Bohart Museum of Entomology Recuration of the Scale Insect Collections

博哈特昆虫学博物馆再现鳞片昆虫藏品

• 批准号: 9808893
• 负责人: Lynn Kimsey
• 金额: $ 14.05万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-10-01 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9808893&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bohart; Museum; Entomology; Recuration; Scale

This project will consist in the recuration of scale insect (COCCOIDEA) collection. A large part of the collection is from China and Southeast Asia, and represents the world's largest collection of scale insects and hosts plants from this region. The entire scale insect collection consists of 50,000 glass slide- mounted specimens, 200 primary types, 16,000 samples of dried plant material with scale insects in situ, and 500 line drawings, correspondence, and field notebooks. All of the scale insects and host plants are identified to genus, and in most cases, species. This collection is of unique scientific value: the specimens are from areas that can no longer be collected; both the scale insects and the plant hosts are identified; all developmental stages and parasites are often included; and these dried specimens make ideal material for molecular systematic studies. For long term safekeeping of this invaluable resource, four major curatorial needs must be addressed: placement in acid-free containers, protection from insect pests, updating specimen taxonomy, and facilitation information retrieval. In many cases the specimens themselves are in need of curatorial attention or of stabilization. Additionally, the slide collection will be evaluated for relabeling or remounting and will be bar coded. The majority of dried specimens on dried plant material are housed in individual cardboard boxes, which are highly acidic and must be replaced. The enclosed specimens need to be re-wrapped in buffered tissue for added protection. In addition, roughly 3,000 dried specimens, mostly from exotic locations, are still housed in various kinds of packaging just as they were received through the mail. These specimens need to be moved into standard sized archival boxes like the rest of the collection. Each new box plus contents will be sealed in plastic bags to eliminate damage by insect pests.

该项目将包括蚧虫（COCCOIDEA）收集的恢复。 该收藏品的很大一部分来自中国和东南亚，代表了世界上最大的介壳虫收藏品，并宿主来自该地区的植物。 整个介壳虫收藏品包括50，000个载玻片标本，200个主要类型，16，000个干燥的植物材料样品和介壳虫原位，以及500个线条图，信件和野外笔记本。 所有的蚧虫和寄主植物都被鉴定为属，在大多数情况下，种。 这些标本具有独特的科学价值：这些标本来自无法再采集的地区;介壳虫和植物宿主都得到了鉴定;所有发育阶段和寄生虫通常都包括在内;这些干燥标本是分子系统学研究的理想材料。 为了长期保存这一宝贵的资源，必须解决四个主要的策展需求：放置在无酸容器中，保护免受虫害，更新标本分类，并促进信息检索。 在许多情况下，标本本身需要策展的关注或稳定。 此外，将对载玻片集进行重新贴标签或重新安装的评估，并将对其进行条形码。 大多数干燥植物材料上的干燥标本都装在单独的纸板箱中，这些纸板箱酸性很强，必须更换。 封闭的标本需要重新包裹在缓冲组织中以增加保护。 此外，大约3,000个干燥的标本，大部分来自异国情调的地方，仍然被安置在各种包装中，就像他们通过邮件收到的那样。 这些标本需要像其他收藏品一样放入标准尺寸的档案盒中。 每一个新的盒子加上内容将密封在塑料袋，以消除害虫的损害。