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University of Minnesota Insect Collection (Entomology-UMSP)

Housed within the Department of Entomology, UMSP is one of the largest university-affiliated insect collections in North America. Current holdings include 4,035,133 specimens, representing over 53,000 described species (as of December 2019). The collection is a valuable resource for researchers at the University of Minnesota, across the state, and throughout the entomological community, both nationally and internationally.
Contact: Robin Elizabeth Thomson (curator@umn.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 9 September 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Regents of the University of Minnesota
Collection Statistics
  • 334,146 specimen records
  • 223,920 (67%) georeferenced
  • 394 families
  • 1,599 genera
  • 4,438 species
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - Zaire
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