SITE-100 Coleoptera Biodiversity Database
Natural History Museum· Molecular Systematics · Coleoptera

SITE‑100

An integrated Coleoptera biodiversity database linking voucher specimens, georeferenced localities, images, and mitogenome sequences.

Specimens
Images
Mitogenomes
14
Countries
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Architecture

One specimen, four data layers

Each SITE-100 voucher links a physical specimen to images, a mitogenome sequence, and a tip in the global beetle phylogeny — queryable through a single identifier.

Voucher specimen
DV_Scolyt15
Debus shoreae
Malaysia · Danum Valley
Image
DV_Scolyt15
Flickr · NHM collection
Insect views
Mitogenome
BIOD00003
Complete mitochondrial genome
GenBank: PX615555
Phylogeny
tip in 15k tree
Curculionidae · Scolytinae
Placed by mitogenome

Any of the four identifiers can be used to query the API and retrieve the full record. Data Access →

Explore

Browse the database

Each page provides a different lens on the same underlying data — from global distribution to individual mitogenome sequences.

Map
Interactive world map of sampling sites, with specimen counts and taxonomic breakdown per locality.
Explore →
Specimens
Filterable specimen table by taxonomy, country, and locality. Download CSV with field selection.
Browse →
Phylogeny
Mitogenome tree with family annotation rings, specimen images, and locality metadata per tip. It is possible to upload trees and display their corresponding images using our mitogenome as tips (newick format).
View tree →
Sequences
Download curated mitogenome sequences by taxon or locality. All SITE-100 sequences deposited to GenBank.
Download →
Data curation
How specimens, mitogenomes, and taxonomy were generated — sequencing pipeline, quality control, and data sources.
Read →
Data Access
Programmatic access via REST API. Search and download specimens, sequences, and phylogenetic metadata. Public endpoints, no account required.
API docs →
Citation

How to cite

If you use SITE-100 data in your research, please cite the database as follows:

Bian X, Garner BH, Liu H and Vogler AP. (2022). The SITE-100 project: site-based biodiversity genomics for species discovery, community ecology, and a global tree-of-life. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 787560. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.787560

Data access requests: site100database@gmail.com