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UTEP Insects (Arctos)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Zhuang V (2022). UTEP Insects (Arctos). Version 1.55. University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cfddho accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-28.

Description

University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Arthropod collections consist primarily of ants from around the world collected by Professor William Mackay and his students. A variety of other insects are included, primarily from student projects in the El Paso vicinity.

Purpose

Data set was developed by University of Texas at El Paso faculty and students and is created to support future research.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Arthropod collections consist primarily of ants from around the world collected by Professor William Mackay and his students. A variety of other insects are included, primarily from student projects in the El Paso vicinity.
  1. Hymenoptera
    rank: order
  2. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections Arthropod collections consist primarily of ants from around the world collected by Professor William Mackay and his students. A variety of other insects are included, primarily from student projects in the El Paso vicinity.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Vicky Zhuang
originator
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/entomology.html
Vicky Zhuang
metadata author
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/entomology.html
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum
Vicky Zhuang
administrative point of contact
position: Manager, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #222
El Paso
79968
TX
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-5479
email: mzhuang@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/entomology.html
William Mackay
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, UTEP Biodiversity Collections
University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Avenue, Biology Bldg. #219
El Paso
79968
Texas
US
Telephone: +01 915-747-6991
email: wmackay@utep.edu
homepage: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/collections/entomology.html
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