Details for New Zealand Arthropod Collection
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| Name | |
| Name | New Zealand Arthropod Collection |
| Subunit name | |
| Acronym(s) | NZAC |
| Address | |
| Street | Private Bag 92170 |
| Address extension | Auckland Mail Centre |
| Postbox | |
| Postal code | 1142 |
| City | Auckland |
| State/region | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Visitor address | |
| Street | 231 Morrin Road |
| Address extension | St Johns |
| Postal code | 1072 |
| City | Auckland |
| State/region | |
| Contact details | |
| Telephone | |
| Fax | |
| General email address | nzac@landcarereserach.co.nz |
| Logo URL |  |
| Web site URL | https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/nzac |
| Description | |
| Description | The New Zealand Arthropod collection (NZAC) is one of five nationally significant biological research collections held by the Crown Research Institute, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. The NZAC is the largest collection of New Zealand terrestrial invertebrates in the world and also contains significant holdings of material from Pacific island nations.
The collection consists of over one million pinned specimens and approximately six million specimens stored in ethanol. There are over 2,500 primary type specimens. |
| Selected institution types | |
| Government, Repository | |
| Rights | |
| Collection rights | _)_ |
| Access rights | _)_ |
| Usage restrictions | _)_ |
| Related to | |
| New Zealand Arthropod Collection | |
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