Canadensys repository

Royal Ontario Museum - Botany - Version 15.6

tim.dickinson@utoronto.ca (Tim Dickinson) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:23:23 +0000

New occurrenceIDs

University of Calgary Herbarium - Lycophytes and Monilophytes - Version 6.6

jvamosi@ucalgary.ca (Jana Vamosi) — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:40:21 +0000

31 records of Selaginella were revised based on redetermination of these specimens by Margaret Krichbaum in March, 2023.

Vegetation composition of prairie creation, old-field, and meadow sites in Hamilton, Ontario (2020) - Version 1.0

sebastian.irazuzta@gmail.com (Sebastian Irazuzta) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:05:42 +0000

First publication of the dataset

A standardized pan-trap dataset of vouchered wild bee specimens from open-canopy habitats in southern Ontario, Canada, sampled over three consecutive seasons (2014–2016) - Version 1.0

sebastian.irazuzta@gmail.com (Sebastian Irazuzta) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:54:35 +0000

First publication of the ressource

E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD) - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History - Version 1.3

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:32:47 +0000

Metadata update (contact info)

E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD) - Version 7.6

steve@acadiau.ca (Steve MacNeil) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:19:50 +0000

Metadata update (contact info)

E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD) - Cape Breton University Collection - Version 1.3

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:18:39 +0000

Metadata update (contact info)

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Vascular Plant Collection - Version 16.41

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca (Amber Saundry) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:24:25 +0000

This dataset includes all digitized vascular plants in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 68% of the collection. The UBC Herbarium has one of the world's largest collections of British Columbia vascular plants and is worldwide in scope. At present, the collection includes more than 235,000 accessioned specimens.

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection - Version 14.26

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca (Amber Saundry) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:23:16 +0000

This dataset includes all digitized algae in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 80% of the collection. During the course of Robert Scagel’s academic career (1952-1986) and assisted by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows carrying out research on benthic marine algae, Scagel oversaw the expansion of the Phycological Herbarium to over 67,000 specimens. During this period, with support from U.B.C., the National Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Defence Research Board of Canada, the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, the Provincial Fisheries Department, the B.C. Research Council and the National Science Foundation (U.S.), collecting activities were carried out all along the Pacific Coast from central California to Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Attu Island. The collection now includes over 100,000 specimens. The Alaska representation in the Phycological Collection has been significantly augmented since 1986 by donations from Sandra Lindstrom and, in recent years, the BC representation has expanded from efforts by Sandra, Patrick Martone and others participating in various Hakai Institute projects.

J. B. Wallis / R. E. Roughley Museum of Entomology - Version 1.4

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:57:54 +0000

Corrected data mapping.

McGill University Herbarium Database - Version 2.3

olivier.norvez@umontreal.ca (Olivier Norvez) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:40:10 +0000

Addition of new specimens

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Entomology - Version 2.2

ryan.oram@gov.sk.ca (Ryan Oram) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:59:37 +0000

Added data that was captured in 2025 to dataset

Checklist of Canadian Nematodes - Version 1.0

heather.cole@agr.gc.ca (Heather Cole) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:51:59 +0000

First publication of the resource

Herbier Louis-Marie (QFA) - Collection de plantes vasculaires - Version 10.9

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:04:46 +0000

Occurence addition to simple multimedia extension

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Ornithology Collection - Version 1.8

danae.frier@gov.sk.ca (Danae Frier) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:56:26 +0000

2026 annual update.

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Mammalogy Collection - Version 1.8

danae.frier@gov.sk.ca (Danae Frier) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:52:10 +0000

2026 annual update.

AUW Ichthyology - Version 2.1

epo305@uregina.ca (Eniola Oni) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:21 +0000

This dataset represents fish specimen collection records compiled from field surveys and curated for use in databases such as GBIF and OBIS. The original data was sourced from CSV and Excel files and processed using R for the purpose of cleaning, reformatting, standardizing taxonomic and temporal information, and preparing catalog numbers for integration into biodiversity repositories.

Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT) - Bryophytes - Version 2.13

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:08:16 +0000

Annual update and modification of occurrenceIDs

Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) - Version 37.16

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca (Peter Desmet) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:14:32 +0000

Addition of FNA Vol. 13 and other corrections/additions

Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT) - Plantes vasculaires - Version 14.15

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca (Peter Desmet) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:24:00 +0000

Annual update, with addition of occurrences.

Herbier Louis-Marie (QFA) - Collection de bryophytes - Version 2.8

kim.damboise@herbier.ulaval.ca (Kim Damboise) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:47:43 +0000

Ajout d'occurences et corrections mineures

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection - Version 1.1

mark.pitblado@ubc.ca (Mark Pitblado) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:28:47 +0000

Initial publication (public)

UQTR-herbarium (Herbier Estelle-Lacoursière) - Version 2.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:29:33 +0000

Ajout d'occurences et corrections mineures

Quaternary Environments Collections (Royal Alberta Museum) - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:27:13 +0000

