University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection (UTIC)

Alex Wild

doi:10.15468/sanyq7

University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection (UTIC)

Citation

Wild A (2023). University of Texas, Biodiversity Center, Entomology Collection (UTIC). Version 1.185. University of Texas at Austin, Biodiversity Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sanyq7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-11-28.

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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Contacts

Alex Wild
originator
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