Support of ANSP Entomological Collections: 1988-1993

自然科学院的昆虫学收藏 费城科学（ANSP）包含超过300万种昆虫 来自世界各地的标本。 它是一个世界中心， 直翅目昆虫（蚱蜢、蟋蟀、 亲戚）。 收藏了超过10，000种 标本，包括一些最早描述和最常见的标本 昆虫的种类。 以目前的增长速度，所有的存储空间将很快 被填满。 目前，压实机占据约2/3的 现有的建筑面积，这个项目将允许 剩余收藏品的自动化，从而允许25% 增加存储容量。 ANSP收藏了大量的昆虫 保存在酒精和载玻片上。 其中大部分 收集包括水生昆虫，特别是成员的 摇蚊科（摇蚊）。 这些苍蝇，以及其他 水生生物是淡水的重要组成部分 动物，并已被用作水质的可靠指标。 这一系列的策展相对于其他 收藏的一部分，其中很大一部分必须 重新安置并妥善管理。 该项目将提供一个 策展助理的指导下完成这项任务 塞尔温·罗巴克博士收集了大部分藏品， 很快就要退休了 此外，一个半小时的策展 将提供一名助手， 收集的蜘蛛，螨和蜈蚣和皮尔 收藏，一个单独维护的蝴蝶和 具有科学、艺术和历史价值的飞蛾。

The entomological collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) contain over three million insect specimens from around the world. It is a world center for systematic research on orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets and their relatives). The collection contains over 10,000 type specimens, including some of the earliest-described and commonest species of insects. At the current rate of growth, all storage space will soon be filled. Presently, compactors occupy about 2/3 of the existing floor space, and this project will allow compactorization of the remaining collection, thus allowing a 25% increase in storage capacity. The ANSP houses one of the larger collections of insects preserved in alcohol and on slides. The greater part of this collection consists of aquatic insects, especially members of the family Chironomidae (midges). These flies, as well as the other aquatic groups, constitute an important element of the freshwater fauna and have been used as reliable indicators of water quality. Curation of this collection has lagged relative to to other portions of the collection and a large part of it must be rehoused and properly curated. This project will provide a curatorial assistant to accomplish this task under the guidance of Dr. Selwyn Roback, who assembled most of the collection and will be retiring soon. In addition, a half-time curatorial assistant will be provided to work on the large alcoholic collection of spiders, mites and centipedes and on the Peale Collection, a separately maintained collection of butterflies and moths that has scientific, artistic and historical value.