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K-State Museum of Entomological and Prairie Arthropod Research

Specimen Records: 18,224
Media Records: 627
iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2021-02-09

The Kansas State University Museum of Entomological and Prairie Arthropod Research (KSU-MEPAR) is nearly as old as Kansas State University itself, having been started in 1879 by E. A. Popenoe, the first full-time entomologist employed at the Kansas State College. The collection has grown considerably since that time and is estimated to contain approximately 300,000 specimens. The type collection includes 52 holotypes, and 2,214 paratype specimens representing 668 species. The majority of the specimens are from the midwestern states and the western U.S. Many of the specimens were collected from local and regional prairies between 1880 and 1920, providing valuable historical specimens and records of the fauna before the land succumbed to farming and ranching. A significant amount of Neotropical, and some Old World, specimens are also present. The primary purposes of the museum are to collect, preserve, and maintain a research collection of insects and other arthropods, and their associated information, that represent the natural history of Kansas and the prairie region; to study and interpret this information; to make the specimens and other information available for study by researchers; and to use the museum as a resource of information through publications, exhibits, displays, and other informative outreach activities.

Contacts

Namenone
Rolenone
Emailscan_noreply@asu.edu
Namenone
Rolenone
Emailscan_noreply@asu.edu
Name Gregory Zolnerowich
Rolenone
Emailgregz@ksu.edu
Name Neil
Rolenone
Emailnone
Name Gregory Zolnerowich
RoleCollection Manager
Emailgregz@ksu.edu
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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.
FlagRecords With This Flag(%) Percent With This Flag
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