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U.S. National Insect Collection Database

This subset of the U.S. National Insects Collection, which is primarly housed by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, comprises the Coccomorpha (scale insects), Aphidomorpha (aphids), Alyrodomorpha (whiteflies), Psyllomorpha (psyllids), Thysanoptera (thrips), and Acari (mites) collections.

Information about the Aphidomorpha (Aphididae, Adelgidae, and Phylloxeridae) samples is available through this database.

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FieldValue
Tags
Modified
2021-09-23
Release Date
2016-09-30
Identifier
a3ac6b20-4091-4344-8053-ebecc873a478
Publisher
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
Worldwide
License
Contact Name
Miller, Gary L
Contact Email
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service