Cosmoconus petiolatus
Townes & Gupta, 1992
Cosmoconus petiolatus is a of ichneumonid described by Townes and Gupta in 1992. It belongs to the large Ichneumonidae, a diverse group of wasps. The Cosmoconus comprises small to medium-sized species, many of which are poorly known biologically. C. petiolatus appears to be rarely collected, with only three observations documented on iNaturalist.
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How to pronounce Cosmoconus petiolatus: //kɒz.moʊˈkoʊ.nəs ˌpiːt.i.oʊˈlɑː.təs//
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Taxonomic History
Described in 1992 by Townes and Gupta, placing it among relatively recently described ichneumonid . The specific epithet 'petiolatus' refers to a (stalked) structure, likely describing a morphological feature of the .
Data Deficiency
This is data-deficient with minimal biological information available beyond taxonomic description. The low number of citizen science observations (3 on iNaturalist as of source date) suggests it is either genuinely rare, difficult to detect, or under-sampled in its range.