True Bugs (Hemiptera) from the UWIZM Land Arthropod collection
Citation
Whiby J, Deacon A (2023). True Bugs (Hemiptera) from the UWIZM Land Arthropod collection. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/h4596z accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-09.Description
This dataset contains the records of true bugs (Hemiptera) belonging to UWIZM’s land arthropod collection. There are 3411 true bug records representing 26 families. These specimens are all stored in the Land Arthropod Room of the UWIZM.Sampling Description
Study Extent
GlobalSampling
Specimens were collected by hand, or were brought to the museum.Quality Control
Specimen identifications were checked by the UWIZM.Method steps
- 1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (pinned labels, etc) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database.
Taxonomic Coverages
All specimens belong to the order Hemiptera. Most were identified to at least the family level, and some to species.
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Aetalionidaerank: family
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Alydidaerank: family
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Belostomatidaerank: family
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Cercopidaerank: family
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Cercopoidearank: superfamily
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Cicadellidaerank: family
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Cixiidaerank: family
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Coreidaerank: family
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Cydnidaerank: family
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Delphacidaerank: family
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Derbidaerank: family
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Dictyopharidaerank: family
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Flatidaerank: family
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Fulgoridaerank: family
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Issidaerank: family
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Largidaerank: family
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Lygaeidaerank: family
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Macroveliidaerank: family
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Membracidaerank: family
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Miridaerank: family
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Nabidaerank: family
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Nogodinidaerank: family
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Pentatomidaerank: family
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Pyrrhocoridaerank: family
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Reduviidaerank: family
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Saldidaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Most specimens were collected from across the Caribbean, but others came from the continents of South America, North America and Asia.
Bibliographic Citations
- Catalogue of Life. Accessed 21st October 2022. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/ - https://www.catalogueoflife.org/
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Accessed 21st October 2022. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt - https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed 18th May 2023. https://www.gbif.org/species/1 - https://www.gbif.org/species/1
Contacts
Jacob Whibyoriginator
position: Associate Professional
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: jvwhiby@gmail.com
Amy Deacon
metadata author
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-2925
Jacob Whiby
metadata author
position: Associate Professional
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: jvwhiby@gmail.com
Amy Deacon
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-2925
Jacob Whiby
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professional
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: jvwhiby@gmail.com
Rajindra Mahabir
administrative point of contact
position: Museum Technician
The University of the West Indies
TT
email: rajindra.mahabir@sta.uwi.edu