Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire

Ross Bell; Joyce Bell

doi:10.15468/zcrngo

Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire

Citation

Bell R, Bell J, McFarland K (2021). Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire. Version 1.7. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zcrngo accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

These data are from collecting events beginning in 1955 by Ross and Joyce Bell and associates, as well as reliable records from literature gathered by the authors. This dataset was used for this book: Bell, Ross T. 2015. Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire. 2nd ed. Shires Press, Manchester Center, Vermont. 385pp. ( https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7716359.v1 ). Most locations of specimens were georeferenced by the authors on paper maps for each species using township borders as a reference when placing a location. Points from each of these species maps were digitized in a GIS.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Vermont and New Hampshire, USA

Sampling

Ad hoc collecting beginning in 1955 by Ross and Joyce Bell and associates, as well as reliable records from literature gathered by the authors. Most locations of specimens were georeferenced by the authors on paper maps for each species using township borders as a reference when placing a location. Points from each of these species maps were digitized in a GIS.

Method steps

unknown

Additional info

Most of the specimens for this dataset and the publication can be found in the Carl T. Parsons Entomology Collection at the Zadock Thompson Zoological Collection at the University of Vermont. Additional specimens are located at the Vermont Forest, Park and Rec.- Forest Insect Lab collection.

Taxonomic Coverages

Coleoptera: Carabidae

Carabidae
common name: ground beetles rank: family

Geographic Coverages

States of Vermont and New Hampshire, USA

Bibliographic Citations

Bell, Ross T. 2015. Carabidae of Vermont and New Hampshire. 2nd ed. Shires Press, Manchester Center, Vermont. 385pp. - https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7716359.v1

Contacts

Ross Bell
originator
position: Prof. Emeritus
University of Vermont
Vermont
US

Joyce Bell
originator
position: entomologist
University of Vermont

Kent McFarland
metadata author
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Ross Bell
author
position: Emeritus Professors of Biology
University of Vermont
Burlington
Vermont
US

Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503