Collection Details

British Antarctic Survey invertebrate collection

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©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002
Catalogue id
IA8795
Caption
Heard Island, Spit Bay. Wingless flies, Calycopteryx moseleyi, congregating on the inflorescence of the native grass, Poa cookii. The insect species is usually closely associated with the Kerguelen Cabbage, Pringlea antiscorbutica, the leaves of which surround the grass flower spike
Photographer
Kiefer, Kate

Collection Details

Custodian
Dr Helen Peat
Collection Acronym
BAS-INVERT
Description
Invertebrate specimen collection details for specimens in the British Antarctic Survey invertebrate collection.
Domain
Terrestrial
Taxa Groups
Insects, Other invertebrates,

List 173 taxa from this collection
Collection Status
Data collection ongoing
Acknowledgements
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) data

Data Details

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Map
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Spatial Coverage
51° 25' 59.9" S to 78° 01' 59.9" S | -51.4333° to -78.0333°
140° 19' 59.9" W to 171° 12' 00.0" E | -140.3333° to 171.2000°
Date Range of Collection
23-Mar-1960 to 25-Dec-2028
Metadata
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