Ouellet-Robert Entomological Collection (QMOR) - Specimens

Study Extent

Digitization of the Odonata, Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera from the Ouellet-Robert entomological collection (QMOR).

Sampling

All data are manually digitized as text from specimen labels. No images were taken.

Quality Control

No legacy data were present, so all data were entered using controlled vocabularies where relevant. All fields have been checked for inconsistencies.

Method steps

1. Examine specimen and any attached/included labels.
2. Create new record in collection database and populate fields with the information on the specimen label. Use controlled vocabularies where relevant. Determinations are recorded in a related table (included in this dataset as http://rs.gbif.org/extension/dwc/identification.xml), as are groups of individuals (e.g. 2 males, 1 female).
3. Attach the newly generated specimen number to the physical specimen.

This dataset includes all Odonata (25,500+) and Trichoptera (7,100+) specimens in the collection. Digitization has started for Ephemeroptera (5,500+ specimens so far), but most orders in the collection have not yet been digitized.

1. Animalia
   common name: Animals rank: kingdom
2. Odonata
   common name: Dragonflies rank: order
3. Trichoptera
   common name: Caddisflies rank: order
4. Ephemeroptera
   common name: Mayflies rank: order
5. Insecta
   common name: Insects rank: class

Global terrestrial coverage (except Antartica). Over 90% of the specimens in this dataset are collected in Canada, of which 95% in the province Quebec.