Chilean flower visitors

Study Extent

This database contains the specimens recorded in six scientific collections in Chile. Main flower visitor insect groups were represented in this database

Sampling

Insect samples collected throughout Chile, dried and pinned at scientific collections.

Quality Control

A deep data quality control procedure was applied to clean the original database (i.e., the one generated in 2008 by the IABIN project) as it presented several problems. Also, this database contains very old records from different collections, the quality level of the information presented is variable and we urge caution when using location data from samples collected before 1950. Taxonomy updated with Taxon Match. After a deep taxonomic revision process, we have four species with partially unresolved taxonomy, being recognized to the genus level by GBIF taxon match. Therefore, we urge caution when using records belonging to those four species (Mordella erythrura, Mordella luctuosa, Trichophthalma philippi, and Trichophthalma herbsti).

Method steps

1. Database curation for data quality and accuracy.
2. Database curation for taxonomy.

This dataset contains 118 species from 21 families belonging to four orders: Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera

1. Hymenoptera
   common name: Bees rank: order
2. Diptera
   common name: Flies rank: order
3. Coleoptera
   common name: Beetles rank: order
4. Lepidoptera
   common name: Butterflies rank: order

Most of the Chilean continental territory is covered, with some specimens from Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador that were held at the collections included in this dataset.