The Quaternary Environments (QE) lab has three types of collections, the Reference, the Working, and the Archival. The Working and Archival Collections are comprised of thousands of recovered plant microfossils, such as pollen, and plant and animal macrofossils such as seeds, leaves, and snail shells. These plant remains are associated with current (Working) and former (Archival) student and research-based projects from over 380 study sites throughout Alberta, Canada. The projects and associated material spans the postglacial interval, about 13,000 years ago to the present. The Reference Collections are comprised of 10 collections represented by modern and palaeoenvironmental samples of plant and animal remains, including the Pollen, Seed, and Mollusc Reference Collections. These small specimens, anywhere from microscopic to a few millimeters, can provide us with extensive information about past forests and habitats, peoples’ use of the landscape and plants (e.g., berry collecting), and changes in the environment over time. Research conducted and utilizing these collections at the museum currently focuses on the reconstruction of past landscapes in the Canadian Rockies during the past 12,000 years through the identification of subfossil pollen grains and plant macrofossils from lake sediments, organic deposits, 7,000 years old ice patches, and 10,000 years old busy-tailed woodrat middens. We can also use Reference Collections to conduct modern studies such as the type of pollen transported by pollinators in the prairies, and what type of pollen mites ingest for food. Working Collections: soil, sediment, and ice samples, including lake sediment cores and glacial ice cores. Study sites span the postglacial interval (about 13,000 years to present) and are mainly located in Alberta, Canada. Archival Collections: specimens (e.g., seeds, pollen, charcoal, tephra, and shells) extracted from samples, and identified and counted. Most specimens are microscopic to few millimeters and numerous (few to thousands of specimens per sample), with some larger specimens such as wood logs. Seed Reference Collection: 2,858 samples comprising seeds and fruit from 1,339 unique species (57% of Alberta's total recorded vascular plant species), average seed/fruit size is 3 mm. Pollen Reference Collection: 1057 pollen slides from 636 unique species (27% of Alberta's total recorded vascular plant species, both native and established introduced species), average pollen grain size is 35 microns (0.035 mm). Mollusc Reference Collection: Over 32,125 shell specimens of mainly aquatic snails native to Alberta’s Parkland Natural Region.

Zoological Collections, Flower Flies (Syrphidae) of North America - Version 2.1

mmcken22@uwo.ca (McShane McKenna) — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:09:10 +0000

Dataset Registered with GBIF

Zoological Collections, Bees of North America - Version 2.4

mmcken22@uwo.ca (McShane McKenna) — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:03:20 +0000

Addition of Metadata (description of resource location, project scope, and funding information).

Checklist of the Hymenoptera of Canada, Alaska and Greenland - Version 2.1

andrew.bennett@canada.ca (Andrew Bennett) — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:15:52 +0000

Addition of checklist of the apoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Apoidea excluding Anthophila) and checklist of Ceraphronoidea, Cynipoidea, Evanioidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea. Addition of source column in the distribution file. Addition of the following columns to taxon file: superfamily, subfamily, tribe. Fixed minor spelling issues. Addition of new records found since checklists were published, indicated by the source of the record in the distribution file. Updated metadata to include all superfamilies and families included in this new version. Updated format of subgenus in v2.0.

Royal Ontario Museum - Entomology Collection - Saturniidae - Version 2.1

bradh@rom.on.ca (Brad Hubley) — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:16:22 +0000

Modification of metadata.

Herbier du Québec (QUE) - Collection de plantes vasculaires - Version 2.10

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:33:11 +0000

Ajout d'occurences et précision de coordonnées

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Fossil Collection - Version 1.5

mark.pitblado@ubc.ca (Mark Pitblado) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:36:09 +0000

Add images

Royal Ontario Museum - Mycology - Version 10.3

trtcfungarium@gmail.com (Simona Margaritescu) — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:14:23 +0000

Update of occurrence IDs, additional occurrences, modification of license, corrections in multiple fields.

Royal Ontario Museum - Mammalogy - Version 2.0

marion.lemenager@umontreal.ca (Marion Leménager) — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:49:11 +0000

Modification of the license in the metadata. reservation of a DOI. Addition of the DOI as the datasetID in the source file.

Royal Ontario Museum - Ichthyology - Version 2.1

marion.lemenager@umontreal.ca (Marion Leménager) — Mon, 05 May 2025 16:05:05 +0000

Addition of 1916 records (omitted specimens on loan). Correction of 3 catalogNumbers (for E9ECA22556192, 7B99D93B42082, and 8A112E04C06E2).

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Bryophytes Collection - Version 6.22

bzhuang@mail.ubc.ca (Beryl Zhuang) — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:30:02 +0000

Regular data update.

Royal BC Museum - Herpetology Collection - Version 2.1

hmacintosh@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca (Hugh MacIntosh) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:48:08 +0000

Modification of collectionCode and collectionID

Royal BC Museum - Invertebrates Collection - Version 1.4

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:36:21 +0000

Taxonomic modification for a new species

Royal BC Museum - Herbarium (V) - Version 2.2

benedicte.riviere@umontreal.ca (Bénédicte Rivière) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:08:17 +0000

Modification of Point of Contact and Collection Manager in metadata.

Pollinators of Impatiens capensis in southeastern Canada - Version 2.1

jerome.burkiewicz@umontreal.ca (Jérôme Burkiewicz) — Tue, 27 May 2025 18:52:09 +0000

Sampling of Impatiens capensis pollinators took place during summer of 2021 and 2022 in urban and natural sites around and in the cities of Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. We used entomological nets to sample insect visitors of Impatiens capensis that made a contact with the reproductive parts of the flower (therefore, they were considered as pollinators). Specimens were frozen, pinned on foam block, identified, measured and stored at the Ouellet Robert Entomological Collection.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Fish Collection - Version 1.5

mark.pitblado@ubc.ca (Mark Pitblado) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:39:53 +0000

Around 130 additional fish drawings

University of British Columbia - Spencer Entomological Collection (UBCZ) - Version 13.12

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:12:11 +0000

Additional images

Blue Futures Pathways Expeditions Biodiversity Observations - Version 1.2

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:15:01 +0000

Addition of 63 Herbarium specimens published through the CMN IPT as part of 2024 SOI-BFP fieldwork.

Royal Ontario Museum - Herpetology Collection - Version 2.1

amyl@rom.on.ca (Amy Lathrop) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:53:35 +0000

License update to CC-BY 4.0 in the metadata.

Royal Ontario Museum - Ornithology - Version 2.0

marion.lemenager@umontreal.ca (Marion Leménager) — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:59:27 +0000

Publication with reserved DOI

Royal Ontario Museum - Invertebrate Zoology - Version 2.0

marion.lemenager@umontreal.ca (Marion Leménager) — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:48:14 +0000

Reservation of a DOI, addition of the DOI as the datasetID in the source dataset and modification of the visibility status of the resource to public.

