Entomological and arachnological collections
The collections
of Insects, Spiders and Myriapodes, managed by the Department of Entomology,
gather more than 15.000.000 of specimens belonging to the majority of orders.
Started during the first half of the 19th century, these collections include, in
addition to "traditional " specimens, tens of thousands of the types.
These types are single and of a priceless scientific value, they represent the
specimens having been used for the description of a species. The entomogical
collections are used as a basis in the majority of the research undertaken in
zoology, so much in the fundamental field (systematic, ecology, biogeography)
that applied biology... They are regularly consulted by the Belgian researchers
but also by many foreign researchers. Each year, they are at the base many
scientific publications
published mainly in reviews internationales.
For several years, several scientists and technicians manage these collections.
One of the aspects of this management is the availability of the
scientific or private public of the maximum of the data. This work is still far
from being completed but we can, as of now, to give you access to more or less
complete lists of types and/or species :
Author : Didier Drugmand
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