ANSP Entomology Symbiota Portal Collections
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Crane Fly (Diptera: Tipuloidea) CollectionOur holdings for worldwide Tipulidae (s.l.) are comprehensive and include notable collection strength in eastern nearctic and southwestern groups.
Contact:
Dr. Jon Gelhaus (jkg78@drexel.edu)
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Eastern State Penitentiary Biodiversity SurveyThe Eastern State Penitentiary Project is conducted by Greg Cowper, Entomology Department Curatorial Assistant at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. It includes a comprehensive survey of the invertebrate fauna of this historic prison now maintained as a stabilized ruin and National Historic Landmark. The penitentiary operated from 1829 to 1971 in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. It is an urban island surrounded by 30 foot high walls on approximately 11 acres. The biodiversity survey began in 2011 & has vouchered the occurrence of more than 1,000 morpho species of invertebrates across 30 taxonomic orders; 27 of these are arthropods and include 16 orders of insects. Greg's interest in the prison stems from the discovery of a 1890 journal article in which Academy Entomology Curator Henry Skinner, also a medical doctor, documents his encounter with an inmate making an insect collection from catches in his exercise yard .
Greg also has an exhibit open to prison visitors in cell 25, Specimen, which has evolved into a 19th Century-like Cabinet of Curiosities.
Contact:
Greg Cowper (cowper@ansp.org)
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Field Book: Isa Betancourt |
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Franklin Parker Preserve DatabaseIn December 2003, a former cranberry farm located in the New Jersey Pine Barrens was claimed by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation to be protected as a nature preserve. The new Franklin Parker Preserve is adjacent to several state forests and contains nearly 5,000 acres of wetlands and 4,400 acres of upland pine/oak forests. Parker continues to be maintained by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation.
As an ecological treasure, the preserve is home to several threatened species and 29 rare plant species. As a result of the uniqueness of this habitat, many charismatic, rare and native insect species reside in the many diverse ecosystems present. The inventory of insects in the preserve was initiated by Howard Boyd and arose from a commitment by AES and the Entomology Department at The Academy of Natural Sciences. 
Contact:
Dr. Jon K. Gelhaus (jkg78@drexel.edu)
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Pennsylvania State ParksThis subcollection includes general material collected from federal and state parks within the boundaries of Pennsylvania.
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Photo Observation VouchersPhoto vouchers pulled from BugGuide.net and Academy scientists/contributors to serve as a supplement to the specimen collection. These images are not associated with any specimens at The Academy of Natural Sciences unless otherwise noted. If you see a copyrighted image on our database and would like it removed, please contact us.
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Symbiota Collections of Arthropods SnapshotSome of our collection data is managed live through the support of TCN/PEN grants at the Symbiota Collections of Arthropods website (LINK). We periodically download data from SCAN, for the most recent data, please visit SCAN itself.
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