Number of specimens per order in the ANSP Entomology Collection. Orthoptera is the most abundant, which shows the strength of this group in the collection. Although the Coleoptera collection represents far more species in our collection than any other order, the number of specimens is approximately half that of Orthoptera and similar to that in Diptera, indicating an average of a few specimens per species.

 
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