Arizona State University Lois B. O'Brien Collection

doi:10.15468/88s274

Arizona State University Lois B. O'Brien Collection

Citation

Arizona State University Biocollections (2022). Arizona State University Lois B. O'Brien Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/88s274 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-09-28.

Description

The Lois B. O'Brien Collection (legacy coden: LBOB) is is now (August, 2018) relocated to Tempe, Arizona, and contains approximately 250,000 planthopper specimens (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea sensu Bourgoin (2017) ), with a global range and emphasis on New World (and Neotropical) regions. Charles W. O'Brien - a weevil specialist - has made invaluable contributions to this collection. In 2017, Arizona State University entered an agreement with the O'Briens to gradually transfer and permanently house and curate this world-class collection. As partial transfers occur, specimens are digitized under this new identity. Hence the virtual SCAN collection "ASULOB" (new coden) was created, with the purpose of making the O'Brien planthopper specimens now residing at Arizona State University accessible on-line while maintaining their collector/expert provenance.

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Contacts

originator
Ecdysis Portal
email: ajohnston@asu.edu
homepage: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/ecdysis/index.php

metadata author
Ecdysis Portal
email: ajohnston@asu.edu
homepage: https://serv.biokic.asu.edu/ecdysis/index.php

administrative point of contact
Arizona State University Lois B. O'Brien Collection
email: nico.franz@asu.edu

Nico Franz
content provider
email: nico.franz@asu.edu

Sangmi Lee
content provider
position: Collection Manager
email: SLEE281@ASU.EDU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9636-8242

Nico Franz
content provider
position: Curator
email: nico.franz@asu.edu