Support for the Care and Use of the Collections of Insects and Other Arthropods of the Field Museum of Natural History

菲尔德自然历史博物馆昆虫部 收藏了超过九个国际知名的收藏品 昆虫和相关的节肢动物。 收集 继续快速增长，并大量用于研究（超过 每年向100多名科学家出借20，000份标本 全球）。 该项目将提供资金：1）恢复和 生成一个特别重要的计算机数据库， 收藏品的综合单位，特别是甲虫 隐翅虫科（Staphyhlinidae）和隐翅虫科（Histeridae）; 2）制备和 标记积压和入库标本; 3)标签和策展一个特殊的集合， 体外寄生虫，特别是蝙蝠科Streblidae和 （四）支持访问科学家提升 对收藏品中特定区域的识别和管理， 特别注意回收和标记 Strecker收集飞蛾。 在五年的生命周期中， 博物馆预计，将有近100万件标本 成为科学界新近或更容易获得的 因为这个项目所支持的活动。

The Insect Division of the Field Museum of Natural History houses an internationally renowned collection of over nine million insects and related arthropods. The collection continues to grow rapidly and is used heavily for research (over 20,000 specimens loaned annually to over 100 scientists worldwide). This project will provide funds for: 1) recuration and generation of a computer database of especially important and comprehensive units of the collection, especially the beetle families Staphyhlinidae and Histeridae; 2) preparation and labeling of specimens from backlogged and incoming collections; 3) labeling and curation of an exceptional collection of ectoparasites, particularly the batfly families Streblidae and Nycteribiidae; and 4) supporting visiting scientists to upgrade identifications and curation of specific areas in the collection, with special attention to recuration and labeling of the Strecker Collection of moths. Over the five-year life of the award, the Museum expects that nearly one million specimens will become newly or more easily available to the scientific community because of the activities supported by this project.