Facilities Support for the James Entomological Collection

詹姆斯昆虫学收藏馆的设施支持

• 批准号: 9112833
• 负责人: Richard Zack
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Washington State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-06-01 至 1994-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9112833&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Facilities; Support; James; Entomological; Collection

The James Entomological Collection at Washington State University is one of the largest University collections of insects in the country. The Collection is representative in all major groups of insect orders and contains approximately 1.25 million specimens. It is especially strong in Diptera (flies), Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (moth and butterflies), Hemiptera (bugs), and Hymenoptera (bees and wasps) and maintains a collection of type material. Begun in 1892, the holdings of the Collection are of significant historical as well as scientific importance. It is one of the few collections which can provide specimens from the Pacific Northwest and thus serves as an important regional and national resource. The Collection has moved to new facilities (December 1992) which were actually designed as a collection room with adjoining offices and library. The addition of new drawers , cabinets, and pinning trays, will provide adequate housing for specimens which are now stored in substandard housing. Funding also allows us to house our material in a single style of drawer (USNM) for the first time in the history of the Collection and, because of the efficiency of the new drawers, eliminates the problems of on going pest infestations and the constant need for fumigants. The addition of technical help allows for the transfer of specimens form the old housing to the new with only a minimum disruption to the day-to-day activities of the Collection. Washington State University agrees to fund 30% of equipment (housing) costs.

华盛顿州立大学的詹姆斯昆虫学收藏馆是美国最大的大学昆虫收藏馆之一。该标本馆代表了昆虫目的所有主要类群，约有125万件标本。它在双翅目（苍蝇）、鞘翅目（甲虫）、鳞翅目（蛾和蝴蝶）、半翅目（臭虫）和膜翅目（蜜蜂和黄蜂）中特别强大，并保持着一系列的模式标本。从1892年开始，收藏的藏品具有重要的历史和科学意义。它是为数不多的能够提供来自太平洋西北部的标本的收藏之一，因此是一个重要的区域和国家资源。该收藏已迁往新的设施（1992年12月），实际上被设计为一个与办公室和图书馆相连的收藏室。增加新的抽屉、橱柜和钉盘，将为目前储存在不合标准的储存室中的标本提供足够的储存室。资金还使我们能够在收藏史上首次将我们的材料存放在一个单一风格的抽屉（USNM）中，并且由于新抽屉的效率，消除了持续虫害和持续需要熏蒸剂的问题。技术帮助的增加允许将标本从旧室转移到新室，而对收藏的日常活动的干扰最小。华盛顿州立大学同意资助30%的设备（住房）费用。