Occurrence

University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum (UASM)

Latest version published by University of Alberta Museums on 28 January 2025 University of Alberta Museums
The E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum houses approximately one million specimens. The research collection includes principally Nearctic insects, representing most orders and the major families thereof. The beetle family Carabidae is especially well represented: included are about 400,000 specimens mainly from the Nearctic region, but with an important Neotropical component, and fewer taxa from the remaining biogeographic regions of the world. The moths and butterflies, order Lepidoptera, with over 65,000 specimens, about half of which are from Alberta localities, are another group of major interest.
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(2025): University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum (UASM). v17.100. University of Alberta Museums. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.18165/9enbmt

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Who created the resource:

University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-5834
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Felix Sperling
Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-3991
https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/fsperlin

Who filled in the metadata:

Alyssa Becker-Burns
Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-3871
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html
Katherine Mallalieu
Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-6271
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Who else was associated with the resource:

Custodian Steward
Alyssa Becker-Burns
Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-3871
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html
Curator
Felix Sperling
Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-3991
https://www.ualberta.ca/science/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/felix-sperling
Custodian Steward
Katherine Mallalieu
Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-6271
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html
Curator
Victor Shegelski
Assistant Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
780-492-0461
https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/shegelsk

Geographic Coverage

Global, North America, Canada, United States, Mexico, Alberta

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Carabidae, Noctuidae

Phylum  Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class  Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Order  Coleoptera (Beetles),  Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)
Family  Carabidae (Ground Beetles),  Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1877-current

Collection Data

Collection Name University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Collection Identifier UASM
Parent Collection Identifier UAM
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol,  Deep frozen,  Dried,  Microscopic preparation,  Pinned,  Mounted

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers doi:10.18165/9enbmt
8971dfba-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
https://ipt.museums.ualberta.ca/ipt/resource?r=entomology