University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection

   The Invertebrate Zoology collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) originated as a teaching resource for an entomology class in the 1950s. The collection expanded significantly in 1960 when Dr. Adrian Wenner contributed his personal collection to enhance its diversity. Currently, the collection boasts over 40,000 arthropod specimens, predominantly insects, with a focus on those found in California. A particular emphasis is placed on the order Hymenoptera order, especially bees. Growth of the collection is sustained through student donations from class projects, UCSB faculty research, contributions from the UCSB Natural Reserve System, and research carried out at the UCSB Cheadle Center Citation: University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection. (2025). A Review of Biotic Interactions and Taxon Names Found in globalbioticinteractions/ucsb-izc hash://md5/500c2fc4f66e72938556607e9e1511f1. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15212951