Florida's Center for Arthropod Systematics

Abstract

The Center for Arthropod Systematics, initially involving an agreement between the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, was established in 1983. Its primary purpose is to encourage research on the diversity, systematics, biology, evolution, and identification of insects and other arthropods. The Center seeks to pursue a unified policy on the collection, acquisition, administration, and curation of the various arthropod systematics collections and libraries and make this a world center for arthropod systematics.