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Academy of Natural Sciences Entomology Collection


Description

 Live specimen data from The Academy of Natural Sciences Entomology Collection. Established in 1812, the Entomology Department's collections hold approximately four million insect specimens, of which more than 11,000 are primary types. Current research in the Entomology Department focuses on the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and behavior of worldwide Orthoptera and Tipuloidea, and the survey of aquatic insects of Mongolia. An index of the nearly 100,000 species in the collection can be found here.Â

Governance

Type Organization Role
Contact principal Ecdysis Portal non renseigné

Framework objective

 Multiple ou autres

Dates

Start End
06/09/2024 non renseigné

Taxonomic target of the framework

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Framework territory

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List of species from the dataset