Community
ISCW
Basic Information
Collection NameNew South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Entomology
Preferred CodeNDAA
Kind of CollectionEntomology (Insects/Spiders)
LocationAustralia
Size in WordsFive hundred and sixty thousand insects and mites
Size as Number560000
Contact Details
PositionCurator of the Entomological Collections
EmailClick to display
Phone+61-2-6391-3800
Fax+61-2-6391-3899
Websitehttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/abou ...
Address
DepartmentOrange Agricultural Institute
CityOrange
StateNew South Wales
Post Code2800
Country NameAustralia
Nontechnical Description
The collections represent a physical record of the insects and related forms associated with agricultural activity in New South Wales since 1890.
Technical Description
The collection contains: 500,000 pinned insects;
30,000 slide-mounted mites and smaller insects
and 30,000 specimens stored in alcohol.
There are about 400 primary types of insect and mite species held in the collections.

Taxonomic Scope
All major insect orders of agricultural importance and Acari (of Arachnida).
Host Institution
Institution NameNew South Wales Department of Primary Industries
TypeGovernment (State/Regional)
Institution URIhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/
Notes
ASCU appears to be an identical body to NDAA. Additional collections information on: http://dev1.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/neil/index.htm
Record Metadata
Record ID112354
Last Edit ByKaylene
Created2008-05-07 15:57:11
Modified2008-07-15 10:06:33
Basic Information
Collection NameAustralia, New South Wales, Orange, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
Preferred CodeNDAA
Kind of CollectionNot specified
LocationUnknown - has a location that is not known
Record Metadata
Record ID110623
Last Edit ByISCW
Created2008-05-07 15:50:26
Modified2008-06-02 14:45:45
Sourceiscw
Last sync with source2008-05-07 15:50:26
ID in sourceNDAA
Source Record Linkhttp://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/co ...
Import ID1046
Parent Collection
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