The Diptera collection (ED) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)

Description

 This dataset is the databased part of the Diptera from the entomological collections of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris).
				
				The Diptera collection of MNHN is divided into a general collection, classified into families, and separate nominal collections. The heart of the collection is composed of two historical nominal collections: Meigen and Macquart, both dating from the nineteenth century;  they contain about 5,000 holotypes. In total the collection contains 2.5 million specimens, 8000 holotypes and about 30,000 species or 20% of the described Diptera. All biogeographic regions are represented. 

Governance

Framework objective

 Multiple ou autres 

Dates

Taxonomic target of the framework

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List of species from the dataset