New Zealand Arthropod Collection

The New Zealand Arthropod Collection is a collection of terrestrial invertebrates held by Maanaki Whenua – Landcare Research in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3][4][5] It specialises in the taxonomy and identification of indigenous and exotic invertebrate species in New Zealand,[5] and is one of New Zealand's Nationally Significant Collections and Databases.

New Zealand Arthropod Collection
Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa
Map
Established1920s
Location231 Morrin Rd, St Johns, Auckland 1072, New Zealand
Coordinates36°53′00″S 174°50′56″E / 36.88333°S 174.84889°E / -36.88333; 174.84889
Collection size7 million specimens
Websitewww.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/nzac

The NZAC provides identification guides to the public in the form of insect factsheets, the "What is this bug" website, and illustrations by Des Helmore.

References

edit
  1. ^ Ward, Darren F. (21 November 2012). "More Than Just Records: Analysing Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Planning". PLOS ONE. 7 (11): e50346. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...750346W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050346. PMC 3504054. PMID 23185605.
  2. ^ Simon Nathan, 'Collections of plants and animals - Identifying plants and animals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/12132/arthropod-collection Archived 2020-09-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 3 August 2018)
  3. ^ "Museums Directory". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ http://biocol.org/institutional-collection/new-zealand-arthropod-collection
  5. ^ a b "The New Zealand arthropod collection". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
edit