Idiogramma comstockii
(Ashmead, 1895)
Idiogramma comstockii is a of ichneumon in the Ichneumonidae. It was first described by William Harris Ashmead in 1895, who originally placed it in the Lysiognatha. The species was later transferred to Idiogramma when Lysiognatha was synonymized by R. A. Cushman. The specific epithet honors John Henry Comstock, an entomologist who provided the . The species has been recorded across North America from Canada to northeast Mexico.
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How to pronounce Idiogramma comstockii: //ˌɪdi.oʊˈɡræmə kəmˈstɒki.aɪ//
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Distribution
Recorded from Canada, the United States, and northeast Mexico. The type series was collected at Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, New York in 1872.
Human Relevance
The is named in honor of John Henry Comstock, a prominent American entomologist who contributed significantly to the study of Hymenoptera and agricultural entomology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Nomenclatural history
Originally described as Lysiognatha comstockii by Ashmead in 1895. The Lysiognatha was synonymized with Idiogramma by R. A. Cushman, resulting in the current combination Idiogramma comstockii.
Type locality
Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, New York, USA. Specimens collected by Herbert Huntingdon Smith in 1872.