This readme.txt file was generated on <20200410> by ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset : Checklist of Minnesota Buprestidae Appendix: Distributional Maps 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Marie J Hallinen Email: mariehallinen@gmail.com Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Jacob T. Wittman Institution: University of Minnesota Email: wittja01@gmail.com Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Wayne P Steffens Email: wsteffens@fastmail.fm Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Jennifer L Schultz Institution: University of Minnesota Email: schultzj@umn.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Brian H Aukema Institution: University of Minnesota Email: bhaukema@umn.edu 3. Date of data collection: 1889-2019 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Minnesota, USA 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: MN Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund of the Legislative Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources, project M.L. 2017 Chpt. 96 Subd. 06-06b, and an MGK fellowship to MJH (Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota) -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US) 2. Was data derived from another source? yes If yes, list source(s): some data originating from buprestid catalog recorded by the University of Minnesota insect collecction (UMSP) 3. Recommended citation for the data: Hallinen, Marie J; Wittman, Jacob T.; Steffens, Wayne P; Schultz, Jennifer L; Aukema, Brian H. (2020). Checklist of Minnesota Buprestidae Appendix: Distributional Maps. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/212326. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: buprestidcat.csv Short description: Catalog of buprestids collected in the state of Minnesota, both through sampling with the ground-nesting wasp Cerceris fumipennis and through records in the University of Minnesota insect collection (UMSP) B. Filename: Hallinen et al. Appendix 4-10-20.pdf Short description: Maps displaying the number of beetles for a given species caught in each county and the time passed since last collection (within 20 years) C. Filename: clean_merge_map.R Short description: Code to generate maps in appendix file from buprestid catalog data (buprestidcat.csv) 2. Relationship between files: Maps in the pdf are generated with code (R file) from buprestid catalog information. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: Some data in buprestidcat.csv is sourced from University of Minnesota insect collection (UMSP). Additional UMSP buprestid data from non-Minnesota states is available on request. Labels without a catalog number in buprestidcat.csv are from sampling with Cerceris fumipennis, and may not be barcoded/cataloged in the UMSP collection. 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes If yes, list versions: buprestid_catalog.csv -> buprestidcat.csv Name of file that was updated: buprestid_catalog.csv i. Why was the file updated? Additional specimens from Cerceris fumipennis sampling added to UMSP catalog info. Data cleaning performed. ii. When was the file updated? 8/8/2020 -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: We utilized a biosurveillance sampling method, namely the use of the native ground-nesting hunting wasp Cerceris fumipennis, along with University of Minnesota Insect Collection (UMSP) records, to create a checklist for Buprestidae in Minnesota, USA. We examined 5,127 specimens with Minnesota localities, documenting 107 species. Of these, 37 new state records are noted, including 11 collected from C. fumipennis nesting sites between 2013 and 2018. Maps displaying the number of beetles for a given species caught in each county and the time passed since last collection (within 20 years) are provided here as an appendix. Records thought to be dubious are included in this appendix if distributional information exists, and may be found in the text of the checklist under “Excluded Species." The "excluded" classification applies to three species known to have a primarily western distribution, including Buprestis aurulenta, Chrysobothris mali, and Dicerca sexualis. 2. Methods for processing the data: Specimens with no county information were excluded from map generation. In cases where there was no year provided for collection date, the year from the identification date was used for map generation (if present). If there was no year information provided in a given entry, but there was county information, that specimen was included in the beetle count/county maps, but not the time passed since last collection maps. In cases where there was more than one county listed for a given specimen (e.g. anoka/isanti), additional locality information was used to determine the likeliest county where sampling occured. All verbatim label information can be found in the UMSP buprestid catalog, available on request. 3. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Data cleaning performed in excel and R. Mostly spelling typos corrected. All verbatim label information can be found in the UMSP buprestid catalog dataset, available on request. Two species listed in the dataset as occuring in Minnesota (Agrilus olivaceoniger and Dicerca tuberculata) could not have their identifications confirmed, and so these species were not included in the Minnesota checklist or supplemental maps. 4. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Marie Hallinen, Jennifer Schultz, Wayne Steffens, Jacob Wittman, Elgin Lee, Joe Ure, Bade Turgut, Piper Haynes, Mara Short, Tenzin Dothar, Kristine Jecha, and Chelsea Zblewski ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: buprestid catalog.xlsx ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 24 2. Number of cases/rows: 5127 3. Missing data codes: Blank fields indicate that the information was not present on the specimen label 4. Variable List catalognumber = Unique barcode number attached to each individual specimen in the UMSP collection collectorfamilyname = Last name of the specimen collector collectorinitials = First two initials of the specimen collector associatedcollectors = Additional collectors listed on the specimen label year = Year of specimen collection month = Month of specimen collection day = Day of specimen collection verbatimeventdate = Exact date value as given on label scientificname = Scientific name of species scientificnameauthorship = Authorship of species identificationqualifier = Notes on species variety, type, group, or any other identification comment family = Taxonomic family of species identifiedby = Name of the specimen identifier dateidentified = Date specimen identified country = Country where specimen was collected stateprovince = State or province where specimen was collected county = County where specimen was collected locality = Any other locality information such as city, town, or specific collection point latdeg = GPS degrees latitude of collection lngdeg = GPS degrees longitude of collection elevationnumber = Elevation given on label host = Specimen host, as given on label occurrenceremarks = Other details of specimen occurance samplingprotocol = Details of sampling protocol