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Birds - Version 13.6

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:41:58 +0000

Regular data update

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Ichthyology Collection - Version 1.5

danae.frier@gov.sk.ca (Danae Frier) — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:43:45 +0000

2025 Annual Update.

Herbier Louis-Marie (QFA) - Collection de lichens - Version 3.8

kim.damboise@herbier.ulaval.ca (Kim Damboise) — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:14:43 +0000

Correction of DOI and citation

Richard Staniforth Herbarium (UWPG) - Version 2.2

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:31:51 +0000

Update of contact information

Royal Ontario Museum - Entomology Collection - Version 2.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:17:24 +0000

Addition of DOI

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Fungi Collection - Version 14.11

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca (Amber Saundry) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:01:31 +0000

Correct occurrence ids to align with previous records.

A database of type specimens of seaweed species reported to occur in Alaska - Version 1.2

mark.pitblado@ubc.ca (Mark Pitblado) — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:39:49 +0000

Add images

University of Victoria - Zooarchaeology Lab Collection - Version 1.12

zooarchlab@uvic.ca (Iain McKechnie) — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:46:09 +0000

Local contexts project URL added to dynamic properties

University of Manitoba (WIN) - Bryophyte Collection - Version 2.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:53 +0000

Addition of DOI

University of Manitoba (WIN) - Lichen Collection - Version 1.5

diana.sawatzky@umanitoba.ca (Diana Sawatzky) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:12:59 +0000

Update of contacts

Alaska Seaweed Database - Version 1.0

mark.pitblado@ubc.ca (Mark Pitblado) — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:40:02 +0000

Initial publication.

Comparison of Environmental DNA and SCUBA Diving Methods to Survey Keystone Rockfish Species on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:12:50 +0000

Addition of co-authors and norms for dataset use

Royal BC Museum - Ornithology Collection - Version 1.4

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 06 May 2024 14:24:11 +0000

New institutionId, institutionCode, collectionOD and collectionCode

Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium, Lichen Collection - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:36:54 +0000

First publication of the resource on Canadensys

Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium, Bryophyte Collection - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 01 May 2024 15:33:16 +0000

First publication of the resource

Packer Collection / Xenochilicola bees, Chile - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:26:59 +0000

Modificationof institutionID, institutionCode, collectionID and collectionCode in order to reflect the information on GrSciColl

University of Guelph Insect Collection (DEBU) - Version 2.2

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:32:37 +0000

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.

Ouellet-Robert Entomological Collection (QMOR) - Specimens - Version 12.6

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca (Peter Desmet) — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:29:09 +0000

Update of institution and collection information

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Mammals - Version 5.2

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:28:21 +0000

Data update 2016 -> 2024. Addition of images

Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Herpetology - Version 6.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:30:43 +0000

First publication on the Canadensys IPT (previously published on the VertNet IPT)

Bruce Bennett Herbarium (BABY) - Version 2.2

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:18:02 +0000

Addition of new records.

University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN) - Vascular Plant Collection - Version 11.5

umkulbam@cc.umanitoba.ca (Mason Kulbaba) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:11:23 +0000

Update of contacts

The Dr. Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:06:33 +0000

Specimen data from the UWO (Dr. Laurie L. Consaul) Herbarium in Southern Ontario, Canada.

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection - Version 3.7

bzhuang@mail.ubc.ca (Beryl Zhuang) — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:11:12 +0000

Modification of identificationID, identificationCode, collectionId, collectionCode and ownerInstitutionCode, to match values in GrSciColl

First Canadian bee species records (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) collected from tallgrass prairie and oak savanna in southern Ontario, Canada - Version 2.0

sharkeyj@uoguelph.ca (Janean Sharkey) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:59:10 +0000

Addition of DOI

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Herpetology Collection - Version 1.4

danae.frier@gov.sk.ca (Danae Frier) — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:14:24 +0000

Added field "georeferenceProtocol".

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Arachnology - Version 1.3

ryan.oram@gov.sk.ca (Ryan Oram) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:07:20 +0000

The Arachnology collection data that is housed at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

University of Saskatchewan Egg and Nest Collection - Version 2.0

mld661@mail.usask.ca (Madison Douglas) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:54:16 +0000

Addition of DOI and more static data

Taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 17:26:21 +0000

Addition of DOI

Survey of wild bees in central Alberta – 2018 - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:19:35 +0000

Addition of DOI

Cavity-nesting hymenopterans from nest-trap surveys conducted in 2020 in Montreal, Quebec - Version 1.1

andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca (André-Philippe Drapeau Picard) — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:53:41 +0000

This study aims at documenting the use of nesting boxes by cavity-nesting bees and wasps in an urban environment to assess the role of these structures to pollination services at a local scale and as a tool for native pollinator conservation. We assess species preferences in terms of materials (logs or reed) and cavity diameter (narrow or wide). We compare colonization rate and species assemblages between three habitats: green alleys, community gardens and the Montréal Botanical Garden.

University of Lethbridge Herbarium (LEA) - Version 7.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:56:48 +0000

Addition of DOI and update and source file

A northern range extension of a Canadian species of Special Concern, Dielis pilipes (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae), in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia - Version 1.4

tyler.nelson@canada.ca (Tyler Nelson) — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:24:50 +0000

Two specimens deaccessioned from ACBC and deposited in Royal BC Museum collection.

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC) - Version 1.1

heather.cole@agr.gc.ca (Heather Cole) — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:14:21 +0000

Located on AAFC's Central Experimental Farm, the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (CNC) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is one of the five largest collections of its kind in the world. It contains over 17 million specimens. The CNC is an active centre of scientific research and an invaluable national resource. It serves Canadian scientists who investigate problems in the fields of agriculture, biodiversity, genetics, biological control and other various forms of integrated pest management, and it is part of an international network for other researchers, educators and policy-makers. An increasingly important function of the Collection is to support science that will protect Canada's biodiversity, including reducing the billions of dollars lost annually to invasive species in agriculture, forestry, northern wilderness areas and other native habitats. CNC is working to digitize its holdings and make them accessible online. This dataset will be updated as this work progresses. Refer to our website for more information: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-science-and-innovation/agriculture-and-agri-food-research-centres-and-collections/canadian-national-collection-insects-arachnids-and-nematodes-cnc .

