Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC)

Maxim Larrivée

doi:10.5886/i6z1vo

Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC)

Citation

Larrivée M (2020). Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC). Version 2.5. Insectarium de Montréal. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/i6z1vo accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

The Montréal Insectarium was created thanks to the initiative of notary and self-taught entomologist Georges Brossard, who, in 1988, donated a major collection of naturalized insects. This collection was displayed until the complete renovation of the permanent exhibition in 2011. Then, in 1989, the scientific and historical collection of Brother Firmin Laliberté was used as a starting point for the Insectarium’s scientific collections. The Insectarium’s scientific collections are composed of more than 225,000 insect specimens and include major specialized collections for certain taxa. They also offer a synoptic overview of Québec’s insects. Over the past five years, more than 900 type specimens have been put into the Insectarium’s scientific collections.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Entomological collection

Insecta
common name: Insects rank: class
Acari
rank: order
Cheleutoptera
rank: order
Coleoptera
rank: order
Dermaptera
rank: order
Dictyoptera
rank: order
Diptera
rank: order
Ephemeroptera
rank: order
Grylloptera
rank: order
Hemiptera
rank: order
Homoptera
rank: suborder
Hymenoptera
rank: order
Lepidoptera
rank: order
Neuroptera
rank: order
Odonata
rank: order
Orthoptera
rank: order
Arachnida
common name: Arachnids rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Insects from Québec and around the world.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Maxim Larrivée
originator
position: Curator
Insectarium de Montréal
4581 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
Québec
CA
email: maxim.larrivee@ville.montreal.qc.ca
homepage: http://espacepourlavie.ca/insectarium

Maxim Larrivée
metadata author
position: Curator
Insectarium de Montréal
4581 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
Québec
CA
email: maxim.larrivee@ville.montreal.qc.ca
homepage: http://espacepourlavie.ca/insectarium

Vincent Lessard
user
position: Graduate student
Université de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
Québec
CA
email: vincent.lessard@umontreal.ca

Colin Favret
content provider
position: Professor
Université de Montréal
4101 rue Sherbrooke est
Montreal
H1X 2B2
QC
CA
email: colin.favret@umontreal.ca
homepage: http://favret.aphidnet.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6243-3184

Maxim Larrivée
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Insectarium de Montréal
4581 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
Québec
CA
email: maxim.larrivee@ville.montreal.qc.ca
homepage: http://espacepourlavie.ca/insectarium