Occurrence data of Asilidae at Gobabeb, Namib Desert, Namibia (10 km radius)

Torsten Dikow

doi:10.15468/fpar6q

Occurrence data of Asilidae at Gobabeb, Namib Desert, Namibia (10 km radius)

Citation

Dikow T (2024). Occurrence data of Asilidae at Gobabeb, Namib Desert, Namibia (10 km radius). Version 1.1. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fpar6q accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Occurrence data of assassin flies at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute in the Namib Desert, Namibia. A radius of 10 km (314 km2) in this hyperarid desert harbors 25 species (as of 2024-10-01). Summary of research results at https://doi.org/10.25573/data.27147402.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

10 km radius around Gobabeb Namib Research Institute (314 km2) sampled over many years during different months.

Sampling

Specimens primarily collected by hand-netting.

Method steps

n/a

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Namibia: Namib Desert: Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, 10 km radius (314 km2)

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Torsten Dikow
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position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909

Torsten Dikow
metadata author
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909

Torsten Dikow
user
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909

Torsten Dikow
administrative point of contact
position: Research Entomologist
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
20004
DC
US
Telephone: +1 202 633 1005
email: DikowT@si.edu
homepage: http://asiloidflies.si.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909