National Collection of Vascular Plants (DAO) - Version 1.1

heather.cole@agr.gc.ca (Heather Cole) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:22:05 +0000

Update to resource and metadata attribution.

Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium (HAM) - Version 2.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Fri, 06 May 2022 22:22:48 +0000

The Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium (HAM) houses 62,000 accessioned vascular plant specimens from 191 families. After its founding in 1950, approximately 9000 specimens were collected by Ecologist Aleksander Tamsalu over the course of a few years. The collection has a focus on the local floras of Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario, with approximately half of the collection from specifically within the Royal Botanical Gardens' Nature Sanctuaries and to a smaller degree, its cultivated areas. Notable specimens include nomenclatural standards of Syringa and type specimens of the Gentianaceae as described by Dr. James Pringle. HAM is the only Canadian herbarium to accept nomenclatural standards. HAM incorporated the herbarium of McMaster University, Hamilton College (MCM) in 1966. Other notable, historical collections include those of Christian Ramsay Brown (Lady Dalhousie) and of the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art. HAM continues to accession an average of 385 specimens yearly.

First record of a gynandromorph Hylaeus modestus Say (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) - Version 1.2

klightbu@uoguelph.ca (Kyra Lightburn) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:00:24 +0000

Modified title for author name (Say, not (Say))

Records of Bees from British Columbia I: West Kootenay - Version 1.0

kootenaywild@gmail.com (Kootenay Native Plant Society) — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:20:13 +0000

This dataset is the public release of insect specimen occurrence records from Fish and Wildlife Compensation Columbia Region project COL-F21-W-3304. It includes records for 1529 insect specimens, 1440 of which are bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila). This is year one of a five year project.

TRTE Herbarium (TRTE) - Version 9.2

sasa.stefanovic@utoronto.ca (Sasa Stefanovic) — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:27:32 +0000

Original data source cleaned, taxonomies updates, and records added.

Royal Saskatchewan Museum - Owl Pellet Collection - Version 2.3

danae.frier@gov.sk.ca (Danae Frier) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:43:54 +0000

Addition of collectionCode

Survey of Native Bees in Rangelands in the Mixedwood Boreal and Central Parkland of Alberta, 2019 - Version 1.2

sue.peters@ab-conservation.com (Sue Peters) — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:35:11 +0000

As part of the Species Habitat Assessments and Ranching Partnerships (SHARP) project, the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) sampled native bees in the Central Mixedwood Boreal, Dry Mixedwood Boreal, and Central Parkland natural subregions of Alberta, Canada. A total of 1177 native bees were collected in blue vane traps deployed twice in June and July, 2019, at sixteen sites.Blue vane traps were installed at 16 sites in northcentral Alberta, Canada. Eight sites were located in the Central Parkland Natural Subregion and eight in the Dry/Central Mixedwood Boreal Forest Natural Subregions. Each trap was deployed for approximately one week in June and another week in July. Traps were situated in a variety of habitat types (deciduous forest, coniferous forest, shrubland, native grassland, and tame pasture) within grazed and ungrazed rangeland.Traps were open for a total of 14 days at the eight Central Parkland sites, and 16 days at the eight Mixedwood sites. The mean number of native bees collected at each Parkland site was 101.6 (range: 34-213) individuals, and 45.5 (range: 12-85) at each Mixedwood Boreal site. A total of 813 individuals of 61 species (10 Bombus, 51 solitary species) were collected at the Parkland sites, and 364 individuals of 35 species (11 Bombus, 24 solitary species) at the Mixedwood sites. Bees collected during the study (except one specimen of each species for a display case housed at ACA) are housed at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. ACA thanks the landowners for permission to access their rangelands for this research, and Dave Prescott (Alberta Environment and Parks) and Lincoln Best (independent consultant) for their assistance with identifying bees. Funding was provided by the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Alberta Conservation Association.

wrme-cicindela-specimens - Version 1.2

jason.gibbs@umanitoba.ca (Jason Gibbs) — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:33:55 +0000

eventDate corrected

Bees (Hymenoptera : Apoidea) of Far Northern Ontario and Akimiski Island, Nunavut - Version 1.0

kaylamarievizza@gmail.com (Kayla Vizza) — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:44:30 +0000

These specimens are bees that have been gathered from Ontario's Far North as a part of the Far North Biodiversity Project with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and from Akimiski Island Nunavut. Akimiski specimens were gathered at the research station therein. Most of these bee specimens are bycatch from traps intended to catch biting flies. This dataset is to published in an upcoming article in the Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario.

Ouellet-Robert Entomological Collection (QMOR) - Inventory - Version 2.0

benedicte.riviere@umontreal.ca (Bénédicte Rivière) — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:18:30 +0000

This inventory represents a list of the taxa held in the collection, the number of specimens of each taxon, and the geographic provenance the the taxon. Taxa distributed in more than one insect drawer or vial rack appear more than once; these data should be considered additive and not duplicate.

Spiders and dytiscids from fens in Eastern Québec - Version 2.0

andre-philippe.drapeaupicard@montreal.ca (André-Philippe Drapeau Picard) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:40:14 +0000

Addition of Doi

Andrena cyanura Cockerell, a valid North American species - Version 2.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:56:22 +0000

Checklist and occurrence dataset linked to the paper: Sheffield CS (2020). Andrena (Melandrena) cyanura Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Andrenidae), a valid North American species

First Canadian record of Ptilothrix bombiformis (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Version 2.0

sharkeyj@uoguelph.ca (Janean Sharkey) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:06:12 +0000

The first Canadian records of Hibiscus bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis) collected from southern Ontario. These records represent a range expansion and new genus of bee in Canada.

