Corporate Body

Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection (1974 - 2013)

From
1974
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
To
2013
Functions
Collection Management, Entomology and Forestry

Summary

The Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection was started in 1974 after the appointment of the Tasmanian Forestry Commission's first entomologist, Humphrey Elliott. Intended to serve as a reference collection to support the Commission's applied research program, the Collection included both insects and their associated parasites and predators. With the Commission's incorporation in 1994, the Collection passed to the care of Forestry Tasmania. By 2013 over 90% of the Collection had been electronically recorded. It comprised nearly 227,000 dry-mounted specimens in over 2,400 species. Many are beetles (Coleoptera) accessioned as a result of Forestry Tasmania's research programs. Changes in the role of Forestry Tasmania meant a new home was required for the Collection. Agreement was reached with the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery for the Collection to be housed in the Museum and to be merged with the Gallery's collection. The transfer occurred in late 2012 to early 2013.

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Journal Articles

  • Grove, Simon and Bashford, Dick, 'The Tasmanian Forest Insect Collection and its Transfer to TMAG', Kanunnah, 6 (2013), 26-44. Details

Helen Cohn

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