DAFWA - Invertebrate Reference Collection
Department of Agriculture and Food - Western Australia
Acronym: DAFWA LSID
Description
Insects of agricultural and horticultural importance in Western Australia, plus comparative reference material.
Primary types held in general body of collection.
The collection was established in 1894 and continues to the present.
Taxonomic range
All orders of Insecta and Acarina.
Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.
Number of specimens in the collection
The estimated number of specimens in the DAFWA - Invertebrate Reference Collection is 400,000.
Click the Records & Statistics tab to access those database records that are available through the atlas.
last updated: 2010-09-29 14:53:23.0
Location
3 Baron-Hay Court
South Perth
Western Australia
6151
Australia
+61 8 9474 2405
Contact
Dr Andras Szito
Curator, Insect Reference Collection
phone: +61-8-9368-3248/3333
fax: +61-8 9368-2625/3223
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Membership
Council of Heads of Australian Entomological Collections
Contributors to this page
Digitised records available through the Atlas
The DAFWA - Invertebrate Reference Collection has an estimated 400,000 specimens.
No database records for this collection can be accessed through the Atlas of Living Australia.
No records are available for viewing in the Atlas.