''Idiogramma comstockii'' is a species of wasp.

William Harris Ashmead William Harris Ashmead was an American entomologist born on 19 September 1855 at Philadelphia. He died 17 October 1908 at Washington D.C. After his studies in Philadelphia, Ashmead worked for the publisher J. B. Lippincott & Co. Later, he settle ...

initially described the species in 1895 and

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a new genus, ''Lysiognatha'', for it. R. A. Cushman synonymized ''Lysiognatha'' with '' Idiogramma'', making the species' name ''I. comstockii''. The

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honors

John Henry Comstock John Henry Comstock (February 24, 1849 – March 20, 1931) was an eminent researcher in entomology and arachnology and a leading educator. His work provided the basis for classification of butterflies, moths, and scale insects. Early life and ...

, who sent Ashmead the specimens in the

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Herbert Huntingdon Smith Herbert Huntingdon Smith or Herbert Huntington Smith (January 21, 1851 in Manlius, New York – March 22, 1919 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was an American naturalist and amateur conchologist who worked on the flora and fauna of Brazil. He wrote ...

collected the specimens in 1872 at

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, Ithaca, New York. Its distribution includes Canada, the United States, and northeast Mexico.

References

Ichneumonidae Insects described in 1895 Hymenoptera of North America {{Ichneumonidae-stub