M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection

doi:10.15468/ete0eg

M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection

Citation

M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection (2024). M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ete0eg accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection is comprised primarily of beetles, especially darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802). The MAJC has an emphasis on specimens from the southwestern deserts of North America and others pertaining to ongoing systematic research. The collection contains roughly 20,000 pinned specimens, a frozen tissue collection stored in ethanol, and full body disarticulations for morphological examination.

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Contacts

originator
Ecdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php

metadata author
Ecdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php

administrative point of contact
M. Andrew Johnston Research Collection
email: m.andrew.johnston@gmail.com
homepage: https://github.com/mandrewj/majc
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-6985

Andrew Johnston
content provider
position: Curator and Collection Manager
email: m.andrew.johnston@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-6985