FBIP: IZIKO Hymenoptera collection
Citation
Van Noort S (2019). FBIP: IZIKO Hymenoptera collection. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zb6dtb accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.Description
13956 new catalogue records of Hymenoptera were digitised onto the Iziko Specify6 database during 2015. These specimens collected from a number of countries, mostly in Africa, and Mauritius, Madagascar and the United Kingdom. Represent pinned specimens and specimens in ethanol. Some samples from systematic surveys in Wester and Northern Cape.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Various localities in South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Uganda, Spain, Italy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Tanzania, Brazil, Costa Rica, Columbia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, ZambiaSampling
Various. More recent samples collected using Malaise traps, colour pan traps, sweep netting or by hand.Quality Control
None. Requires georeferencing and verification. Large number of errors identified but not yet corrected. Gaps in data require addressing. Some fields added and populated by M. Hamer (Institution, Institution record, Basis of record), and fields added that still need to be populated - Species name author, Subspecies name authorship) still to be populated.Method steps
- Various. More recent samples collected using Malaise traps, colour pan traps, sweep netting or by hand.
Taxonomic Coverages
all Hymenoptera in Iziko Museum
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Hymenopteracommon name: Bees, Wasps and Ants rank: order
Geographic Coverages
Various localities in South Africa, Botswana, Central African Republic, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Uganda, Spain, Italy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Tanzania, Brazil, Costa Rica, Columbia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Simon Van Noortoriginator
position: Curator
Iziko Museum
25 Queen Victoria Street
Cape Town
8000
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: 0214813800
email: svannoort@iziko.org.za
Simon Van Noort
metadata author
position: Curator
Iziko Museum
25 Queen Victoria Street
Cape Town
8000
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: 0214813800
email: svannoort@iziko.org.za
Mahlatse Kgatla
content provider
position: FBIP Data Specialist
SANBI
2 Cussonia Avenue, Brummeria
Pretoria
0184
Gauteng
ZA
Telephone: 0128435196
email: m.kgatla@sanbi.org.za
Simon Van Noort
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Iziko Museum
25 Queen Victoria Street
Cape Town
8000
Western Cape
ZA
Telephone: 0214813800
email: svannoort@iziko.org.za