Lyman Entomological Museum (LEMQ) - Version 24.6

amelie.gregoire-taillefer@mail.mcgill.ca (Amélie Grégoire-Taillefer) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:12:40 +0000

Modification of contact information in metadata

Bombus johanseni, a valid North American bumble bee species - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:22:36 +0000

Addition of DOI

Bombus impatiens Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae, Bombini) from the Prairies Ecozone in Canada - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:06:10 +0000

Sampling dataset for the paper: “First records of the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bombus impatiens Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae, Bombini) from the Prairies Ecozone in Canada” by Kirsten Palmier and Cory S. Sheffield. (Biodiversity Data Journal)

The bees of British Columbia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:41:50 +0000

Dataset contains a checklist of bee species known to occur in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on literature records and specimens.

The bees of British Columbia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) - Occurrences Dataset - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:02:58 +0000

New bee species records for Canada and/or the province of British Columbia.

A new Trachandrena from the Southwestern USA - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:25:08 +0000

Occurrence and nomenclatural checklist associated with the paper: Sheffield, C.S. 2020. A new species of Andrena (Trachandrena) from the Southwestern United States (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research [in press].

Agnes Marion Ayre Herbarium (NFLD) - Version 1.4

nataliad@tcd.ie (Natalia De La Torre) — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:23:12 +0000

Modification of metadata (collection name and taxonomy)

Collection d'insectes du Québec (CIQ) - Version 2.3

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:23:21 +0000

Addition of external link to data on Explorer

Cercle des mycologues de Montréal Fungarium (CMMF) - Version 11.6

raymond.archambault@gmail.com (Raymond Archambault) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:58:14 +0000

Unmapping of term 'associateMedia', duplicate of term in Simple Multimedia extension

Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (BIOUG) - Marine Invertebrates - Version 1.1

atelfer@uoguelph.ca (Angela Telfer) — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:58:04 +0000

The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (BIOUG) will be releasing data on marine invertebrates to the public domain as the data is published in peer-reviewed journals. Every specimen in the resource is digitized, and the exact storage location of each specimen is tracked in a collection management information system for quick reference and retrieval. The databased information for every voucher is also archived in the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD), permitting the permanent storage, validation and analysis of barcode sequence data and associated specimen metadata. As of April 2017, this resource contains specimen information from the following resources: 1. Carr, C. M., Hardy, S. M., Brown, T. M., Macdonald, T. A., & Hebert, P. D. N. (2011). A tri-oceanic perspective: DNA barcoding reveals geographic structure and cryptic diversity in Canadian polychaetes. PLoS One, 6(7), e22232. 2. Layton, K. K., Martel, A. L., & Hebert, P. D. N. (2014). Patterns of DNA barcode variation in Canadian marine molluscs. PLoS One, 9(4), e95003.

Bryoquel : Spécimens de bryophytes de l'herbier de la Société Québécoise de Bryologie - Version 8.5

benedicte.riviere@umontreal.ca (Bénédicte Rivière) — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:48:06 +0000

Spécimens de bryophytes conservés dans l'herbier de la Société québécoise de bryologie

Bryoquel : Liste des bryophytes présentes au Québec-Labrador - Version 3.3

benedicte.riviere@umontreal.ca (Bénédicte Rivière) — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:48:10 +0000

Inventaire des Bryophytes du Québec et du Labrador

Brock University Herbarium (BU) - Version 3.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:54:26 +0000

Brock is a publicly funded university located in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. Its location along the Niagara Escarpment grants it a special position within a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Niagara region is special as it represents one of the last regions in Canada where the Carolinian ecosystem can be found and where many specie at risk are present. Unfortunately, for various reasons, the region has been the target of few intensive biodiversity studies with specimen collections. The university, along with several local organizations, envisions itself as a leader in improving our understanding of plant diversity in the region and therefore aims at becoming the official specimen depository for the region. The establishment and registration of our herbarium, which includes collections dating back to the 1930’s, is an important step to engaging the international community. This will allow improving the knowledge of the area and exchange with other institutions that may have studied in the region. It is also a collaborative effort with other local organizations that believe this initiative timely considering new conservation projects such as those of the Niagara Land Trust.

Bishop's University Insect Collection (BUIC) - Version 2.2

vincent.lessard@umontreal.ca (Vincent Lessard) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:57:51 +0000

The Bishop's University Insect Collection houses approximately 200,000 specimens, mostly from the Holarctic region, with particular strength in northern and alpine Diptera.

Collection entomologique de l'Université Laval (ULQC) - Version 2.3

vincent.lessard@umontreal.ca (Vincent Lessard) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:15:06 +0000

The Laval University Entomological Collection houses approximately 300,000 specimens. It also houses the Léon Provencher Collection, which contains insects that are among the first specimens collected in the province of Quebec.

Insectarium René-Martineau (IRM) - Version 2.2

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:13:13 +0000

L’Insectarium René-Martineau (IRM) est le principal centre de documentation sur la diversité des insectes forestiers du Québec et de l’Est du Canada. L’IRM a été créé en 1999 pour la promotion de l’éducation et de la recherche sur les insectes forestiers dans les domaines de la biodiversité, la taxinomie, l’écologie, les insectes nuisibles établis et émergents, de même que d’autres branches de la science. L’IRM consiste en une collection d’insectes ainsi qu’en un laboratoire de recherche. Ses principaux rôles consistent à aider à l’identification d’insectes et à préserver et agrandir la collection d’insecte de l’Est du Canada. Près de 200 000 spécimens, principalement des insectes forestiers, sont gardés dans la collection de l’IRM. Le jeux de données publié ici inclue les odonates.

