Quick Search

Search by Catalog Number, Occurrence ID, or Record ID. Search by Catalog Number, Occurrence ID, or Record ID.

Collection Profile for:
Eric G Chapman Coleoptera Research Collection (EGC-EGC_CRC)

The research collection is entirely pinned Coleoptera. Families best represented are Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Gyrinidae, Elmidae, Hydrophilidae, Scarabaeidae, Buprestidae and Cerambycidae. The collection consists of 5,000-10,000 pinned specimens, 99% from North America north of Mexico.

Contacts:

Cite this collection:
Eric G Chapman Coleoptera Research Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 233018e9-2366-4526-85e3-81db181070d5) accessed via the Ecdysis Portal, ecdysis.org, 2025-05-24).

Collection Statistics

  • 10,102 specimen records
  • 8,368 (83%) georeferenced
  • 8,430 (83%) with media (8,967 total media)
  • 7,385 (73%) identified to species
  • 92 families
  • 679 genera
  • 1,445 species
  • 1,503 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

Show Geographic Distribution
Show Family Distribution
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 233018e9-2366-4526-85e3-81db181070d5
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Eric G Chapman
Access Rights: Not-for-profit use only
Media Search this Collection