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California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology
California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology
| Title: | California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology |
| Identifier: | http://research.calacademy.org/ent |
| Creator: | California Academy of Sciences <San Francisco, Calif.> / Department of Entomology |
| Rights: | http://www.calacademy.org/privacy_policy.php |
| Abstract: | The department was established in 1862 and is one of the largest entomology collections in North America. It contains about 10,000,000 curated specimens, representing all orders, nearly all families, and approximately 250,000 species (Coleoptera (beetles), Embiidina (web spinners), Diptera (flies), Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps), Neuropteroida and Arachnida (spiders)). The Department of Entomology maintains two databases of the arthropod collections. [Information of the supplier, modified] |
| Table of contents: | History / collection and databases / workshops / staff |
| Subject: |
Organizations and management (590.6); Insecta (Insects) (595.7) » find similar sources! |
| Spatial coverage: | North America |
| Audience: | Intermediate; Experts |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | website |
| Resource type: |
Academic societies, professional associations, working groups; Discipline based websites |
| Access: | free |
| Metadata update date: | 2012-02-27 |
| Metadata provider: |
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| URL of this vifabio-resource: | http://www.vifabio.de/en/iqfBio/detail/5058 |
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