Arizona State University Charles W. O'Brien Collection

The Charles W. O'Brien Collection (legacy coden: CWOB) is now (August, 2018) relocated to Tempe, Arizona, and contains approximately one million weevil specimens (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea sensu Bouchard et al. 2011), with a global range and emphasis on New World (and Neotropical) regions. Lois B. O'Brien - a planthopper specialist - has made invaluable contributions to this collection. In 2017, Arizona State University entered an agreement with the O'Briens to gradually transfer and permanently house and curate this world-class collection. As the collection is reactivated at the new location, specimens are digitized under this new identity. Hence the virtual collection "ASUCOB" (new coden) was created, with the purpose of making the O'Brien weevil specimens now residing at Arizona State University accessible on-line while maintaining their collector/expert provenance. For further information and to arrange a visit or loan, please contact Collection Manager Dr. Sangmi Lee ([e-mail]).

查尔斯·W·奥布莱恩馆藏（旧代号：CWOB）已于2018年8月迁至亚利桑那州坦佩市，馆藏约100万件象甲标本（鞘翅目：象甲总科，遵循Bouchard等人2011年的分类系统），标本覆盖全球分布范围，重点馆藏新大陆（及新热带区）类群。该馆藏的重要贡献者为飞虱类群专家洛伊斯·B·奥布莱恩（Lois B. O'Brien）。2017年，亚利桑那州立大学与奥布莱恩夫妇达成协议，逐步移交该世界级馆藏并进行永久托管与专业整理维护。随着该馆藏在新址重新启用，所有标本正以新身份开展数字化工作，由此创建了虚拟馆藏“ASUCOB”（新代号），旨在让现藏于亚利桑那州立大学的奥布莱恩象甲标本可在线获取，同时保留其采集者与专家溯源信息。如需获取更多信息、预约参观或借阅标本，请联系馆藏管理员桑米·李（Sangmi Lee）博士（邮箱：[e-mail]）。