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North Carolina State University Insect Museum

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Deitz (1983a and 1983b) provides the most comprehensive reviews of the history of the NCSU Insect Museum. Insect reference collections started growing soon after the foundation of NC State University in 1889, with each individual collection being cared for by one curator. These multiple independent
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This museum has since been referred to as the NCSU Insect Museum, and it continues to serve as a resource for entomologists who need to identify specimens, for researchers attempting to understand more about species distributions through time, for students learning insect taxonomy, and as a
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collections across campus were then collated into a single resource in 1952, then referred to as the Entomology Museum. This effort was organized by
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Guide to the North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology Drawings and Papers 1926-2000
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Guide to the North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology Film Collection 1980
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Deitz, L. L. (1983). "Featured institution - North Carolina State University at Raleigh".
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Tymbal, Auchenorrhyncha Newsletter (Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London)
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North Carolina State University Entomology Department and graduate program
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Deitz, L. L. (1983). "North Carolina State University Insect Collection".
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repository for vouchers that reference entomological research.
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Zoomable image of pinned insects from the NCSU Insect Museum
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh
North Carolina
Coordinates
35°47′15″N 78°40′21″W / 35.787638°N 78.67262°W / 35.787638; -78.67262
insectmuseum.org
systematics
biodiversity informatics
North Carolina State University
Auchenorrhyncha
Aphididae
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
Zeno P. Metcalf
systematist
"Insect Museum main page"
"Past, present, and future of the NCSU Insect Museum"
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University Entomology Department and graduate program
NCSU Insect Museum website
Guide to the North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology Drawings and Papers 1926-2000
NCSU LSID - urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1024
Guide to the North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology Film Collection 1980
Zoomable image of pinned insects from the NCSU Insect Museum
Categories
North Carolina State University
Museums in Raleigh, North Carolina
Natural history museums in North Carolina
University museums in North Carolina

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