Taxapad Ichneumonoidea: Global Wasp Taxonomy and Distribution Database

Taxapad Ichneumonoidea is a relational taxonomic database for the Ichneumonoidea superfamily of wasps. It contains information on 58,121 described species, compiled from over 30,000 references. The dataset was created by Dicky Sick Ki Yu and organizes taxonomic, biological, morphological, and distribution data.

Use Cases

• Species classification models based on taxonomic and morphological information.
• Analyzing global biodiversity patterns based on worldwide species distribution data.
• Building knowledge graphs for biological relationships based on organized scientific names.
• Data mining and synthesis from literature based on information gleaned from over 30,000 references.

Strengths

• Covers 58,121 described species, providing a large taxonomic scope.
• Integrates information from over 30,000 references, suggesting a comprehensive literature review.
• Organizes multiple data types including taxonomy, biology, morphology, and distribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Dicky Sick Ki Yu

Collection Method

Information organized from over 30,000 references using the Taxapad relational database management system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Distributed worldwide.