Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection (FMNH-Insects)

The Division of Insects’ holdings of worldwide Arthropoda (excluding Crustacea) rank fifth in overall size among North American collections and are of worldwide importance for many groups. The collection presently includes roughly 4.1 million pinned insects plus 8.3 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope slides. In addition, there are over 17,000 partly-sorted “bulk samples” from traps or leaf-litter extractions. The collection receives heavy use by US and international research visitors and borrowers as well as extensive educational use.

Collection Manager: Maureen Turcatel, mturcatel@fieldmuseum.org

Original Data Source: https://fmipt.fieldmuseum.org/ipt/resource?r=fmnh_insects

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 13 November 2023

IPT / DwC-A Source:

FMNH IPT 2023-11-13

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Rights Holder: Field Museum

Collection Statistics

15,339 specimen records
14,618 (95%) georeferenced
55 (0.36%) with images (81 total images)
1,227 (8%) identified to species
7 families
52 genera
146 species
154 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection (FMNH-Insects) The Division of Insects’ holdings of worldwide Arthropoda (excluding Crustacea) rank fifth in overall size among North American collections and are of worldwide importance for many groups. The collection presently includes roughly 4.1 million pinned insects plus 8.3 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope slides. In addition, there are over 17,000 partly-sorted “bulk samples” from traps or leaf-litter extractions. The collection receives heavy use by US and international research visitors and borrowers as well as extensive educational use. Collection Manager: Maureen Turcatel, mturcatel@fieldmuseum.org Original Data Source: https://fmipt.fieldmuseum.org/ipt/resource?r=fmnh_insects Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 13 November 2023 IPT / DwC-A Source: FMNH IPT 2023-11-13 Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Rights Holder: Field Museum Collection Statistics 15,339 specimen records 14,618 (95%) georeferenced 55 (0.36%) with images (81 total images) 1,227 (8%) identified to species 7 families 52 genera 146 species 154 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
This project made possible by National Science Foundation Awards: 2102006, 2101929, 2101908, 2101876, 2101875, 2101851, 2101345, 2101913, 2101891 and 2101850.