Occurrence data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Zoological collection of National Museums of Kenya

James Odanga; Laban Njoroge; Brian Fisher; Lawrence Monda; Jairus Anale; Marcell Peters; Geoffrey Mwachala; Hexekiah Obwang'i; Esther Mwangi

doi:10.15468/hkgf9n

Occurrence data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Zoological collection of National Museums of Kenya

Citation

Odanga J, Njoroge L, Fisher B, Monda L, Anale J, Peters M, Mwachala G, Obwang’i H, Mwangi E (2018). Occurrence data of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Zoological collection of National Museums of Kenya. Version 1.9. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hkgf9n accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-10-14.

Description

A set of historical records of specimens of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) housed at the Zoological collection of National Museums of Kenya (NMK) in Nairobi is presented in a digitized format

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Formicidae
common name: Ants rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Various localities within Kenya

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

James Odanga
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jodanga@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Laban Njoroge
originator
position: Head of Section Invertebrate Zoology
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: Lnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Brian Fisher
originator
position: Curator of Entomology
California Academy of Sciences
California
San Francisco
US
email: bfisher@calacademy.org
homepage: http://www.calacademy.org

Lawrence Monda
originator
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke

Jairus Anale
originator
position: Intern
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jairusanale@gmail.com

Marcell Peters
originator
position: Lecturer
University of Würzburg
Am Hubland, 97074
Würzburg
DE
email: marcell.peters@uni-wuerzburg.de
homepage: http://www.zoo3.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/startseite/

Geoffrey Mwachala
originator
position: Chief of Research
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: gmwachala@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Hexekiah Obwang'i
originator
position: Intern
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: Hezekiah.Obwang'i@gmail.com

Esther Mwangi
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
BOX 40658
NAIROBI
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

James Odanga
metadata author
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jodanga@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Lawrence Monda
metadata author
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: Lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Esther Mwangi
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

James Odanga
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jodanga@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke