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San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department

Citation

San Diego Natural History Museum (2023). San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dpyqml accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-04.

Description

Collection is heavily focused on the SW USA and NW Mexico, particularly the peninsula of Baja California. Notably strong collections of Lepidoptera and Neuroptera. The median date of specimen acquisition is 1957 with collections ranging from 1905 to present day. Current and near future collection priorities will focus on underrepresented areas in Baja California, particular inland and coastal dunes.

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originator
SCAN
email: neilscobb@gmail.com
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
metadata author
SCAN
email: neilscobb@gmail.com
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
administrative point of contact
San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department
email: phorsley@sdnhm.org
homepage: https://www.sdnhm.org/science/entomology/
content provider
position: Collection Manager
San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department
P.O. Box 121390, ,
San Diego
92112-1390
CA
US
email: phorsley@sdnhm.org
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