Museum of Texas Tech University Invertebrate Zoology Collection
Citation
Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU) (2025). Museum of Texas Tech University Invertebrate Zoology Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ga4bmd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.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 (including an extensive collection of ants), medical/veterinary specimens (endo- and ectoparasites), and arachnids. The pinned collection contains over 3,200 genera and 7,500 identified species. The collection is estimated to hold about 4.6 million specimens including pinned insects, arachnids preserved in ethanol, microscope slides (medical/veterinary importance and mites), and bulk samples. There are currently slightly more than 800 type specimens (mostly paratypes) in the collection.
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originatorEcdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
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Ecdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
administrative point of contact
Museum of Texas Tech University Invertebrate Zoology Collection
email: Jennifer.Giron@ttu.edu
homepage: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nsrl/collections/Invertebrate_Zoology/index.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-6883
Jennifer C. Girón
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position: Curator of Invertebrate Zoology
email: Jennifer.Giron@ttu.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-6883