University of Vermont Zadock Thompson Zoological Collection-Invertebrates

Specimen Records: 5,766

Media Records: 2,696

iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2024-07-12

The Zadock Thompson entomological collection is the oldest and most complete collection of its kind in the state of Vermont. It is also the largest insect collection in the state, with approximately 280,000 pinned specimens, and 20,000 DNA-grade specimens preserved in ethanol. The species represented in the collection represent the diversity of insect’s populations in Vermont, though the range of the specimens is worldwide. The collection consists of approximately 40% Coleoptera, 10% Hemiptera, 10% Diptera, 10% Lepidoptera, 5% Hymenoptera and 5% Odonata, and a selection of various other orders of insects; as well as 60,000 Arachnids. The collection is now the only large arthropod collection in the state, since the ruin of the State Invertebrate Collection by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. The Thompson collection has repeatedly and regularly been accessed by scientists studying taxonomy, nomenclature, phylogenetics, population ecology, and biodiversity of species living in Vermont, as well as being regularly used for biological class instruction, and by non-biologists, including artists and photographers. Understanding the consequences of climate change on biodiversity and distribution of animals is becoming increasingly important, and thus the scientific value of historical collections such as the Zadock Thompson Zoological Collection increases.

Contacts

Name	none
Role	none
Email	scahan@uvm.edu

Name	Sara Helms Cahan
Role	none
Email	scahan@uvm.edu

Name	Ellen Martinsen
Role	none
Email	Ellen.Martinsen@uvm.edu

Name	Sara Helms Cahan
Role	none
Email	scahan@uvm.edu

Name	Ellen Martinsen
Role	none
Email	Ellen.Martinsen@uvm.edu

Data Corrected
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This table shows any data corrections that were performed on this recordset to improve the capabilities of iDigBio Search. The first column represents the correction performed. The last two columns represent the number and percentage of records that were corrected. A complete list of the data quality flags and their descriptions can be found here. Clicking on a data flag name will take you to a search for all records with this flag in this recordset.

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Month of	Search	Download	Seen	Records Viewed	Media Viewed
05 / 2024	247,326,960	578,772	0	0	0
06 / 2024	399,586,991	55,012	6	0	0
07 / 2024	227,430,630	146,209	859	0	0
08 / 2024	488,680,318	165,779	156	0	0
09 / 2024	462,915,765	9,639	1,018	0	0
10 / 2024	311,699,953	211,265	1,680	0	0
11 / 2024	388,863,544	8,897	346	0	0
12 / 2024	183,500,948	4	398	0	0
01 / 2025	593,928,176	725	660	1	1
02 / 2025	330,147,126	12,620	851	38	38
03 / 2025	217,220,658	128,323	140	1	1
04 / 2025	289,520,776	23,800	402	0	0
05 / 2025	212,052,395	0	488	0	0
06 / 2025	188,148,569	7,059	106	1	0
07 / 2025	32,474,816	1,086	48	0	0

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University of Vermont Zadock Thompson Zoological Collection-Invertebrates

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