Taxacom: Entomological collecting at altitudes higher than 4, 500 m (more than 14, 500 feet)?

[Deborah Paul]

Hi Jose,

A quick GBIF search, using the Advanced Search feature with
Basis of Record  = Preserved Specimen (so somehow captured)
Elevation between 4545 and 9999 meters

Results in 101,777 records (some are Phylum = Arthropoda, Class = Insecta)

Limit to Arthropoda = 23,451 records
Limit to Insecta = 23,006

Hope that helps :-) Under Insecta, I see Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Leps, 
Orthoptera, Odonata, Hemiptera, Diptera, Tricoptera, Plecoptera, 
Siphonaptera, Ephemeroptera, Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Blattodea, 
Psocodea, Mantodea, Archaeognatha, Rahidioptera, Mecoptera, and Dermaptera

Of course, you asked how they were acquired. I did not delve farther. I 
leave that to you. Happy sleuthing,
Debbie

On 2022-04-22 3:50 PM, Fernandez, Jose via Taxacom wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Earlier today Michael Heads was asking about a great collector that lived in Sichuan and as part of Michael's email I noticed that he was asking about a locality at around 4,800 m (15,900 feet).
>
> It reminded me of a (admittedly, somewhat silly) question that I have been meaning to ask to this list for a while. Have any entomological collections ever made at altitudes higher than 4,500 m (~14,500 feet)? I am not asking for observations of something seen flying (which I know there are quite a few observations of bumble bees and I believe even one Lepidoptera that were seen flying at really high altitudes in the Himalaya) but rather more "solid" collecting such as traps, or netting...

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