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Collection Profile for:
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Arthropod Collection (CAES-CAES)

Broad collection across all taxa, focused on Connecticut, from 1900 – 1950, followed more recently by intensive collections in particular taxa based on the interests of specific research programs, including: Apoidea, Buprestidae, and Cerambycidae. The collection holding is estimated at 160,000 specimens.

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Collection Statistics

  • 18,852 specimen records
  • 18,829 (100%) georeferenced
  • 18,559 (98%) identified to species
  • 6 families
  • 39 genera
  • 307 species
  • 313 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 25 February 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Anthophora (39)
  • Apis (642)
  • Bombus (2167)
  • Ceratina (1533)
  • Epeolus (13)
  • Eucera (10)
  • Habropoda (3)
  • Holcopasites (5)
  • Melissodes (351)
  • Nomada (537)
  • Peponapis (135)
  • Ptilothrix (30)
  • Triepeolus (32)
  • Xylocopa (110)