Lepidoptera and Coleoptera of the Forest Insect Museum Ibadan (FIMI) Nigeria

Olaniyi Alamu; Olubusola Fatunmibi; Ayangbade Ayandokun; John Ete; Jennifer George-onaho; Ife Babayemi; Omokafe Ugbogu; Oluwaseun Osiyemi

doi:10.15468/vmm9qs

Lepidoptera and Coleoptera of the Forest Insect Museum Ibadan (FIMI) Nigeria

Citation

Alamu O, Fatunmibi O, Ayandokun A, Ete J, George-onaho J, Babayemi I, Ugbogu O, Osiyemi O (2019). Lepidoptera and Coleoptera of the Forest Insect Museum Ibadan (FIMI) Nigeria. Version 1.7. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vmm9qs accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-25.

Description

Forest Insect Museum Ibadan (FIMI) is both institutional and public research museum holding about 40,123 forest insect specimens consisting of 1,512 species, 97 families and 10 orders from all parts of Nigeria and beyond. FIMI is run by the Entomology section, Department of Forest Conservation and Protection, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria. The insect collections in the museum came from routine forest explorations by research scientists, donations, fauna projects and field survey. Subsequently, more collections have been added to the museum by research students from universities and private collections. The volume of insect specimens in FIMI continues to grow regularly. The aim of FIMI is to identify, preserve, and monitor the distribution and status of forest insect in Nigeria and other parts of Africa through insect collection and proper documentation of various taxa with inventories, fauna projects and research work. The dataset presently holds 503 records of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera collected from 1961 – 2009 consisting of 103 genera and 128 species with image link.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

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Sampling

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Quality Control

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Method steps

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Taxonomic Coverages

Specimens were identified to taxon ranks such as order, family, genus and species. Specific examples are given below

Acraea Lycoa
rank: species
Pachypasa subfascia
rank: species
Euproctis fasciata
rank: species
Pachnoda cordata
rank: species
Ancylonotus tribulus
rank: species
Apogonia nitidula
rank: species
Hoplonyx
rank: genus
Coccinellidae
rank: family
Coleoptera
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Specimens were collected mostly from Nigeria and one from Ghana.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Olaniyi Alamu
originator
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8060170905
email: alamu.ot@frin.gov.ng

Olubusola Fatunmibi
originator
position: Principal Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 9097252646
email: olubusolacrown@yahoo.com

Ayangbade Ayandokun
originator
position: Research Officer I
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8068951103
email: gbadeayans@yahoo.com

John Ete
originator
position: Research Officer I
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8033770613
email: Johnete18@gmail.com

Jennifer George-onaho
originator
position: Senior Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8033843001
email: Jokafor95@yahoo.com

Ife Babayemi
originator
position: Research Officer I
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8063381745
email: Ifebabs07@gmail.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
originator
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Oluwaseun Osiyemi
originator
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8023626443
email: osinyemi2004@yahoo.com

Oluwaseun Osiyemi
metadata author
position: Principal Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8023626443
email: osinyemi2004@yahoo.com

Olaniyi Alamu
metadata author
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo
NG
Telephone: +234 8060170905
email: alamu.ot@frin.gov.ng

Omokafe Ugbogu
principal investigator
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Oluwaseun Osiyemi
publisher
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8023626443
email: osinyemi2004@yahoo.com

Olaniyi Alamu
curator
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8060170905
email: alamu.ot@frin.gov.ng

Marie-Elise Lecoq
distributor
position: IT Engineer
GBIF France
Paris
FR
Telephone: +33 (0)1 40 79 80 65
email: melecoq@gbif.fr

Oluwaseun Osiyemi
administrative point of contact
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8023626443
email: osinyemi2004@yahoo.com

Omokafe Ugbogu
administrative point of contact
position: Director/Curator Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8032236876
email: omokafeugbogu@yahoo.com

Olaniyi Alamu
administrative point of contact
position: Chief Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
Jericho Hill, Dugbe
Ibadan
Oyo State
NG
Telephone: +234 8060170905
email: alamu.ot@frin.gov.ng