University of Guelph Insect Collection
University of Guelph
Description
The University of Guelph Insect Collection has its roots in the insect collection of the Entomological Society of Ontario, founded in 1863. It is the oldest insect collection in Canada and was, in effect, Canada's national insect collection before there was a Canada and before the establishment of the Canadian National Collection in Ottawa. Although our current collection of just over two million specimens is relatively small by world standards, the University of Guelph Insect Collection remains one of North America's most important heritage insect collections, and is Canada's third or fourth largest insect collection. It is the best collection of Ontario insects, including many irreplaceable specimens of extirpated species.
The collection was established in 1863 and ceased acquisitions in present.
Taxonomic range
Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.
Geographic range
Global coverage
Number of specimens in the collection
The estimated number of specimens in the University of Guelph Insect Collection is 2,000,000.
Of these 139,994 are databased. This represents 7.0 % of the collection.
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Usage statistics
Metadata last updated on 2017-09-30 00:36:32.0
Digitised records available through the Atlas
The University of Guelph Insect Collection has an estimated 2,000,000 specimens.
The collection has databased 7.0 % of these (139,994 records).
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