BID-Malawi-Geometridae-Biodiversity-Data

Raymond Murphy1, John Chipeta2, Lyson Kampira3, Portphar Kaliba2

1 Individual collector, P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu, +265, Mzuzu, Malawi; 2 The Department of Museums and Monuments, P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, +265, Blantyre, Malawi; 3 National Commission for Science and Technology, P/Bag B303, City Centre, Lilongwe, +265, Lilongwe, Malawi

Corresponding author(s): Raymond Murphy (murphyrj81@gmail.com)John Chipeta (jjkchipeta@yahoo.com)

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Resource Citation

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

Abstract

This is Malawi's Geometridae biodiversity data as recorded by Raymond Murphy. He has been collecting in Malawi in a number of places in all the regions. Some of his specimens have been to The Department of Museums and Monuments at Top Mandala in Blantyre.

Keywords: Occurrence, Geometridae, Geometrinae, Larentiinae, Desmobathrinae, Sterrhinae, Ennominae, Oenochrominae, Biodiversity, The Department of Museums and Monuments, Specimen

Project details

Project title: BID - Strengthening Malawi's Biodiversity Information Facility
Personnel: John Chipeta, Raymond Murphy, Portphar Kaliba, Lyson Kampira, Montfort Mwanyambo
Funding: European Union
Study area descriptions/descriptor: This is Geometridae Biodiversity data for Malawi recorded by Raymond Murphy. He has been collecting in Malawi in a number of places in all the regions. The data has been mobilised through BID project for Malawi
Design description: The approach is to mobilize, digitize and publish the selected biodiversity datasets. The developing database will be published online from the outset and then regularly updated. A website will also be created and linked to the database; providing access to reliable biodiversity information for research and natural resources management.

Data published through GBIF: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=bid-malawi-geometridae-biodiversity-data

