Ouellet-Robert entomological collection (QMOR)
The
Ouellet-Robert
entomological
collection
(QMOR)
is
one
of
the
larger
Canadian
university
entomological
collections
and
the
second
largest
in
Quebec.
It
comprises
1.5
million
specimens,
covering
more
than
20,000
species.
Aquatic
insects
from
many
regions
of
the
world
are
particularly
well-represented.
This
dataset
includes
all
38,295
digitized
specimens
from
the
collection
(192,000+
individuals),
representing
the
orders
Odonata,
Trichoptera
and
Ephemeroptera.
| Name | Colin Favret |
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| Position | Curator |
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| Organisation | Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre |
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| Address |
4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montreal, Quebec, CA, Postal Code: H1X2B2
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| Contact | cr.favret@umontreal.ca Telephone: 514-343-2158 |
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| Role | custodianSteward |
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| Name | Colin Favret |
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| Position | Curator |
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| Organisation | Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre |
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| Address |
4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montreal, Quebec, CA, Postal Code: H1X2B2
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| Contact | cr.favret@umontreal.ca Telephone: 514-343-2158 |
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| Role | custodianSteward |
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| Name | Louise Cloutier |
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| Position | Coordonnatrice des collections |
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| Organisation | Université de Montréal |
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| Address |
Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, CA, Postal Code: H3C3J7
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| Contact | louise.cloutier@umontreal.ca |
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| Role | publisher |
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| Organisation | Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre |
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| Address |
4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montreal, Quebec, CA, Postal Code: H1X2B2
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| Description | Global
terrestrial
coverage
(except
Antartica).
Over
90%
of
the
specimens
in
this
dataset
are
collected
in
Canada,
of
which
95%
in
the
province
Quebec.
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| Bounding Coordinates | -90, 90 / -180, 180 (min,max Latitude / min,max Longitude) |
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| Description | This
dataset
includes
all
Odonata
(25,500+)
and
Trichoptera
(7,100+)
specimens
in
the
collection.
Digitization
has
started
for
Ephemeroptera
(5,500+
specimens
so
far),
but
most
orders
in
the
collection
have
not
yet
been
digitized.
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| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals)
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| Order | Odonata (Dragonflies), Trichoptera (Caddisflies), Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
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| Formation Period | 1930-present |
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| Study Extent | Digitization
of
the
Odonata,
Trichoptera
and
Ephemeroptera
from
the
Ouellet-Robert
entomological
collection
(QMOR).
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| Sampling Description | All
data
are
manually
digitized
as
text
from
specimen
labels.
No
images
were
taken.
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| Quality Control | No
legacy
data
were
present,
so
all
data
were
entered
using
controlled
vocabularies
where
relevant.
All
fields
have
been
checked
for
inconsistencies.
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| Step Description 1 | Examine
specimen
and
any
attached/included
labels.
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| Step Description 2 | Create
new
record
in
collection
database
and
populate
fields
with
the
information
on
the
specimen
label.
Use
controlled
vocabularies
where
relevant.
Determinations
are
recorded
in
a
related
table
(included
in
this
dataset
as
http://rs.gbif.org/extension/dwc/identification.xml),
as
are
groups
of
individuals
(e.g.
2
males,
1
female).
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| Step Description 3 | Attach
the
newly
generated
specimen
number
to
the
physical
specimen.
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| Collection Name | Ouellet-Robert entomological collection |
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| Collection Identifier | QMOR |
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| Parent Collection Identifier | QMOR |
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| Specimen preservation method | pinned |
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| Collection entomologique Ouellet-Robert (QMOR) |