The University of Kentucky Insect Collection is composed of two major collections. The primary UK collection had its beginning in 1889 under the newly formed Entomology Department’s chair, Harrison H Garman. Charles Covelle of the University of Louisville facilitated donating their collection to UK; the transfer was completed in 2003. In 2010, the combined collection was moved into its current location in the Dimock building on the UK main campus. The collection is housed in compactors and consists of somewhere between ½ and 1 million pinned specimens in 1,868 drawers. Major strengths include leafhoppers (>250 drawers) and Lepidoptera (730 drawers) where taxonomists Paul Freytag (UK, leafhoppers) and Charles Covelle, Jr. (U of L, Lepidoptera) spent their careers studying these groups. The collection is Kentucky-centric, but has specimens from all over the US, and more exotic locations in Central and South America (Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela), Asia (Japan, Phillipines, Thailand) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia). There is also a more modest collection of ethanol-preserved specimens.
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7701aa4d-37e8-43f4-a8a7-6768ef027d34
Citation: University of Kentucky (2024). University of Kentucky Insect Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fi4vfu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-06.
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7701aa4d-37e8-43f4-a8a7-6768ef027d34
Citation: University of Kentucky (2024). University of Kentucky Insect Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fi4vfu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-06.
資料集編號
7701aa4d-37e8-43f4-a8a7-6768ef027d34 (DatasetUUID)
其他標題
資料集作者
資料集發佈者
University of Kentucky
資料集來源
GBIF
資料集標籤
資料集關鍵字
授權
創用CC-姓名標示-非商業性
詮釋資料更新日期
2024-09-06
觀測資料最新匯入日期
類群
甲蟲類
紀錄筆數
36
下載次數
374
下載觀測紀錄
物種 | 原始紀錄物種 | 類群 | 日期 | 行政區 | 資料集 | |
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Animalia 動物界 | Melolonthinae | 1992-8-5 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-5 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |||
Animalia 動物界 | Lamiinae | 1992-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Cerambycidae 天牛科 | Cerambycidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Elateridae 叩頭蟲科 | Elateridae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Cerambycidae 天牛科 | Cerambycidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Lycidae 紅螢科 | Lycidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-8 | 屏東縣恆春鎮 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Cerambycidae 天牛科 | Cerambycidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-9 | 台東縣卑南鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Cerambycidae 天牛科 | Cerambycidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Cetoniinae | 1992-8-10 | 高雄市六龜區 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-6 | 南投縣魚池鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Animalia 動物界 | Rutelinae | 1992-8-6 | 南投縣魚池鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Carabidae 步行蟲科 | Carabidae | 甲蟲類 | 1984-10-13 | 宜蘭縣南澳鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-3 | 宜蘭縣南澳鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Elateridae 叩頭蟲科 | Elateridae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-2 | 新竹縣尖石鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | |
Animalia 動物界 | Cicindelinae | 1992-8-2 | 新竹縣尖石鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection | ||
Lucanidae 鍬形蟲科 | Lucanidae | 甲蟲類 | 1992-8-2 | 新竹縣尖石鄉 | University of Kentucky Insect Collection |