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Malawi-Cicindelidae-Biodiversity-Data

Latest version published by The Department of Museums and Monuments on May 31, 2022 The Department of Museums and Monuments

This is Malawi's Cicindelidae Biodiversity data created by Professor Cornell Dudley (Retired) which includes records of other collectors who have been collecting in Malawi like Raymond Murphy and many more others.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 302 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Downloads

Download the latest version of this resource data as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) or the resource metadata as EML or RTF:

Data as a DwC-A file download 302 records in English (15 KB) - Update frequency: unknown
Metadata as an EML file download in English (16 KB)
Metadata as an RTF file download in English (10 KB)

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Dudley C, Murphy R, Chipeta J (2018): Malawi-Cicindelidae-Biodiversity-Data. v1.2. The Department of Museums and Monuments. Dataset/Occurrence. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=malawi-cicindelidae-biodiversity-data&v=1.2

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is The Department of Museums and Monuments. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 4c39bca8-5d52-4efa-9bb0-72cf38456bfc.  The Department of Museums and Monuments publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Malawi.

Keywords

Occurrence; Cicindelidae; The Department of Museums and Monuments; Specimen

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Cornell Dudley
Retired Professor
University of Malawi P. O. Box 32086 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW
Raymond Murphy
Entomologist
Individual Collector P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu +265 Mzuzu Northern Region MW +265888864868
John Chipeta
Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW +265884169998

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Cornell Dudley
Retired Professor
University of Malawi P. O. Box 32086, Blantyre 3, Malawi +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW
John Chipeta
Principal Entomologist
The Departmant of Museums and Monuments P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW +265884169998
Raymond Murphy
Entomologist
Individual Collector P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu +265 Mzuzu Northern Region MW +265888864868
Porphar Kaliba
The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW +265888836336

Who filled in the metadata:

John Chipeta
Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW +265884169998

Who else was associated with the resource:

Metadata Provider
John Chipeta
Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 +265 Blantyre Southern Region MW +265884169998
Content Provider
Cornell Dudley
Retired Professor
University of Malawi P. O. Box 32086 Blantyre Southern Region MW
Content Provider
Raymond Murphy
Entomologist
Individual Collector P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu +265 Mzuzu Northern Region MW +265888864868
Distributor
Lyson Kampira
Chief Officer
National Commission for Science and Technology P/Bag B303, City Centre, Lilongwe +265 Lilongwe Central Region MW +265999916036

Geographic Coverage

The Cicindelidae biodiversity records covers some areas in Malawi in all the 3 regions namely Northern Region, Central Region and Southern Region.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-17.079, 32.483], North East [-9.276, 36.131]

Taxonomic Coverage

This record covers Family Cicindelidae with subfamily Cicindelinae and various tribes like Cicindelini, Manticorini and Megacephanini

Family  Cicindelidae
Tribe  Cicindelini,  Manticorini,  Megacephanini
Species  Bennigsenium discoscriptum,  Bennigsenium hauseranum
Subspecies  Chaetodera regalis regalis

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1913-01-01 / 2012-12-31

Project Data

Project Aim is to Digitize fauna biodiversity data information currently held by The Department of Museums and Monuments and other institutions or individuals and make it accessible to the public

Title Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity Data in Malawi
Identifier African Biodiversity Challenge 2018
Funding JRS Biodiversity Foundation
Study Area Description The project covers Cicindelidae Tiger Beetles family of malawi with Cicindelinae subfamily and various tribes from 1913 up to 2012
Design Description To digitise the Biodiversity collections held by the The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and the make it available to the public through local or international database

The personnel involved in the project:

Metadata Provider
John Chipeta
Content Provider
Cornell Dudley
Content Provider
Raymond Murphy
Point Of Contact
Portphar Kaliba
Distributor
Lyson Kampila

Sampling Methods

The aim of the project is to make biodiversity data information accessible to all. We would like to digitise collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, Individuals and other Institutions and then upload the data into a local or international database

Study Extent The Project covers Cicindelidae biodiversity data for Malawi

Method step description:

  1. The aim of the project is to make biodiversity data information accessible to all. We would like to digitise collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, Individuals and other Institutions and then upload the data into a local or international database

Collection Data

Collection Name Cornel Dudley Collection
Collection Name Raymond Murphy Collection
Collection Name Other Institutions Collections
Specimen preservation methods Dried,  Pinned,  Other

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 4c39bca8-5d52-4efa-9bb0-72cf38456bfc
http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=malawi-cicindelidae-biodiversity-data