Since every specimen has been sorted and counted prior to being placed back into the bulk container, a precise indication of the total number of specimens has been tabulated at 4,493,345. Abiotic data also were collected and have been entered into an extensive computer database along with the taxa. The National Science Foundation, in concert with MDC, the National Park Service, and the Graduate School and Plant Science Unit of the University of Missouri, is funding the accession of these 4.5 million aquatic invertebrate specimens into the Wilbur R. Enns Entomology Museum. When added to our existing material, this brings our total holdings to 5.75 million specimens. We are grateful to these agencies and institutions for supporting this project.
Group tours are by appointment only.
To schedule a group tour, contact the Collections Manager. Advance contact is encouraged because of spasmodically occurring field work. The following taxa are represented in the Museum. Click on the taxon or area of interest to view details of Museum holdings. The updating of this list with current accessions and finer taxonomic resolution is ongoing.