Terrestrial and liminic invertebrates systematic collection NTNU University Museum

Karstein Hårsaker

doi:10.15468/fsreqb

Terrestrial and liminic invertebrates systematic collection NTNU University Museum

Citation

Hårsaker K, Finstad A G (2018). Terrestrial and liminic invertebrates systematic collection NTNU University Museum. Version 1.145. NTNU University Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fsreqb accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-12.

Description

The terrestrial and liminic invertebrates systematic collection at the NTNU University Museum dates back to activities initiated by Bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus in the 1760’s and objects from a private collection of coleoptera (Lysholms samling) from around 1880-1939. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1960’s and up to today. Todays collection covers most of the major groups of invertebrates with lepidoptera, coleoptera, diptera and hymenoptera as the largest parts of the collections (approximately 40 %, 20 %, 10 % and 7 % respectively in 2017). The most active part of the collection today is the diptera collection. Some groups are overrepresented compared to others. This reflects the taxonomic expertise among the staff since the first regular employee in the 1840’s and donations of private collections. The geographic coverage of the objects in this collection is mainly Norwegian mainland and Svalbard. In addition the collection includes objects from all other continents except the Antarctica. Within mainland Norway the majority of objects collected origins from central parts of Norway. Examples from other parts of the world are chironomids from America, Africa, Europe and Asia, a historic circumpolar collection of coleopteran, lepidoptera from Malawi and terrestrial molluscs from Madeira, Cuba and some other countries.

Taxonomic Coverages

All major terrestrial and limnic invertebrate groups.

Lepidoptera
rank: order
Coleoptera
rank: order
Diptera
rank: order
Hymenoptera
rank: order
Arachnida
rank: class
Crustacea
rank: class
Collembola
rank: order
Odonata
rank: order
Hemiptera
rank: order
Ephemeroptera
rank: order
Plecoptera
rank: order
Trichoptera
rank: order
Mollusca
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Karstein Hårsaker
originator
position: Collection manager
email: karstein.harsaker@ntnu.no

Anders G. Finstad
metadata author
position: Professor
NTNU University Museum
NO
email: anders.finstad@ntnu.no

Karstein Hårsaker
metadata author
position: Collection manager
NTNU University Museum
email: karstein.harsaker@ntnu.no

Anders Gravbrøt Finstad
user
email: anders.finstad@ntnu.no

Torbjørn Ekrem
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
NTNU University Museum
NO
email: torbjorn.ekrem@ntnu.no

Karstein Hårsaker
administrative point of contact
position: Collection manager
NTNU University Museum
NO