Insectarium de Montréal (IMQC) - Version 2.5

vincent.lessard@umontreal.ca (Vincent Lessard) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:08:07 +0000

The Montréal Insectarium was created thanks to the initiative of notary and self-taught entomologist Georges Brossard, who, in 1988, donated a major collection of naturalized insects. This collection was displayed until the complete renovation of the permanent exhibition in 2011. Then, in 1989, the scientific and historical collection of Brother Firmin Laliberté was used as a starting point for the Insectarium’s scientific collections. The Insectarium’s scientific collections are composed of more than 225,000 insect specimens and include major specialized collections for certain taxa. They also offer a synoptic overview of Québec’s insects. Over the past five years, more than 900 type specimens have been put into the Insectarium’s scientific collections.

University of British Columbia Botanical Garden Collections (UBCBG) - Version 3.3

daniel.mosquin@ubc.ca (Daniel Mosquin) — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:07:35 +0000

Major dataset update

Living Prairie Museum Manitoba Herbarium (LPMMBH) - Version 2.4

kchoi@winnipeg.ca (Kaman Choi) — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:40:44 +0000

Correction of eventDate format

Species occurence dataset of the pantropical Caesalpinia Group - Version 2.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:15:50 +0000

A total of 17,260 species occurrence data spanning more than 200 species and infraspecific taxa and all 26 genera, were assembled to generate the Caesalpinia Group distribution maps. Vouchered occurrence records (Basis of Record: Preserved Specimen) were downloaded from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; (June 2017), SEINet (http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/) and DryFlor (http://www.dryflor.info/). To improve accuracy, the distribution of each species was mapped and checked against monographs or expert knowledge, and obvious outliers removed. Occurrence points located in the sea, in botanical gardens, on the centroid of a country, or with coordinates only at the level of degrees, were removed. Data handling was performed in R (R Core Team, 2018). This dataset was generated as part of the following publication: Gagnon, E., Ringelberg, J., Lewis, G.P., Bruneau, A. & Hughes, C.E. (2018; accepted, pending revisions) Global Succulent Biome phylogenetic conservatism across the pantropical Caesalpinia Group (Leguminosae). New Phytologist.

Decodon verticillatus - Eastern North America - Version 1.2

corrina.thomsen@ubc.ca (Corrina Thomsen) — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 17:06:22 +0000

Addition of information in metadate and corrections of errors in data.

Robert Forsyth Terrestrial Gastropods Collection - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:28:32 +0000

The terrestrial molluscan fauna of Canada includes about 200 species in total, with centres of diversity on the west coast (British Columbia) and in southwest Ontario. Populations of many species of land snails and slugs (including most range-edge species) are believed at-risk due to habitat loss. The group has been long neglected in Canada and largely overlooked by efforts to conserve Canada‘s biodiversity. Since almost 30 years Robert Forsyth and associate collectors across Canada provide occurrence information of species and feed this collection of species observations and specimens that is much needed by federal and provincial government conservation programs and will be useful for academia.

A new western Canadian record of Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson) - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:17:15 +0000

A new western Canadian record of Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson), with discussion of ecological associations, distribution, and conservation status in Canada

Neospondylis upiformis from Anticosti Island (QC, Canada) - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:48:59 +0000

Specimens related to this publication: Anticosti Island: a hot spot for Neospondylis upiformis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in eastern Canada? (Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e25553, doi: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e25553)

Survey of bumblebees in central Alberta - 2018 - Version 1.1

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:50:40 +0000

During 2018, Alberta Environment and Parks conducted an inventory of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) in central Alberta, Canada with focus on the Parkland Natural Region of the province. The majority (>99%) of 8808 bumble bees were collected in blue vane traps deployed 3-4 times over the summer at 31 distinct locations. Also included are records from a smaller number of hand-collected bees that were opportunistically sampled at 12 sites during work on field projects during the summer.Blue vane traps were installed at 31 locations in central Alberta, Canada. Twenty-six sites were located in, or immediately adjacent to, the Parkland Natural Region, two in the Grassland Natural Region, and three in the Boreal Forest Natural Region. Each trap was erected for approximately two weeks within each summer month (May-August). Traps were usually situated where a variety of habitat types (forest, grass, water, agricultural) were located in close proximity (<1 km), and usually on lands designated for habitat preservation (parks, natural areas, private conservation properties). The mean trapping duration over the summer at each site was (1275.2 hours; range 696-2547), and the mean number of bumble bees collected at each site was 281.5 (range: 20-900) individuals. A total of 8726 individuals of 22 species were collected. We also hand-collected bumblebees at 12 sites in Alberta during 2018, and include here records of 82 bees of 11 species. All bumble bees collected during the study are housed at the University of Calgary Zoology Museum, along with as-yet unidentified by-catch (non-Bombus) from the blue vane traps. We thank Ducks Unlimited Canada, Alberta Environment and Parks, the University of Calgary, the Alberta Conservation Association, and several dedicated volunteers for assistance with this project.

Systématique, biogéographie et diversification du genre Crudia (Leguminosae, Detarioideae) - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:49:52 +0000

In the subfamily Detarioideae (Leguminosae), the genus Crudia Schreb. shows an unusual pantropical distribution and high species richness compared to closely related genera. Crudia species, spread throughout South America, West Africa and Southeastern Asia, have been the focus of independent taxonomic studies conducted by several consecutive authors. To date, however, the evolution and biogeographic history of this genus remain poorly understood. We propose a multidisciplinary approach to study this poorly known genus and to improve our understanding of its evolutionary history. This dataset is the sampling used for this project, with link to specific specimens and sequences (in GenBank).

Ville de Trois-Rivières - Bioblitz 2012 - Version 2.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:37:48 +0000

doi attribution

Natural history museum data on Canadian Arctic marine benthos - Version 2.4

vroy@mus-nature.ca (Virginie Roy) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:22:41 +0000

Complete database of Canadian Arctic marine benthic taxa from the Canadian Museum of Nature (Canada) and National Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian Institution(USA). This database is related to the publication "Roy V., Gagnon J.-M. (2016) Natural history museum data on Canadian Arctic marine benthos. Marine Biodiversity. doi: 10.1007/s12526-016-0610-2". Data from the Canadian Museum of Nature are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. Total of 6002 specimen records. Data from National Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian Institution are licensed under Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Total of 240 specimen records.

