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Distribution map, showing location where I. elbakyanae were found (⬤)[1]
Idiogramma elbakyanae is a species of parasitoid wasp found in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. The species was named and described by the Russian entomologist Andrey I. Khalaim. The description was published in a 2017 open access article co-authored with Mexican entomologist Enrique Ruíz-Cancino.[1]
Etymology
Andrey I. Khalaim, an entomologist at the Russian Academy of Sciences, chose the specific nameelbakyanae to honor Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan "in recognition of her contribution to making scientific knowledge available for all researchers".[1] Elbakyan took offense to being the namesake of a "parasitic insect"; this in part led to her temporary shutdown of Sci-Hub in Russia.[2] In a message which appeared when Russians attempted to visit Sci-Hub, she said that it was an "extreme injustice"[a] to have the wasp named after her.[3][4] Khalaim was surprised by her reaction, emphasizing he intended it to be an honor. He said he approves of Sci-Hub[5] and regularly uses it himself.[6] He also clarified that, as parasitoids kill their hosts, it should be more thought of as a predatory wasp, than a parasite.[7]
It is found in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala. The type locality, where all specimens in the type series were found, is in Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista.[1] The specimens were all caught in forest of pine and oak trees; the collection site was at an elevation of 2,830–2,900 metres (9,280–9,510 ft).[1]
Description
I. elbakyanae has a black face and mandibles which get narrower apically.
I. elbakyanae can be distinguished from the only other Idiogramma species in Mexico, I. comstockii, in having a black or yellowish-brown face, a mandible which is significantly broader at its basal end than its apical end, and an ovipositor sheath which is 4.2 times the length of its hind tibia.[1]
The female has a body length of 3.8 mm (0.15 in) and a forewing length of 3.9 mm (0.15 in).[1]
Notes
^Elbakyan's original Russian text: "А недавно сотрудник Российской академии наук решил назвать в честь Александры паразитическое насекомое (речь идет о насекомых из семейства наездников-паразитов). Что я рассматриваю как крайнюю несправедливость: ведь если анализировать ситуацию с научными публикациями, то настоящими паразитами являются научные издательства, а Sci-Hub, наоборот, борется за равный доступ к научной информации и делает полезное дело."[8][9]
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