Comstock–Needham system

naming system for insect wing veins, devised by John Comstock and George Needham in 1898 and an important step in showing the homology of all insect wings
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Comstock–Needham system

Summary

Comstock–Needham system is an insect anatomy[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (insect_anatomy category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Comstock–Needham system is credited with the discovery of John Henry Comstock[3].
  • Comstock–Needham system is credited with the discovery of James George Needham[4].
  • Comstock–Needham system's image is recorded as BH001 Delias eucharis venation.png[5].
  • Comstock–Needham system's image is recorded as Nervature ala g1.svg[6].
  • Comstock–Needham system's instance of is recorded as insect anatomy[7].
  • Comstock–Needham system's subclass of is recorded as insect anatomy[8].
  • Comstock–Needham system's subclass of is recorded as insect wing[9].
  • Comstock–Needham system's Commons category is recorded as Système Comstock-Needham[10].
  • Comstock–Needham system's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cv_tz[11].
  • Comstock–Needham system's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Comstock-Needham-system[12].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include John Henry Comstock[3], an entomologist[13], 1849–1931[14], of United States[15], specialised in entomology[16] and James George Needham[4], an entomologist[17], 1868–1957[18], of United States[19], specialised in entomology[20].

Why It Matters

Comstock–Needham system draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (insect_anatomy category, ranking #3 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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