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: This is Geometridae Biodiversity data. It includes specimen records identified to family, subfamily, genus, species and subspecies levels. The following are subfamilies covered: Ennominae, Geometrinae, Larentiinae, Desmobathrinae, Sterrhinae and Oenochrominae
Taxonomic ranks
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae, Geometrinae, Larentiinae, Desmobathrinae, Sterrhinae, Oenochrominae
Genus: Chiasmia, Chelotephrina, Isturgia, Plateoplia, Milocera, Zamarada, Neurotoca, Collesis, Comibaena, Lophorrhachia, Pingasa, Thetidia, Chlorissa, Heterorachis, Microloxia, Mixocera, Paragathia, Prasinocyma, Victoria, Adicocrita, Archichlora, Agathia, Euproutia, Omphax, Oneiliana, Xenochroma, Antharmostes, Comostolopis, Lophostola, Neromia, Celidomphax, Microbaena, Thalassodes, Mictoschema, Allochrostes, Syncollesis, Luashia, Rhodesia, Asthenotricha, Larentia, Scotopteryx, Xanthorhoe, Mesocolpia, Gonanticlea, Piercia, Mimoclystia, Epirrhoe, Protosteira, Trimetopia, Lobidiopteryx, Polystroma, Haplolabida, Conolophia, Scopula, Rhodometra, Isoplenia, Petovia, Problepsis, Chrysocraspeda, Ptochophyle, Traminda, Cartaletis, Antitrygodes, Afrophyla, Chlorerythra, Somatima
Species: Chiasmia brongusaria, Chiasmia procidata, Chiasmia multistrigata, Chelotephrina acorema, Chiasmia johnstoni, Chiasmia percnoptera, Chiasmia majestica, Chiasmia unifilata, Chiasmia orientalis, Chiasmia paucimacula, Isturgia deerraria, Isturgia exospilata, Plateoplia acrobelia, Chiasmia confuscata, Chiasmia contaminata, Chiasmia feraliata, Chiasmia getula, Chiasmia infabricata, Chiasmia nana, Chiasmia rhabdophora, Chiasmia subvaria, Chiasmia gyliura, Chiasmia umbrata, Milocera ustatoides, Chiasmia ammodes, Chiasmia fuscataria, Chiasmia kilimanjarensis, Chiasmia lindemannae, Chiasmia normata, Chiasmia rectistriaria, Chiasmia simplicilinea, Chiasmia subcurvaria, Chiasmia trizonaria, Isturgia catalaunaria, Milocera aurora, Chiasmia assimilis, Chiasmia inquinata, Chiasmia semicolor, Chiasmia suriens, Chiasmia herbuloti, Chiasmia melsetter, Chiasmia natalensis, Chiasmia separata, Chiasmia streniata, Chiasmia turbulentata, Chiasmia boarmioides, Chiasmia extrusilinea, Milocera pyrinia, Chiasmia deleta, Zamarada gamma, Zamarada eroessa, Zamarada phaezona, Zamarada transvisaria, Zamarada rufilinearia, Zamarada crystallophana, Zamarada dentigera, Zamarada acosmeta, Zamarada seydelli, Zamarada arguta, Zamarada purimargo, Zamarada pringlei, Zamarada chrysopa, Zamarada dorsiplaga, Zamarada vulpina, Zamarada pinheyi, Zamarada metrioscaphes, Zamarada kiellandi, Zamarada polyctemon, Zamarada plana, Zamarada ignicosta, Zamarada bathyscaphes, Zamarada euerces, Zamarada excavata, Zamarada aequilunata, Zamarada glareosa, Zamarada rubrifascia, Zamarada scintillans, Zamarada denticatella, Neurotoca notata, Collesis fleximargo, Comibaena leucospilata, Lophorrhachia rubricorpus, Thetidia undulilinea, Chlorissa attenuata, Microloxia ruficornis, Mixocera albistrigata, Paragathia albimarginata, Pingasa abyssiniaria, Prasinocyma nereis, Prasinocyma pictifimbria, Victoria fuscithorax, Chlorissa albistrigulata, Prasinocyma niveisticta, Adicocrita koranata, Archichlora viridimacula, Prasinocyma leucopis, Agathia confuscata, Euproutia aggravaria, Omphax plantaria, Oneiliana multifera, Xenochroma dyschlorata, Comostolopis stillata, Lophorrhachia burdoni, Lophostola annuligera, Prasinocyma semicincta, Victoria triplaga, Heterorachis prouti, Neromia phoenicosticta, Celidomphax analiplaga, Celidomphax quadrimacula, Microbaena pulchra, Thalassodes quadraria, Pingasa murphyi, Allochrostes impunctata, Antharmostes papilio, Prasinocyma stictimargo, Syncollesis trilineata, Celidomphax rubrimaculata, Luashia zonata, Omphax shorti, Pingasa distensaria, Rhodesia viridabalta, Archichlora rectilineata, Asthenotricha serraticornis, Larentia sublesta, Scotopteryx atrosigillata, Xanthorhoe exorista, Mesocolpia lita, Gonanticlea meridionata, Piercia pracinaria, Larentia bitrita, Mimoclystia pudicata, Epirrhoe annulifera, Protosteira spectabilis, Trimetopia aetheraria, Asthenotricha dentatissima, Lobidiopteryx aurivilliusi, Polystroma subspissata, Xanthorhoe melissaria, Piercia dryas, Piercia bryophilaria, Haplolabida inaequata, Xanthorhoe transjugata, Conolophia aemula, Scopula quadrifasciata, Rhodometra sacraria, Isoplenia trisinuata, Petovia marginata, Scopula sanguinisecta, Problepsis aegretta, Chrysocraspeda leighata, Scopula calcarata, Traminda vividaria, Cartaletis monteironis, Cartaletis nigricosta, Problepsis latonaria, Scopula bigeminata, Petovia patrisaloysii, Scopula elegans, Scopula quintaria, Antitrygodes callibotrys, Scopula sincera, Scopula nemorivagata, Scopula fimbrilineata, Afrophyla vethi, Chlorerythra rubiplaga, Scopula caesaria, Scopula ludibunda, Scopula natalica, Scopula opicata, Somatima vestalis, Traminda neptunaria, Traminda obversata
Subspecies: Pingasa ruginaria communicans, Pingasa rhadamaria alterata, Cartaletis libyssa ethelinda

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: This is Geometridae Biodiversity data for malawi as recorded by Raymond Murphy. It includes a number of places in all regions of Malawi
Coordinates: 17°12'39.6''S and 9°18'28.8''S Latitude; 32°41'42''E and 35°56'24''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2017

Natural collections description

Collection name: Raymond Murphy Collection
Natural collections description

Collection name: The Department of Museums and Monuments Collection
Specimen preservation method: Dried
Specimen preservation method: Pinned
Specimen preservation method: Other

Methods

Method step description: The approach is to mobilize, digitize and publish the selected biodiversity datasets. The developing database will be published online from the outset and then regularly updated. A website will also be created and linked to the database; providing access to reliable biodiversity information for research and natural resources management.
Study extent description: This is  Biodiversity data collected by Raymond Murphy for various places in Malawi. It has been mobilised as part of a BID project titled Strengthening Malawi's Biodiversity Information Facility.
Sampling description: The approach is to mobilize, digitize and publish the selected biodiversity datasets. The developing database will be published online from the outset and then regularly updated. A website will also be created and linked to the database; providing access to reliable biodiversity information for research and natural resources management.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive BID-Malawi-Geometridae-Biodiversity-Data
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/archive.do?r=bid-malawi-geometridae-biodiversity-data
Publication date of data: 2022-05-31
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-11-08
Hierarchy level: Dataset