Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods Collections The Division of
Insects’ holdings of worldwide Arthropoda (excluding Crustacea)
rank fifth in overall size among North American collections and
are of worldwide importance for many groups.… more The Division
of Insects’ holdings of worldwide Arthropoda (excluding
Crustacea) rank fifth in overall size among North American
collections and are of worldwide importance for many groups. The
collection presently includes roughly 4.1 million pinned insects
plus 8.3 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope
slides. In addition, there are over 17,000 partly-sorted “bulk
samples” from traps or leaf-litter extractions. The collection
receives heavy use by US and international research visitors and
borrowers as well as extensive educational use. Conversion to
KE-EMu collection management software in 2006-2007 consolidated
our ever-growing collection databases and allowed us to put them
online. Included are: - specimen/lot catalogs of - ants, bat
flies, lice, millipe