KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Entomology-collection

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by KwaZulu-Natal Museum on Nov 2, 2022 KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Publication date:
November 2, 2022
Published by:
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
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Description

The Entomology collection is dominated by the Diptera (flies), which was commenced by Dr B. R. Stuckenberg in 1953. This collection consists of more than 200 000 specimens, and is one of the largest and most representative collections in the southern hemisphere. It is certainly the most comprehensive collection of flies in Africa, and as such is an important resource for African entomologists. It has been enlarged and consolidated, both by extensive collecting in Southern Africa, and by the acquisition of other significant regional collections. The Diptera collection of the Transvaal Museum was obtained by exchange in 1975, and the Zumpt Collection of the South African Institute of Medical Research was acquired by donation in 1983.The collection of flies contains more than 1275 primary types and 5474 secondary types. It is housed in almost 1000 wooden insect drawers together with an alcohol and slide collection. The Entomology collection also includes several smaller collections including Heteroptera and Mecoptera. Material from the Entomology collection is regularly sent on loan to researchers around the world.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 236,030 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Midgley J and Zamisa, S (2021) KZNM-PINDIP-DIPTATEACH. KwaZulu-Natal Museum

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is KwaZulu-Natal Museum. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: eb657c33-ec74-4462-8612-ce5cc02ac543.  KwaZulu-Natal Museum publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by South African Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Entomology; Occurrence

Contacts

Siyabonga Zamisa
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
  • 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
3201 Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
  • +27333410524
John Midgley
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Assistant Director
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
  • 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
3201 Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
  • +27333410559

Geographic Coverage

The Entomology collection has specimens found all over the world.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-53.331, -165.938], North East [73.628, -163.125]

Taxonomic Coverage

The collection consists of 14 orders: Blattodea, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Mecoptera, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phthiraptera and Siphonaptera.

Order Siphonaptera, Blattodea, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Mecoptera, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phthiraptera

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1663-01-01 / 2021-01-01

Project Data

No Description available

Title KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Identifier Entomology Collection

The personnel involved in the project:

John Midgley
  • Point Of Contact

Sampling Methods

Historical collection records, including various methods such as malaise traps, hand collecting etc.

Study Extent Dataset comprises historical records from 1600 to 2021.
Quality Control Historical specimens have been re-identified where possible.

Method step description:

  1. Data management by a Data technician.

Collection Data

Collection Name Entomology Collection
Collection Identifier https://www.nmsa.org.za/entomology-collection.html
Specimen preservation methods Pinned,  Alcohol,  Microscopic preparation

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers eb657c33-ec74-4462-8612-ce5cc02ac543
http://ipt.kznm.saiab.ac.za/resource?r=kznm-entomology-collection