Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah

doi:10.15468/iyehoe

Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah

Citation

Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) (2018). Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/iyehoe accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-25.

Description

The Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah consists of approximately 250,000 pinned and alcohol specimens from around the world, with greatest specimen numbers from the intermountain west. The collection dates back to the late 1800s, with heaviest collection periods in the 1930s and 1960s. The collection was relocated in 2012 to a new facility with optimal storage conditions. Areas of greatest strength include Lepidoptera, Cicadidae and Cicindelidae. Future project emphasis is on databasing the collection to increase research utilization of the collection.

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Contacts

originator
SCAN
email: benjamin.brandt@nau.edu
homepage: http://scan-bugs.org/portal/index.php

metadata author
SCAN
email: benjamin.brandt@nau.edu
homepage: http://scan-bugs.org/portal/index.php

administrative point of contact
Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah
Telephone: 801-587-7907
email: cbills@nhmu.utah.edu
homepage: http://nhmu.utah.edu/

content provider
position: Collection Manager
Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah
301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake Ciity
84108
Utah
US
Telephone: 801-587-7907
email: cbills@nhmu.utah.edu