Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
Citation
Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU) (2020). Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ga4bmd accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-02-28.Description
The Invertebrate Zoology collection (TTU-Z) of the Museum of Texas Tech University is international in scope with an emphasis on arthropods from semi-arid and arid lands, especially from North America. The collection consists primarily of insects, arachnids, and crustaceans. The pinned collection contains over 3,200 genera and 7,500 identified species. These counts are underestimated because they were made over a decade ago and the majority of the collection holdings have not been identified nor cataloged. The estimated minimal numbers are: Pinned Insects about 1 million individuals, Med/Vet Zoology about 75,000, Arachnids under 50,000, Miscellaneous groups under 1,000. At least 3 million specimens are retained as sealed, bulk specimens. These samples are mostly cataloged and are being split and labeled as time permits (motivated by researchers' needs). There are currently slightly more than 800 type specimens (mostly paratypes) in the collection.Taxonomic Coverages
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originatorSCAN
email: Neil.Cobb@nau.edu
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
metadata author
SCAN
email: Neil.Cobb@nau.edu
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
administrative point of contact
Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
email: jennifer.giron@ttu.edu
homepage: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nsrl/collections/invertebrate.php
content provider
position: Collection Manager
Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
3301 4th Street
Lubbock
79415
Texas
US
email: jennifer.giron@ttu.edu