Arizona State University Charles W. O'Brien Collection

doi:10.15468/eeqtx0

Arizona State University Charles W. O'Brien Collection

Citation

Arizona State University Biocollections (2022). Arizona State University Charles W. O'Brien Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/eeqtx0 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-20.

Description

The Charles W. O'Brien Collection (legacy coden: CWOB) is now (August, 2018) relocated to Tempe, Arizona, and contains approximately one million weevil specimens (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea sensu Bouchard et al. 2011), with a global range and emphasis on New World (and Neotropical) regions. Lois B. O'Brien - a planthopper specialist - has made invaluable contributions to this collection. In 2017, Arizona State University entered an agreement with the O'Briens to gradually transfer and permanently house and curate this world-class collection. As the collection is reactivated at the new location, specimens are digitized under this new identity. Hence the virtual SCAN collection "ASUCOB" (new coden) was created, with the purpose of making the O'Brien weevil specimens now residing at Arizona State University accessible on-line while maintaining their collector/expert provenance.

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Contacts

originator
Ecdysis Portal
email: ajohnston@asu.edu
homepage: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/ecdysis/index.php

metadata author
Ecdysis Portal
email: ajohnston@asu.edu
homepage: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/ecdysis/index.php

administrative point of contact
Arizona State University Charles W. O'Brien Collection
email: nico.franz@asu.edu and eengasser@asu.edu

Nico M. Franz and Emmy Engasser
content provider
email: nico.franz@asu.edu and eengasser@asu.edu

Sangmi Lee
content provider
position: Collection Manager
email: SLEE281@ASU.EDU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9636-8242