Mycoblitz 2017 - IRBV et Cercle des Mycologues de Montréal - Version 1.0

carole.sinou@gmail.com (Carole Sinou) — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:52:02 +0000

Le Fongarium du Cercle des Mycologues de Montréal (CMMF) et l'Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV) de l'Université de Montréal ont organisé un mycoblitz le 9 août 2017, au Parc des chutes de Saint-Ursule, dans la région de la Mauricie (Québec).

Ontario BioBlitz Species Records - Version 4.6

atelfer@uoguelph.ca (Angela Telfer) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:12:40 +0000

Adding 2016 + 2017 records, and updating previous years where necessary

A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) - Version 3.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:36:49 +0000

A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition. - Version 7.3

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:36:32 +0000

Character encoding errors in the last publication.

Inventory and BioBlitz Records from rare Charitable Research Reserve - Version 8.2

atelfer@uoguelph.ca (Angela Telfer) — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:45:52 +0000

Modification of the name of the institution, from Biodiversity Institute of Ontario to Centre for Biodiversity Genomics.

Station de Biologie des Laurentides de l'Université de Montréal - Collection Ornithologique - Version 5.1

benedicte.riviere@umontreal.ca (Bénédicte Rivière) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:47:09 +0000

La Station de Biologie des Laurentides (Université de Montréal) conserve des spécimens de divers taxons (oiseaux, micro-mammifères, plantes vasculaires, bryophytes, champignons) qui ont été, pour la grande majorité, récoltés sur le terrain de la station situé à St-Hippolyte au Québec (Canada). La collection ornithologique de la Station est maintenant entièrement numérisée et présentée sur Canadensys pour un total de 425 spécimens.

Distribution Data for Megachile chomskyi - Version 12.2

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:02:59 +0000

A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile (Megachiloides) chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States. Megachile chomskyi is one of the four known species of the oenotherae species group of Megachiloides, all members sharing the long tongue, and is most similar to M. (Megachiloides) amica Cresson. Like other members of the oenotherae species group, this species probably shows oligolecty with Onagraceae (Evening-Primrose Family). A diagnosis, full description of both sexes and a key to the species of the oenotherae species group are provided.

Jardin botanique de Montréal (JBM) - Version 7.1

stephanemarc.bailleul@ville.montreal.qc.ca (Stéphane Bailleul) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:18:09 +0000

The Jardin botanique de Montréal or Montreal Botanical Garden, is one of four municipal scientific museums committed to biodiversity and sustainable development. The botanical garden has approximately 22,000 taxa (species and cultivars) in culture in its 30 or so exterior thematic gardens and 10 exhibition greenhouses. The major exterior gardens include an arboretum, an alpine garden, a perennial and shade garden as well as Chinese, Japanese and First Nations Gardens. Greenhouses contain extensive orchid, aroid, begonia, gesneriad, bromeliad, succulent and fern collections. This dataset contains only the living and location non-sensitive specimens of the collection.

Inventory of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT) - Version 9.1

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca (Peter Desmet) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:16:29 +0000

This dataset is an inventory of the 680,000+ vascular plant specimens of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT). Bryophytes were not included in the inventory. The inventory was done in preparation for the move of the herbarium to the Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre. Specimens were stored in 350 cases, each with 24 trays, holding one or more specimen folders. A folder contains specimens from the same genus and continent. North America is further divided in Canada, US and Central America. There are also separate folders for cultivated specimens. Specimens were counted per folder, so each record is a case-tray-genus-continent combination.

Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) of the Canadian Prairies Ecozone - Version 5.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:14:32 +0000

The parasitoid family Ichneumonidae is the largest family in the order Hymenoptera. This chapter provides a checklist of 1,160 ichneumonid species (299 genera) known from the Canadian Prairies Ecozone. The list is primarily drawn from literature records and also includes 35 newly recorded species from the ecozone. The number of species on the list is a vast underestimate of the number of ichneumonid species present, as many genera lack revisions and few biodiversity surveys have been conducted. Most species recorded from this ecozone are only known from the Nearctic region, but are not restricted to the Prairies Ecozone. Little is known about the ecology, habitat requirements, or host associations of most ichneumonid species, with 43% of the species on the checklist lacking any host records. Future research should include revisions of the many genera that have not been studied in the Nearctic region, as well as biodiversity surveys in prairie habitats, rearing of potential host species, and the creation of user-friendly identification resources.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens (HIBG) - Version 6.1

steve@acadiau.ca (Steve MacNeil) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:09:17 +0000

The main collection of the Gardens is laid out in nine native habitats of the Acadian Forest Region. All of the plants found in these habitats are native species to the region. Other features of the Gardens include: Medicinal and Food Garden, Conservatory, Walled Garden and Experimental Garden.

Forum jeunesse de l'Île de Montréal (FJIM) - Bioblitz Urbain 2013 - Version 2.1

christian.gendreau@umontreal.ca (Christian Gendreau) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:06:46 +0000

Le Bioblitz Urbain 2013 s'est tenu le 4 et 5 octobre 2013 au Mont Royal. Le tout s'est déroulé sous forme de circuit-découverte dans les sentiers du flanc nord de la montagne. Les groupes scolaires du vendredi et le grand public du samedi se sont déplacés le long du parcours, tandis que les naturalistes et bénévoles étaient stationnaires à leurs parcelles.

Click beetles and wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba - Version 6.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:03:40 +0000

This chapter describes the Elateridae of Alberta (144 species), Saskatchewan (108 species), and Manitoba (109 species). It provides current names for species, as well as synonymized names that persist in the literature. Also discussed are the species that have been left out during recent changes to elaterid renaming and classification, although no new name combinations are given. The chapter outlines species distributions, biogeography where known, and the life histories of five common species: Aeolus mellillus (Say), Agriotes mancus (Say), Hypnoidus bicolor (Eschscholtz), Limonius californicus (Mannerheim), and Selatosomus aeripennis destructor (Brown). An examination of the seasonal movements and activity of larvae in response to soil temperature and moisture and moulting cycles is followed by an overview of past research on Prairie Province species. The chapter concludes with a discussion of current research needs and management issues.

