A checklist of invertebrates of Ewaso Narok swamp in the semi-arid Laikipia County, Kenya

Jane Macharia; Helida Oyieke; Mathias Becker; Bodo Möseler; Charles Warui; Miguel Alvarez

doi:10.15468/ftig5v

A checklist of invertebrates of Ewaso Narok swamp in the semi-arid Laikipia County, Kenya

Citation

Macharia J, Oyieke H, Becker M, Möseler B, Warui C, Alvarez M, Mwangi E (2024). A checklist of invertebrates of Ewaso Narok swamp in the semi-arid Laikipia County, Kenya. Version 1.5. National Museums of Kenya. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ftig5v accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

A first checklist of invertebrates of Ewaso narok swamp in the semi-arid, Laikipia County, Kenya. They were sampled using pitfall trapping and sweep netting. The swamp is highly impacted by land use transformation to agricultural activities as opposed to the traditional pastoral use. The invertebrates were identified to species level where possible, other distinct species were treated as morphospecies. The checklist has species and morphospecies from across 19 Orders and forms a baseline for future monitoring.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

All the invertebrates species sampled were identified to family or species where possible, while distinct species were presented as morphospecies.

Hymenoptera
rank: order
Hemiptera
rank: order
Coleoptera
rank: order
Lepidoptera
rank: order
Diptera
rank: order
Orthoptera
rank: order
Araneae
rank: order
Collembola
rank: order
Thysanoptera
rank: order
Blattodea
rank: order
Dermaptera
rank: order
Neuroptera
rank: order
Odonata
rank: order
Mantodea
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Ewaso Narok swamp, located near Rumuruti town (0°17’ N 36°34’E, 1,840 m a.s.l.), West Laikipia district, in the semi-arid Laikipia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jane Macharia
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jmacharia@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Helida Oyieke
originator
position: Principal Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: oyiekeh@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Mathias Becker
originator
position: Professor
Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation
Karlrobert-Kreiten-Str. 13, 53115
Bonn
DE
email: mathias.becker@uni-bonn.de

Bodo Möseler
originator
position: Scientist
Institute of Vegetation
Karlrobert-Kreitenstr.13, 53115
Bonn
DE
email: moeseler@uni-bonn.de

Charles Warui
originator
position: Dean
Murang’a University of Science and Technology, School of Pure and Applied Sciences
P.O Box 75
Murang'a
10200
Murang'a
KE
email: charles.warui@gmail.com

Miguel Alvarez
originator
position: Scientist
INRES - Institute for Crop Science and Resource Conservation
Karlrobert-Kreiten-Str. 13, D-53115
Bonn
DE
email: malvarez@uni-bonn.de

Jane Macharia
metadata author
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jmacharia@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Esther Mwangi
metadata author
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Jane Macharia
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: jmacharia@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke