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Summary
The Illinois State Museum has an active research program in Entomology. The
strengths of the program include research on Lepidoptera (butterflies and
moths) and Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of Illinois and the Midwestern
United States. One of the most exciting areas of current research is on the
distribution, ecology, behavior, and genetic variation of ... Hine's emerald
dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). This species is on the Federal and Illinois
State endangered species list. Two ISM scientists are on the Recovery Team for
this species.

* Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somotochlora hineana)
* Recovery Plan for Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somotochlora hineana)

Entomology checklists and databases :
* Checklist and Status of Illinois Dragonflies
*Checklist and Status of Illinois Damselflies
* Checklist of Illinois Arachnids
* Database of Illinois Odonata
* Database of Illinois Lepidoptera
* Information on Odonata in the ISM collection from outside thestate of
Illinois

(Source: Museum State Illinois)

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 43.0

S: 41.0

E: -92.0

W: -94.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ILLINOIS

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > HEXAPODS > INSECTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Use Constraints
http://www.museum.state.il.us/geninfo/copyright-use.html

Ancillary Keywords

Arachnids Odonata Lepidoptera Drangonflies Damselflies

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Illinois State Museum, Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Data Center URL: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ Data Center Personnel Name: JAMES R PURDUE Phone: 217-785-4843 Email: purdue at museum.state.il.us Contact Address: 502 South Spring Street City: Springfield Province or State: IL Postal Code: 62706 Country: USA

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-12 Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-03-12

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