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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.

To search for one of these subgroups, use the "family" dropdown on one of the search subpages. You can search by Field or Keywords, and may also restrict your search to Genetic Samples, Primary Type Specimens, Species Inventory, Specimen Inventory, records with images, records with geo-referenced localities, or Illustrations.

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FieldValue
Tags
Insects
organisms
exoskeletons
Coccomorpha
Aphidomorpha
Alyrodomorpha
Psyllomorpha
Thysanoptera
Acari
aphid
whitefly
psyllids
scale insects
thrips
mites
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
U.S. Public Domain
Contact Name
Miller, Gary L
Contact Email
gary.miller@usda.gov
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
Extended Metadata: 
FieldValue
Authors
USDA/ARS, Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Peer Reviewed
No
Dataset DOI (digital object identifier)
10.15482/USDA.ADC/1327283
Product Type
Dataset
FieldValue
OSTI Identifier
ISO Topic(s)
biota
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term
genetic databases
United States
scale insects
Aleyrodidae
Psyllidae
Thysanoptera
Acari
mites
Aphididae
Adelgidae
Phylloxeridae
databases
Biological Sciences
Ag Data Commons Keywords
  • Genomics & Genetics
  • Online database

Suggested Citation:

(dataset) USDA/ARS, Systematic Entomology Laboratory (2016). U.S. National Insect Collection Database. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1327283. Accessed 2023-04-01.