M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection
Citation
M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection (2025). M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ete0eg accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-20.Description
The M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection is comprised primarily of beetles, especially darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802). The MAJC has an emphasis on specimens from the southwestern deserts of North America and others pertaining to ongoing systematic research. The collection contains roughly 20,000 pinned specimens, a frozen tissue collection stored in ethanol, and full body disarticulations for morphological examination.
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originatorEcdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
metadata author
Ecdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
administrative point of contact
M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection
email: m.andrew.johnston@gmail.com
homepage: https://github.com/mandrewj/majc
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-6985
Andrew Johnston
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position: Curator and Collection Manager
email: m.andrew.johnston@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-6985