LACM Entomology Collection
GBIF
Dataset type
This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.
Description
<p>With over 800,000 described species — more than half of all known living organisms — insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. The Natural History Museum's entomology collection has more than 5.8 million specimens of insects and spiders. The collection's strength lies in its holdings of specimens of ants, phorid flies, scarab beetles, and moths from North and Central America. Museum scientists conduct world-class research on systematics, studying species and their relationships, the evolution of major groups, and fossil insects in amber. They conduct field work on insect biodiversity at home and in tropical countries. Entomology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County goes back as far as 1913, when the Museum first opened.</p>
Type of content
Includes: Point occurrence data, gbif import.Citation
Mertz W, Kung G, Xie W (2025). LACM Entomology Collection. Version 5.31. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kc9hyp accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-02-25.
Digitised records
Looking up... the number of records that can be accessed through the BioAtlas - Atlas bioraznolikosti Hrvatske. This resource was last checked for updated data on 25 Feb 2025. The most recent data was published on 07 Nov 2024.
Metadata last updated on 2025-02-25 11:18:56.0
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