & Braconidae (cocoons).
Reference	Panzer, G.W.F. 1804. Faunae Insectorum Germanicae. Heft 92,94,95.
Credits	HOLOTYPE Gelis areator Photographs Simon van Noort © Iziko Museums. Page developed by Aisha Mayekiso
	Next genus: Gerdius Next species: Gelis balteatus

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).