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CHAS Entomology Collection (Arctos)

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Citation

Roberts D (2025). CHAS Entomology Collection (Arctos). Version 13.97. Chicago Academy of Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/i5oupp accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

The Chicago Academy of Sciences’ entomology collection consists primarily of insect species from North and Central America, with a focus on the Midwestern United States. The Academy has had several prominent entomologists in its history, primarily between 1930 and 1960. Donald C. Lowrie (1910-2000) studied spiders and their role in local dune ecosystems. Leonora K. Gloyd (b. 1902) conducted fieldwork on Odonata. Orlando Park published on the taxonomy and ecology of Coleoptera, particularly the Pselaphidae, in the 1940s. Stanley Auerbach researched centipedes in the Chicago area during the 1950s. Other major collectors include Andrew Bolter (collected between 1879-1910) and Harry D. Sicher (collected between 1940 and 1970), both of whom collected primarily Lepidoptera. The majority of the non-Lepidopteran specimens were collected in the Midwest and Western Great Lakes regions, with Canada, California, Florida, and the Southwestern U.S. also represented. Lepidoptera primarily include species from the Midwestern U.S. as well as Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Alaska, California, Florida, and the Southwestern U.S. Temporal Coverage of this collection is 1834-Present, with the bulk of the non-Lepidoptera specimens collected between 1872 and 1911, and the bulk of Lepidopteran specimens collected between 1891 and 1964.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html Rooted in Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago Academy of Sciences was founded in 1857 and was the first science museum in Chicago. Through its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Academy connects its community to local environments and inspires life-long relationships with urban nature. The museum collections and archives contain natural history collections in the disciplines of botany, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, oology, ornithology, and paleontology, as well as cultural collections, audio visual collections, and archives. These materials range from the 1830s to the present and are predominantly from North America with a focus in the Midwest/Western Great Lakes region.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Insecta
    rank: class
  2. Arachnida
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Primarily United States, especially the Midwest and Southeast.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Dawn Roberts
originator
position: Director of Collections
The Chicago Academy of Sciences
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago
60614
IL
US
Telephone: +01 773-755-5125
email: droberts@naturemuseum.org
homepage: http://www.naturemuseum.org
Dawn Roberts
metadata author
position: Director of Collections
The Chicago Academy of Sciences
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago
60614
IL
US
Telephone: +01 773-755-5125
email: droberts@naturemuseum.org
homepage: http://www.naturemuseum.org
Erica Krimmel
point of contact
position: Assistant Collections Manager
The Chicago Academy of Sciences
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago
60614
IL
US
Telephone: +01 773-755-5118
email: ekrimmel@naturemuseum.org
homepage: http://www.naturemuseum.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Dawn Roberts
administrative point of contact
position: Director of Collections
The Chicago Academy of Sciences
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago
60614
IL
US
Telephone: +01 773-755-5125
email: droberts@naturemuseum.org
homepage: http://www.naturemuseum.org
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