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Common Insects (National Taiwan University)Type Collection Collection Identifier c0010 Description The genre “Common Insects” in the Insect Museum of National Taiwan University includes specimens for research and specimens for education. Different from type specimens, these specimens are insects the general public is usually familiar with, chosen in hopes of arousing their interest. These specimens of common insects have been collected during field work mainly in the regions of Taiwan by faculty members and students of the Department of Entomology. Once collected, the samples undergo scientific assessment, and are then classified into the research and teaching categories accordingly. For the execution of digitization, the specimens of common insects are digitized according to their family and order. We intend to first expand the categories of digital data, and then strive to increase the depth of our collection in our database by adding to the number of digitized specimens according to family and order. Size With over 300,000 specimens, our collection increases by 1,000 items every year. Nearly 100,000 specimens have been assessed. Over 1,000 items of digitized data have been completed. Language Chinese; English Item Type Physical object; text Item Format image/jpeg; image/tiff; image/bmp; image/x-nikon-nef Rights Access Rights Users can freely browse, access and download clearly marked material from this website according to regulations defined by intellectual property laws, for personal and non-commercial use only. Citations must be clearly marked. The copying, dissemination, broadcasting and publishing of content from this website by commercial organizations is prohibited, except with written permission from this project and its individual writers. This website references the sources of all raw materials in accordance with intellectual property regulations. When citing such material, please place an inquiry to this project, or contact the property holders directly. Accrual Method Field work Accrual Periodicity Irregular Accrual Policy Active Custodial History In 1918, the Insect Museum began collecting samples from around the island. When the Taihoku Imperial University (later known as National Taiwan University) was founded in 1928, part of the collection of insect specimens at the Agricultural Research Institute was delivered to the university. When the university’s Insect Museum was founded in 1936, the complete collection was delivered there. The collection now contains not only those passed down from the Japanese colonial period, but also specimens collected by the university’s Department of Entomology in the period following Taiwan’s retrocession. Audience Researchers; the general public Spatial Coverage Taiwan; Japan; Indonesia Temporal Coverage 1897 Dates Collection Accumulated 1897 Dates Items Created 1897 Collector National Taiwan University Insect Museum Owner National Taiwan University Department of Entomology Is Located At National Taiwan University Insect Museum Is Accessed Via link: http://www.imdap.entomol.ntu.edu.tw/CommonInsect.php Sub-Collection Specimens for research; specimens for education Super-Collection Zoology; Entomology Associated collection Type Specimens of Insects (National Taiwan University); Insects Photo Gallery (National Taiwan University); Insects (National Museum of Natural Science)
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