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ZFMK Diptera Collection

This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.

Description

The dipteran collection at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn contains some 300,000 specimens of more than 6000 species. The majority of specimens are pinned, but also includes of large alcohol collection of Tipulidae s.lat. In addition to 327 primary types (excluding the Phoridae), 32 are represented by syntypes and 295 species represented by secondary types. The holdings include the following important specialist collections: Phoridae (H. Schmitz, E. Beyer, E. Baumann), Tipuloidea (B. Mannheims, H. Mendl), Blephariceridae (B. Mannheims, S. Kitakami), and Sciaridae [F. Lengersdorf - on long term loan to F. Menzel (Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg)]. The collections are focused primarily on the western Palaearctic Region, but important parts of the collections originate also from the Oriental and Afrotropical Regions. The collection of the Cologne Zoo is also housed here (permanent loan).

Type of content

Includes: Point occurrence data, gbif import.

Citation

Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB). ZFMK Diptera Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/8mgh4p 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 06 Nov 2024.

Metadata last updated on 2025-02-25 11:15:22.0

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