Entomological Collections (NHRS), Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM)

Kevin Holston

doi:10.15468/fpzyjx

Entomological Collections (NHRS), Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM)

Citation

Holston K (2023). Entomological Collections (NHRS), Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM). Version 26.828. Swedish Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fpzyjx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-10.

Description

The dataset represents the digital holdings of insects, arachnids (mites and spiders) and myriapods (millipedes and centipedes) at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. These collections include over three million specimens, are international in scope, and have broad systematic and geographic coverage.

Taxonomic Coverages

Arthropoda: Insecta, Myrapoda, Arachnida. This dataset represents the digitized holdings of insect, arachnid (mites and spiders) and myriapod (millipedes and centipedes) specimens at the Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Arthropoda
common name: Arthropods rank: phylum
Insecta
common name: Insects rank: class
Myriapoda
common name: Myriapods rank: subphylum
Arachnida
common name: Arachnids rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Specimens from all continents, with significant digitized holdings representing the entomological fauna of Sweden and recent collecting in New Caledonia, Tasmania, and Madagascar.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kevin Holston
originator
position: Curator
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm
SE
email: kevin.holston@nrm.se

Kevin Holston
metadata author
position: Curator
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm
SE
email: kevin.holston@nrm.se

Niklas Apelquist
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm
SE
email: niklas.apelqvist@nrm.se