Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection
GBIF
Dataset type
This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.
Description
<p>The Division of Insects’ holdings of worldwide Arthropoda (excluding Crustacea) rank fifth in overall size among North American collections and are of worldwide importance for many groups. The collection presently includes roughly 4.1 million pinned insects plus 8.3 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope slides. In addition, there are over 17,000 partly-sorted “bulk samples” from traps or leaf-litter extractions. The collection receives heavy use by US and international research visitors and borrowers as well as extensive educational use.</p>
Type of content
Includes: Point occurrence data, gbif import.Citation
Grant S, Webbink K, Turcatel M, Shuman R (2025). Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection. Version 12.63. Field Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0ywfpc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-02-21.
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 21 Feb 2025. The most recent data was published on 15 Nov 2024.
Metadata last updated on 2025-02-21 16:08:49.0
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