Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection
Citation
Grant S, Webbink K, Turcatel M, Shuman R (2025). Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection. Version 12.64. Field Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0ywfpc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.Description
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.
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https://www.fieldmuseum.org/field-museum-natural-history-conditions-and-suggested-norms-use-collections-data-and-imagesTaxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
Sharon Grantoriginator
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-732X
Kate Webbink
originator
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Maureen Turcatel
metadata author
position: Collection Manager Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657743
email: mturcatel@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/staff/profile/2051
Rebekah Shuman
metadata author
position: Collection Assistant
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Sharon Grant
administrative point of contact
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant