We’re sorry, but GBIF doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled.
Our website has detected that you are using an outdated insecure browser that will prevent you from using the site. We suggest you upgrade to a modern browser.
{{nav.loginGreeting}}
  • Get data
      • Occurrences
      • GBIF API
      • Species
      • Datasets
      • Occurrence snapshots
      • Hosted portals
      • Trends
  • How-to
    • Share data

      • Quick-start guide
      • Dataset classes
      • Data hosting
      • Standards
      • Become a publisher
      • Data quality
      • Data papers
    • Use data

      • Featured data use
      • Citation guidelines
      • GBIF citations
      • Citation widget
  • Tools
    • Publishing

      • IPT
      • Data validator
      • Scientific Collections
      • Suggest a dataset
      • New data model ⭐️
    • Data access and use

      • Hosted portals
      • Data processing
      • Derived datasets
      • rgbif
      • pygbif
      • MAXENT
      • Tools catalogue
    • GBIF labs

      • Species matching
      • Name parser
      • Sequence ID
      • Relative observation trends
      • GBIF data blog
  • Community
    • Network

      • Participant network
      • Nodes
      • Publishers
      • Network contacts
      • Community forum
      • alliance for biodiversity knowledge
    • Volunteers

      • Mentors
      • Ambassadors
      • Translators
      • Citizen scientists
    • Activities

      • Capacity enhancement
      • Programmes & projects
      • Training and learning resources
      • Data Use Club
      • Living Atlases
  • About
    • Inside GBIF

      • What is GBIF?
      • Become a member
      • Governance
      • Implementation plan
      • Work Programme
      • Funders
      • Partnerships
      • Release notes
      • Contacts
    • News & outreach

      • News
      • Newsletters and lists
      • Events
      • Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
      • Graduate Researchers Award
      • Science Review
      • Data use
  • User profile

Occurrence data of Calliphorid flies held at the Natural History collection of the National Museums of Kenya

Citation

Njoroge L, Achieng J, Mwangi E W (2020). Occurrence data of Calliphorid flies held at the Natural History collection of the National Museums of Kenya. Version 1.2. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w2em9m accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-31.

Description

Occurrence data of filth flies specimens at the natural history collection of the National museums of Kenya is presented. It comprises of both historical and current data. The taxonomic information is not up-to-date as the collection was not checked by an expert of the African species prior to publishing.

Taxonomic Coverages

All species are from the order diptera
  1. Calliphorid
    common name: Filth flies rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Spatial coverage is Africa

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Laban Njoroge
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Josiah Achieng
originator
position: Data Entry Clerk
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Esther Wangui Mwangi
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Laban Njoroge
metadata author
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT & Node Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-0418
Laban Njoroge
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
What is GBIF? API FAQ Newsletter Privacy Terms and agreements Citation Code of Conduct Acknowledgements
Contact GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark