Institution

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Acronym :	FSCA
Institution Name :	Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology
Type :	Museum
Institution Governance :	Public (primarily government-owned and operated)
URL :	http://www.fsca-dpi.org/OverviewFrame.htm
Institution Description :	Among the 22,400 drawers, 352,221+ slides, and 294,200+ vials of the Museum of Entomology, are an estimated 9 million prepared specimens including 3,500 primary and at least 15,000 secondary types. Millions more specimens are in 33,000 bulk alcohol containers and various dry samples. These, together with the other holdings, place the FSCA among the top 10 North American entomological collections. In addition, the FSCA includes extensive holdings in literature pertaining to arthropod taxonomy, including the books and journals of the FSCA library.

Physical Address :
Address Line 1 :	1911 SW 34th Street
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City :	Gainesville
State/Province :	Florida
Country :	U.S.A.
Postal Code :	32608-1268

Mailing Address (if different from Physical Address) :
Address Line 1 :	P.O. Box 147100
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City :	Gainesville
State/Province :	Florida
Country :	USA
Postal Code :	32614-7100

Contact Information :
Contact Person :	Michael C. Thomas
E-mail :	thomasm@doacs.state.fl.us
Phone :	(352) 372-3505
Fax :
URL :	http://www.fsca-dpi.org/entomologists/thomas.htm

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