Ophion scutellaris species group specimen data - Version 3.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:43:29 +0000

The diverse genus Ophion is almost entirely undescribed in the Nearctic region. In this paper we define the Ophion scutellaris species group. This species group is well-supported by analysis of DNA (ITS2, COI, and 28S D2-D3) and morphology. It includes the Palearctic species O. scutellaris and the Nearctic species O. idoneus. An integrative analysis of DNA, geometric wing morphometrics, classical morphometrics and qualitative morphology indicates that this species group contains a minimum of seven species in North America, although the full diversity of the group has likely not been sampled. O. clave Schwarzfeld, sp. n., O. aureus Schwarzfeld, sp. n., O. brevipunctatus Schwarzfeld, sp. n., O. dombroskii Schwarzfeld, sp. n., O. keala Schwarzfeld, sp. n. and O. importunus Schwarzfeld, sp. n. are described, and a key to the known Nearctic species of the O. scutellaris group is provided.

Northern Biodiversity Program Coleoptera (2010-2011) - Version 5.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:34:21 +0000

Coleoptera collected as part of the Northern Biodiversity Program initiative (www.northernbiodiversity.com)

Wildlife Sightings - Version 9.0

paullindgreen@hotmail.com (Paul Lindgreen) — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:27:15 +0000

Wildlife sightings data from http://www.WildlifeSightings.net . Nature enthusiasts, educators and non-profit organizations contribute wildlife sightings to a public citizen science database. Educators and non-profit groups use free online tools to manage their own local wildlife surveys and citizen science projects.

OAC-BIO Herbarium - Version 2.1

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:50:29 +0000

The BIO Herbarium at the University of Guelph houses approximately 100,000 (image data for 65,535) herbarium specimens, collected from all around the world. The collection provides excellent coverage in ethnobotanical notes and houses vouchers for the Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System (FOIBIS). The collection also contains DNA Barcoding vouchers for the Center for Biodiversity Intitute of Ontario (CBG) of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario. BIO Herbarium is committed to making this important collection more accessible to botanists and others, wherever they may be, for use in their own projects: particularly in biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development and systematics. To this end we have developed HIMS, which contains labelled information and images of all the specimens at the BIO Herbarium.

Myriapoda and Terrestrial Isopoda of the Prairies of Canada - Version 1.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:31:49 +0000

Myriapods and terrestrial isopods play important roles in numerous ecosystem processes, especially decomposition, and in the structure of soil food webs. This chapter discusses five focal taxa, specifically the terrestrial Isopoda (commonly known as pill bugs, sow bugs, roly-polys, woodlice, or slaters) and the four Classes of the Myriapoda: Diplopoda (millipedes), Chilopoda (centipedes), Pauropoda, and Symphyla (sometimes called garden centipedes). After a brief review of each taxon’s phylogenetic position, global diversity, and ecological role, current knowledge of species diversity in Canadian prairies is summarized. Biodiversity of these five groups is relatively low in the prairies of Canada. Terrestrial isopods have yet to be discovered in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba. Diplopoda are represented by ten species while six species of Chilopoda are known or suspected from the prairies. The Canadian pauropod fauna consists of two species which may be present in the prairies. Twenty-three species of Symphyla are known elsewhere in Canada, but none are known from the Prairie Provinces. Little research on these taxa has been done in this region and much remains to be discovered, likely including species new to science. In addition to diversity and distribution studies, future research directions should include studies of biology and ecology of these species.

Springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) of the Prairie Grasslands of Canada - Version 1.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:50:22 +0000

Springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) of the Prairie Grasslands of Canada

Moths and Butterflies of the Prairies Ecozone in Canada - Version 6.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 20:45:57 +0000

The Prairies Ecozone of southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta supports a diverse fauna, with 2,232 species of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) recorded to date in 61 families. By far the best known Lepidoptera are the butterflies, with 177 species known to occur in the ecozone. The species known to occur in the Prairies Ecozone are listed by province. The Lepidoptera fauna of this ecozone is reviewed in terms of diversity, state of knowledge of the major groups, postglacial and relict patterns, recent changes in distribution, and endangered and threatened species.

The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of the Prairie Ecozone of Canada - Version 2.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:48:54 +0000

Five hundred and eighty-two Heteroptera taxa are listed for the Prairie Ecozone in Canada. This number represents 40.7% of the taxa reported for Canada, and 79.2% of the taxa recorded from the three prairie provinces. The dominant components are species with a Nearctic, excluding Beringia distribution. However, the Great Basin Prairie element is the most distinctive.

Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Canadian Prairie Provinces - Version 3.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:32:51 +0000

Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Canadian Prairies - Version 1.0

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca (David Shorthouse) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:17:05 +0000

Spiders are the 7th most diverse order of arthropods globally and are prominent predators in all prairie habitats. In this chapter a checklist for the spiders of the prairie provinces (751 species), and surrounding jurisdictions (44 species) is presented along with an overview of all 26 families that occur in the region. Eighteen of the species from the region are adventive. Linyphiidae is by far the dominant family representing 39% of all the species. Lycosidae and Gnaphosidae each represent 8% and three other families account each for 7% (Salticidae, Dyctinidae and Theridiidae). Furthermore, a summary of all biodiversity studies conducted in the Prairies Ecozone and a selection of studies in adjacent transition ecoregions is provided. The Mixed Grassland Ecoregion has the most distinctive assemblage; Schizocosa mccooki and Zelotes lasalanus are common and unique to this ecoregion. Other ecoregions appear to harbour less distinctive assemblages but most ecoregions have been poorly studied. Lack of professional opportunities for spider systematists in Canada remains a major barrier to the advancement of the taxonomy and ecology of this fascinating group of arthropods.