University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection (UTIC)
Citation
Wild A (2024). University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection (UTIC). Version 1.240. University of Texas at Austin, Biodiversity Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sanyq7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
The Entomology Collection contains 500,000 pinned and 1.5 million ethanol-preserved specimens, with concentrations in Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants), and cave invertebrates. Most specimens document the geographic and seasonal occurrences of insect species across Texas, but the collection houses important samples from other states, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia; as well as the historic Ludolph Heiligbrodt Collection (1870-1910) from Bastrop County; as well as a collection of insect-host plant voucher specimens. Voucher specimens from University of Texas research projects, including a number of landmark studies on fire ants, are also in the collection.
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Alex Wildoriginator
position: Curator of Entomology
University of Texas at Austin, Biodiversity Center
1.314 Lake Austin Center; 3001 Lake Austin Blvd
Austin
78703
TX
US
email: alex.wild@utexas.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/collections/entomology
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-6138
Alex Wild
metadata author
position: Curator of Entomology
University of Texas at Austin, Biodiversity Center
1.314 Lake Austin Center; 3001 Lake Austin Blvd
Austin
78703
TX
US
email: alex.wild@utexas.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/collections/entomology
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-6138
Tomislav Urban
user
email: turban@tacc.utexas.edu
Alex Wild
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Entomology
University of Texas at Austin, Biodiversity Center
1.314 Lake Austin Center; 3001 Lake Austin Blvd
Austin
78703
TX
US
email: alex.wild@utexas.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/collections/entomology
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-6138