Wasps, Bees and Ants (Order Hymenoptera) Dataset of the Entomology Collection in the Botswana National Museum
Citation
Rapalai B L (2018). Wasps, Bees and Ants (Order Hymenoptera) Dataset of the Entomology Collection in the Botswana National Museum. Version 1.5. Botswana National Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cm3cf5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
Specimen records of Order Hymenoptera of the Botswana National Museum were digitized as part of the efforts of the African Insect Atlas Project (BID-AF2015-0134-REG). The dataset contains 2158 records belonging to 22 families. Specimen records include some accepted names and synonyms, all of which were collected from 1970’s to date. Specimens were collected from different parts of Sub Saharan Africa, with records from Botswana standing at 2078, while the remaining specimens were collected from Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Around 40% of the Hymenoptera records in the collection were received by the museum as a donation from the former Entomologist Per Forchhammer.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Data was collected from specimen records in the entomology collection of the Botswana National Museum. The collection was incorporated into the museum either as a donation or through collecting expeditions. Most specimens were collected from Botswana, while other specimens were collected from Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.Sampling
Data was extracted from specimen labels of Order Hymenoptera in the Botswana National Museum entomology collection. The information was captured electronically in Ms Excel database. Data cleaning was done through Ms Excel. Taxonomic checks, status and authorship were verified using Catalog of Life Matching Service, Encyclopedia of Life database, AntWeb.org, Discoverlife.org and Waspweb.orgMethod steps
- 1. Digitization: Data was captured from specimen labels of Hymenoptera in the Botswana National Museum entomology collection. Data was captured in Ms Excel database and aligned with the Darwin Core Terms. 2. Data Quality: Data cleaning was carried out using Ms Excel database system. 3. Taxonomy Checks: Taxonomic checks, status and authorship were verified using tools such as Catalog of Life Matching Service, Encyclopedia of Life database, AntWeb.org, Discoverlife.org and Waspweb.org. 4. Publishing: Dataset was published on the GBIF Platform
Taxonomic Coverages
The lowest taxon rank recorded for this dataset is species, while other specimens are recorded at Order, Family, Subfamily or Genus level.
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Hymenopteracommon name: Wasps, Bees, Ants rank: order
Geographic Coverages
Specimens were collected from Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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Contacts
Boikhutso Lerato Rapalaioriginator
position: Curator Entomology
Botswana National Museum
Private Bag 0014 Gaborone
Gaborone
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Telephone: +2673610474
email: blmokotedi13@gmail.com
Boikhutso Lerato Rapalai
metadata author
position: Curator Entomology
Botswana National Museum
Private Bag 0014 Gaborone
Gaborone
BW
Telephone: +2673610474
email: blmokotedi13@gmail.com
Boikhutso Lerato Rapalai
administrative point of contact
position: Curator Entomology
Botswana National Museum
PRIVATE BAG 00114 GABORONE
GABORONE
BW
email: blmokotedi13@gmail.com