Personal collection of ants and woodlice from Rumsais Blatrix

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE) on Feb 17, 2026 Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE)
Publication date:
17 February 2026
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

This dataset, derived from the personal collection of Rumsaïs Blatrix, documents the diversity and spatial distribution of soil fauna, with a particular focus on ants and woodlice, based on specimen records collected in France and abroad.

The observations were conducted across a wide range of ecological contexts and were not produced following a standardized sampling protocol. Instead, the dataset reflects a natural history collection approach, integrating opportunistic field collections carried out over time.

The dataset notably includes ants and woodlice occurrence records and taxonomic identifications associated with collection localities and sampling dates. Individuals are preserved in collection.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 4,299 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Blatrix R (2026). Personal collection of ants and woodlice from Rumsais Blatrix. Version 1.0. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=collectionblatrix&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: b31d5bff-9189-4491-8bb3-3823a21632c6.  Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF France.

Keywords

Specimen; Natural history collection; Soil fauna; Ants; Isopods; Taxonomy; Occurrence data; Occurrence

Contacts

Rumsais Blatrix
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
CEFE
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Ville de Montpellier

Geographic Coverage

N/A

Bounding Coordinates South West [3.624, -4.545], North East [50.249, 43.698]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta, Malacostraca
Order Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Isopoda
Family Armadillidae, Cylisticidae, Oniscidae, Porcellionidae, Myrmecophilidae, Armadillidiidae, Trichoniscidae, Platyarthridae, Tylidae, Philosciidae, Agnaridae, Formicidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1984-08-11 / 2025-06-05

Project Data

No Description available

Title Personal collection of ants and woodlice from Rumsais Blatrix

The personnel involved in the project:

Rumsais Blatrix
  • Author

Sampling Methods

Specimens were collected through opportunistic field sampling conducted across different sites and time periods. No standardized sampling design was applied, as the dataset follows a natural history collection approach. Collected individuals were preserved and later identified using morphological examination.

Study Extent The dataset covers multiple sampling locations in France and abroad, reflecting the geographic breadth of the personal collection of Rumsaïs Blatrix. Records originate from a variety of ecological contexts, with a focus on ants and woodlices.

Method step description:

  1. 1. Field collection of soil fauna specimens, primarily ants and woodlice, across diverse geographic locations. 2. Preservation of collected individuals within a personal reference collection. 3. Taxonomic identification using visual examination under stereomicroscope and relevant taxonomic literature. 4. Digitization of specimen records, including locality, date, collector, and taxonomic identification. 5. Formatting and standardization of occurrence data to comply with GeoNature and Darwin Core standards for publication to GBIF.

Additional Metadata